Not a Christmas ideal but........

Teigan LOVES popsicles!!!  I have been freezing cranapple juice, apple juice and even orange juice she ate for awhile.  Of course she gets kool-aid ones too.

Miscellaneous

Colors didn't come out to good.  Sun was under.  Also kinda crooked.  The banner we got several years ago.  I am thinking from Goodwill/Salvation Army or could of been a rummage sale.

We just painted the door and the bottom thingy needs replaced or cleaned up.

Found in magazine years ago

This day is a treasure!

Today doesn't have to be a birthday or an anniversary or a holiday to be special.  All days are born that way!  In fact, there's no such thing as an ordinary day, because each and every one comes with unlimited potential.  Today isn't just any day.  It's your day.
Enjoy!

Hello..........All

I am still here...just lots going on besides it being the Christmas Season!!!!!

Today we will start making our candies and the cookies will be Saturday afternoon/Sunday.  Hope to start delivering trays Sunday night and Monday have them all out.

I need to wrap yet but normally hubby does that.  Groceries for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day need to be gotten and prizes for some games I plan to do.

Hope this post finds you all doing good and close to be ready for SANTA!

Cinnamon Scent

If you love the scent of cinnamon and don't have some simmering on the stove and you don't use pinecones to decorate. then get some of the scented pinecones and hide around.  I had a friend who hated to use pinecones but she would place them on lower level of tables (unseen) behind furniture and anywhere else she could.

Miscellaneous Shots

First few are of Teigans 3rd birthday (Jan.).  Teigan, then a friend Lily and then my 2 great nieces Lyla and Ava.  Gpa and Teigan doing stickers, she loves ice cream like Gma, loves helping gpa wash the eggs, the guys burning field a few weeks ago, swans that migrated thru the area and then Teigans fish.  She had been wanting to go and  and she reeled them in by herself.

Teigans Furniture

 

Next summer HOPING (will see) to do Teigan a playhouse.  I picked up this 3 piece wicker set and kitchen table set at a little local store near me.  So I have the front room and kitchen. 

Few more miscellaneous

Allens birthday was March 20th.  He enjoys deer hunting, fishing, we have some sheep and then gardening.  Wish they would of had colorful veggies but...  I also said if they could get a little blonde girl on it but they weren't sure how to do it.

On Good Friday Grandpa and Teigan planted jelly beans to come up on Easter.  I don't have a picture of it but we put small individual bags on popsicle sticks for Easter Day.  Only about 12 and put them where the jelly beans were planted.

Teigan wanted milk yesterday afternoon.  She uses straws often but this was a first and she thought it was hilarious--needless to say the straw went bye bye.

Micellaneous Shots

Teigans Easter Basket(s), I love bluebirds and we put up several houses for them. Easter lilies at the farm (my great grandparents place where we have some sheep) they line the front of the yard also-have since I was little.  Teigan with her dad and other grandpa at our house for Easter.  My grandparents bowl.  Was always the potatoe salad bowl and grandma did her top like that and it was also the popcorn bowl.

Christmas Decoration --left out

This is the one decoration I have left out all year!!!!  Teigan loves to push it and dance with Jingle Bells.

Teigan on the computer desk yesterday.  It is always a mess with her helping me on it!  She was 18 months yesterday.

 

Miscellaneous

Teigan wears her hair like this, I can get 2 small pigtails and I can get a side ponytail.  Sometimes they will stay in for hours and others pulled right out.

Got another toy today from the rummage site.  Actually I was 2nd in line when this sold in spring but this lady got it.  She put it up because she was getting a swing set and no place to have both.

Teigan, Jaymee and a gift

The first picture is of my baby sitting.  She does really good now.  Grandpa was right there.  She will be 7 months on Monday.  She chews on everything.  She has had 2 teeth on the bottom for a month or 2 and the top is all white.

Jaymee taping the hall off to paint.

When I came home today I had a surprise waiting!  A beautiful purse that a friend sent me and a bag of selvages she wasn't going to use.  I am collecting them for a quilt--will take several.  The purse is so nicely made and pretty colors.  From a lady I met online and she is so nice. 

Today is our 34th anniversary!  And my b'day.

Apple-Spice Simmering Potpourri

I love to have potpourri simmering on the stove for the holidays.  I have misplaced my favorite one but I do like this one too.

1 apple
1 orange
4 cinnamon sticks
4 bay leaves
8 whole cloves
Cut orange and apple into 1/4" slices.  Add half of all ingredients to 2 to 3 cups of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer.  Refresh aroma by adding water and remaining ingredients as needed.


To present as a gift wrap each ingredient in plastic wrap or tulle.   Place all ingredients in a gift box lined with tissue paper or tuck inside a fabric bag made with holiday print.  Tie on a gift tag with instructions.

Miscellaneous Shots

Clouds were so pretty last night with a mixture of sun.  Our garden shed--we moved it from across the road to our place and store garden items in it.  Needs repainted again this summer and the bottom fixed.  Think we will move it one more time.  Dogwood tree.