Christmas 2018

I'm usually really good about putting up all the Christmas decorations before the first day of the new year. However, that just didn't happen this year. As I write this my living room is still Christmas. I went to the basement to get the boxes to pack away the Christmas stuff until next year. Boxes…

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Happy 2019

Happy New Year!! Just a short little post today after a much needed vacation from everything. Yesterday was my mine and my husband's 15th wedding anniversary! I can't believe we've made it this far without me choking him. Just kidding! Have you made any resolutions? I don't usually make any because I can't stick with…

Back to the Basics

A friend of mine has a devotional page on Facebook. She posts devotionals and sometimes just inspirational photos almost every day. This was a post she shared the other day. It really made me stop and think. I wanted to share it with you all.  Last night one of my dearest friends posted on FB…

Christmas in Our Town

Every year our small town holds a Christmas event where everyone gathers together downtown. Downtown is completely shut off and the streets are lined with vendors selling their products, delicious food, hot chocolate stands, rides, games, carriage rides, and pictures with Santa. Some of the stores stay open late so people can shop. The performance…

Elfster Gift Exchange

Recently I was invited to be a part of an Elfster Gift Exchange with other crafty people from all over. (Elftster is a Secret Santa type of gift exchange.) For this exchange our Christmas gifts to each other had to be handmade  and our budget was $10.00 or under. I made a scarf for my…

Weekend Happenings

This past Saturday was so gross! It was so foggy you could barely see anything when looking out the windows. The fog was supposed to lift somewhat by 10 Saturday morning, however it just continued to get worse all day. It was also very cold. So I decided to stay in and do absolutely nothing.…