best wishes for.....

party pictures tommorrow!

hugz and blessings to you all for a peaceful, joyous, splendid, artful NEW YEAR!!!

NATURE'S ART

when the weight of the day
becomes overwhelming,
bear the brunt of the storm,
for soon the layers will melt into the soul of your being
and nourish the new life that sleeps
only to be awakened in the warm sun of new season.

the snow...

came and went...we ended up with a white out for a better part of the day today...AND 6" approximately of the heavy wet snowman building snow!...i worked on my recipe for the sweet treat recipe swap for karla and beth. I chose a recipe that my mom made all the time when we were young! IT'S VERY VERY YUMMY!



well while i worked on my recipe maddy and maxx and kevin played in the snow at their house...they built four snowpeople in front of their house...maxx took his first sled ride although, in his full snowsuit, he couldn't move and resembled the little boy from A CHRISTMAS STORY




MADDY HAD A GREAT TIME





...AND THE FAMILY HAS GROWN bY FOUR!

happy hugz that the snow is over...for today!

as we sit and wait...

for the BIG storm that was supposed to begin this morning at 6...hmmm looking out the window...still nothing...supposed to be 4-6 inches of heavy wet snow...tap tap tapping finger on the desk...and maddy PROMISED that she would help build a snowman for me! and we could wrap his neck with a pretty scarf...time will tell!

yesterday i spent the bulk of the day working on swap art...it was a grand feeling! I finished components of the banner swap....
my word that i'm working on is ART...




then i finished up a fabric book page for another group...the theme of this book is FAIRY CHILDREN!





was a busy day!

so what did everyone get for Christmas!? I had asked for Ox, Moxy and Babo for me! My hubby just scratched his head and goes...what the heck is an OX,moxy AND BABO??? well shannon showed him and they appeared! here they are in my Christmas tree...the little rascals...they are going to move into my studio to kick my muse in her tushy...i think they will take over the studio...



On christmas day we realized that Maxx got a new tooth from santa!





hard to photo such a wiggly head...lol..and you DON'T WANT TO PUT YOUR FINGERS ANYWHERE NEAR THE BOYS MOUTH...he's dangerous...if he thinks food is coming his way! hee hee...

here's auntie kaleigh holding him...you can see that she got some more color added into her tatoo...



and here is miss maddysen with her new baby LILY...who will be sleeping in the new bed that i refinished! Lily talks and moves and KNOWS her blanket, teddy bear and bottle...and asks for them...heehee..



she is such a little mommy!


well i hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and staying safe and warm!!! big hugz until next time!

and the winner is..........................drumroll....

we actually let maxx pick this time so we folded all the papers and put them in a pile and maxx picked up two then dropped one and promptly stuck the one left in his hand into his mouth...

after getting it back...and unfolding the damp piece of paper...we found...........


MIJA'S NAME!!!

CONGRATS...

I'LL BE IN TOUCH!

HUGZ