LAST POST....

...before the clock strikes 12 and we roll over into a new year! 2010 will be glorious...i can feel it...

take a last look back and reflect...



on the little things that were meaningful..and put aside all the harsh...things that were hurtful and things that we had no control over....

my wish for you all for 2010...
be safe, healthy, strong...

smile more...worry less...enjoy each and every moment...banish those that bring you down and make you feel small...rise above...and love life...each day is truly a gift...unwrap it slowly and notice each fold and crease...and wonder what exciting discovery you will find beneath. when something blocks your way...take a detour...and you will find the detour is the right path anyway...

sending out love, hugz and peace to my world of family...(yes you CAN pick your family!!!!) and I'm ever thankful for those that are mine...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

issues with tape...

Maxx took it upon himself...to wrap his mommy a present...(aren't little boys so special at this age) He gathered scraps of brightly colored paper as they fell to the floor like a little squirrel gathering a winters feast.

He came upstairs and picked up a roll of tape...and i asked what he was going to do with MY tape...

i have to wrap mommy's present!

,came the little reply.

So he went downstairs and went under the tree...(where the present in question was hiding....)

He sat down in the dining room and proceeded to have a tape adventure...



(one can never have too much tape)



(and the darn stuff REALLY sticks...to little fingers...) now i can't for the life of me get the darn stuff to stick on paper...



(i need help nonnie)



hmmm...wonder what's in the package...








VOILA!!! IT'S DONE!



...AND just what is in that package so preciously wrapped? folds and folds of paper..wrapped around lots of love...

O/T
Sitting by the computer...working away....and you know something is MISSING...outside temps hovering at 20.....and YOU CAN'T QUITE PUT A FINGER ON WHAT THAT SOMETHING missing IS...

feet felt a bit cold...and the nonnie cam...caught a SUSPECT...anyone recognize these feet?
kind of smallish in my lavender fluffies...scampering across the floor in a shuffle shuffle....


AHA!!!!!


wishing you all toasty toes...big hugz, Merry Christmas and LOTS OF LOVE!

need i say...

more?



but then...just when i thought it was cold...

it got....



COLDER!!!!! BRRRRRRR....AND WITH THE WINDCHILL IS -17...

it's beginning to look...

like Christmas!!! Well certainly outside!!! forcasting 4-8" of heavy, SNOWMAN BUILDING, snow tonite...!!!

(update...we got some snow...but basically it was raining slush! still forcasting an additional 5" for today...) Just west of Milwaukee...though, they got 18" of the white stuff!

out shoveling this morning...




...and we just got a call from school that they have no power for at least a couple hours...so they are taking the whole school over to the recreation dept...building...now THAT sounds like an adventure!!!

Package from TASMANIA arrived by my door! We (maddy and I) had to research where the package came from!
Sweet, Grace and I were partners in Vivian's elf swap! Just look at my sweet little ELFIN!!! And make sure you skip over to her etsy shop for such a delightful array of stuffies!!!!



Thank you, Grace and Viv!!!!

Just a little bit of frost and these little berries were peeking their heads out of the crust just begging for a last pic before they are blanketed for the season...



This month has flown by so fast thus far! Whhhhoooosh and it will be gone! Still so much to do!

Just making supper and I was struggling to open a package (you know the ones...you pull and pull at the seam then POP! ALL GIVES WAY AND YOUR FLOOR IS COVERED WITH THE CONTENTS! Maxx was watching me and goes, "NONNIE, you have to go...UUUHHHH" AND HE GRITTED HIS TEETH, SQUINCHED HIS EYES...UUUHHH!..then he reached up to squeeze my muscle on my arm...(well where there is SUPPOSED to be a muscle...and he goes...use THAT NONNIE...lol...)



Maxx and his little charlie brown tree...hee hee...he is sooo proud of his sprig!

Miss Maddy came home from school yesterday and had some BIG NEWS...she was voted (ONCE AGAIN)



CITIZEN OF THE MONTH!

This award is quite the honor as they only choose one "citizen" each month...and she also won back in OCTOBER!!! Some kids may have all these fluffy things on their Christmas lists...Maddy has books like A CHILDREN'S ATLAS, BOOK ON THE EARTH, ANIMALS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM...(can you see my grin?)



If you haven't had the chance to see the movie, THE BLINDSIDE. Run out to see it! It is a really wonderful movie...

Danielle, our youngest, has been doing photoshoots for people in local parks to gain attention for her fledgling photo business...(i got to tag along on a couple of shoots...such fun!)



Dani goes to extremes many times to get that perfect shot...the creek bed was sooo slippery...





..and of course some of her favorite clients were those we MAY recognize...lol


Maxx looks like a giant baby by this tree...




HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME!

COOKIES...

...AND like the movie that will be arriving next spring..."i'm late, i'm late for a very important date!!!" my cookie baking is a bit off key...the best laid plans...often go awry...

You were so kind enough to visit my blog...and i'd like to share a sweet plate of some tea cookies that i purchased at a church sale...made by some sweet little ladies...and were oh so yummy...maddy and i and yes maxx too...had a little tea party...with them...



and i'd also like to share this cute website...that i found...it's all about CUTE FOOD!!! THE PHOTOS ARE TDF!!!

I can't believe I didn't post one thing in NOVEMBER!!! I only work part time..but feel like it's 3 full time positions...ugh...

I did create a sweet "nightmare before xmas" themed elf art dollie...











..and of course we paid homage to the big guy in red...



hugz and promises of more posts for december...

sunny fall day...

temperature is a bit chilly but no complaints here! Temps this week are hovering in the 50's with promises of 60's thursday and friday!

Maxx and I had a bit of a fall walk...he loves to scoot his feet in the leaves...

mother nature left us a carpet of them to scoot in...






Today after long anticipation...it was time to CUT THE PUMPKIN...

had to think about it for a minute...(i think maxx thinks he has a goatee...lol)




...nonnie, i LOVE this pumpkin! he said, then gave it a hug...
(had to have him recreate the hug as i didn't have the camera ready..lol..oooops...)



nonnie, what is that stuff!!!?



...and look it's a hat too! (my sweet little punkin head!)


he reached in (with a bit of persuasion) and got this teeny tiny piece of pumpkin guts!


(look close for that little piece between his fingers!)
THAT WAS A BIG DEAL!!! I GOT SOME, I GOT SOME!!!


...goin in for seconds...



and pretty soon.....(time elapsed for blogging...)

VOILA!!!



(with a little help...) a MAXX pumpkin!

Maddy will do hers when she is home from school later!

We got our fall school pictures...oh how they grow!!!



Xander (second grade)



Maddy (third grade) her hair looks short but it is actually braided up in the back!

Thanks to everyone who sent us license plates for maxx's room! It is coming along nicely! (If anyone has any we have lots of room for more!!!) and we put the persons names on the backs so we know where they came from...!!





LOST IN COMMUNICATION....

me: honey, can you vacuum the house?

david: sure!





Me: (hears leaf blower going) NOT THAT HOUSE!!!

gotta love him....

So i was on craigslist and have been looking for a pair of swivel rockers for my dining room as a reading area...with a little table between...some comfy little place for quiet...and found these....1960 retro chairs...



they had been listed at the beginning of the month and i was worried that perhaps they would be gone..already and had been forgotten to be removed from the listing..well the gentleman emailed me to say they were still available and he REALLLY NEEDED TO GET RID OF THEM...and WITHOUT ASKING I COULD HAVE THEM FOR HALF PRICE!!!! Going to pick them up thursday!!! woo hoooooo!!!
hugz til next time!!!