Some Christmas Decorating

I just can't believe that today is already December 1st. we are on the countdown to Christmas now.

I will share a few photo's of some of my Christmas decorating.  I love Christmas, the celebration of

Christ's birth, the decor, the lights, the music, the hustle and bustle, baking cookies, the Christmas Carols,

the ringing of the Salvation Army bells, the Christmas plays at church, the sparkle in my grandbabies eyes,

the goodness in peoples hearts to help the less fortunate, just so many wonderful things! Wishing you all a

very wonderful Christmas Season!!!

Marmmies Mammys and More Giveway

Mary over at  Marmmies Mammys and More  is having an awesome giveway.

Mary makes such wonderful prims. Please hop over to her blog and sign up for this

wonderful giveway!!! Boy is she getting me in the mood for Christmas!!

So much to be thankful for!

Yesterday I went to my sisters for Thanksgiving, her and my BIL always make you feel so welcome.

They have such a beautiful home with some acreage and goats and chickens. I have so much to be thankful

 for. I am still blessed to have my parents and sisters. I have 2 wonderful children and 3 beautiful

grandchildren.I am thankful for my husband. And several wonderful nieces and nephews. I have a warm

home, two wonderful jobs,

plenty of food to eat, good health, and freedom to worship, and many wonderful friends, many

are blogging friends.

 I will post a few pictures of our Thanksgiving. Everyone was present except my one BIL that had

to work and my husband, who is on vacation hunting .And my deceased brother,

I think of him especially on holidays.  My family can't all get together on Christmas,

so we give the children who are still in school small christmas gifts on Thanksgiving. My one

little grandson Jake was so excited opening his gifts that he looked at me and said, "Maw it is Christmas"!

What an awesome fun day that I cherish and am thankful for! Family is very important to me.

My Niece Hillary and husband Michael, My nephew Nathan and wife Arianne

My niece Emily

My grandchildren Riley, Jake and Cole

My silly niece Regina, her and her BIL Michael, got the silly string out and was attaching each other.

Jake, my dad and Cole

My Son Luke and his son Jake, 

My sisters Lina, Lena, Mom, Dad, my sister Annabel and me.

Jake and Cole.

Jake, My SIL Mat, Riley, Steph, and Cole.

Family, My BIL Bev, BIL Robert, my nephew Jordan and wife Ahsley

Also wanted to share these family photo's

of daughter Steph and her husband Mat, Riley and Cole.

Primitive Prairie Sale, with 3 Days of Free Shipping

To say thank-you to my wonderful customers I am offering a three day free shipping sale on

some of my prairie items. The sale will go through Wed. Nov. 21st. There will be no special orders,

this is for the items listed only. This will be the only free shipping sale that I will be offering this

year. This is just my small way of saying thank you!!! Please go to the link on the right side of

my blog to take you to my selling blog.

Are you thinking about Christmas??

  Wow, can you believe how fast this year is going. Thanksgiving is next week already. I love Thanksgiving

that is kinda like my families Christmas, since we all can't get together at Christmas, so I am getting excited.

  Last weekend my husband and I kept our grandchildren Cole and Riley we had so much fun

with them. We played games and  they made me Christmas lists.  My other little grandson Jake

came a couple days later and saw their lists hanging on the refridgerator. He wanted to make one too,

well every page of the toy catalog was cut up practically so I had to get another toy book for him.

 So when he comes here again we will make his list. My son also brought him

to our house trick or treating last week, since he was away

on Halloween, the cutest bat you ever saw!!!!

  I made a snowman and santa set yesterday,

I will post a picture, I want to decorate with alot of greenery from outside this year. (So

I just put them in a pan with some cedar).

   Our church participated in operation Christmas child and collected boxes on Sunday.

They have to be mailed early so they can arrive to the different countries by Christmas.

That is one of my favorite things to do at Christmas. I would love to see those little faces

when they open their boxes. It is such a warm feeling, that is the true meaning of what Christmas is about.

Santa and Snowman Display

Cole my chef

Cole and Riley with Grandma

Luke and Jake

Pappy, Maw and Jake

Boxes for "Operation Christmas Child"

Cole and Riley's Christmas lists for pappy and maw,

Cole also has the back page filled up, and I also put a huge amount of pictures in an envelope for him to take home and make Santa a list. he he

God Bless the USA!

I want to thank all of our veterans for serving our great country. My father and husband are veterans

and are very proud of their service to our country!!  Thanks to all of our veterans  for your service

 to our country so  that I

can live in freedom. God Bless the USA!!!!!

My son was born at Fort Belvoir , Va. while my husband was in the military.

My husband is very patriotic and gets very upset if the National Anthem is played at

football games etc. and when men don't show their respect by removing their hats.

 Many people don't realize the sacrifice that our veterans have made so that we can live in freedom.

Thank you veterans I appreciate you!!!!!

New Santa

I wanted to post a picture of a Santa that I finished. I used a pattern by Walnut Ridge.

Love how he turned out.