Merry Christmas!

I received  some wonderful Christmas cards from my awesome blogger friends and I want to thank

you and wish you a Merry Christmas. I want to especially thank Cyndy "crafty stitchers"  , she

sent me the cutest ornie with her card. Red little long johns.

 I am still working today is my last day until after Christmas, I am so busy like everyone else.

It is a family tradition for us to take our kids and grandbabies out to eat for Christmas,  I will just show

some random family photo's. Wishing all of my wonderful friends a Merry Christmas, until next time,

Lecia

Blogger in need of our help

There is a fellow blogger that needs our help. She is going through a financial hardship.

Traci of http://yorkmountainprimitives.blogspot.com/  is having a silent auction to help.

I am adding one of my primitive bonnets  to the giveaway.

  I don't know if you have ever walked down that road, but I have and I know exactly what

she is going through. Christmas can be a hard time for some people and can be very depressing.

And lots of times the ones that need help go in silence just hurting on the inside and are too proud

to ask for help.
 
  I will tell you my little story, it was the Christmas of 1982, my children were 2 years and 4 months old.

My husband had just gotten a job in the coal mines of WV. A really good job by the way,

we had moved 6 hours away from my family and I was homesick and didn't have any friends.

He had worked in the mines 3 months and got laid off.  We actually didn't have a dollar to spend on

Christmas. It was really a poverty area and so many people had lost their jobs.  My husband

actually went to the "Salvation Army" for help. I was way toooo proud. He got a wonderful box

of  food for a wonderful Christmas dinner and one new toy and one used toy for our kids,

and they were toys that probably cost $3.00. at that time. Do you know how terrible that it is

not to be able to spend a dollar on Christmas or to not be able to buy your kids a gift.

 I remember crying and thinking how will I ever say this is a good Christmas. Well my parents and Ronnie's

parents got gifts for the children and we had such a lovely meal. I will never forget that Christmas and  am

thankful for it now. And it truly makes me sympathize with people who are hurting now.

I know having my family was the most important thing, but is was something about not being

able to buy my kids a gift.

   Now I  never pass one of those salvation army buckets without at least putting in some change.

And I say a little prayer for the family that it will help, that are maybe in a situation that I was in years ago.

Here is a picture of the bonnet I am donating, thank you Traci for doing this and thinking of a fellow

blogger in time of need.

New Arrangement and Giveaway Prize

Sheila and I of "Seasons of thy Heart" had a swap. She made me one of her awesome arrangements.

I told her to surprise me and is it ever gorgeous!!! She also sent me the cutest mittens and candle tarts.

Sheila's arrangements are the best and they always smell so good.

Traci of"York Mountain Primitives: Is having a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway.

I was the winner of day number 3. I won the cutest prim pillow and Christmas ornie.

Traci is an awesome crafter. I am so proud to call both of the ladies my friends.

Thank you Sheila and Traci.

Things I finally have finished!

I had several crafts laying around the house partly finished. I finally finished them up. Now I can concentrate

on Christmas cards, baking, wrapping and I am making little calendars to give my hair clients for

Christmas. Here is some of the things I have finished.

An Olde Homestead Barn Pattern

I think this was a Crows Roost primitives pattern,

it called for a top hat, I decided to add a toboggan.

Blue Moon Beginnings pattern

An Olde Homestead Barn pattern

My primitive saltbox pattern

Chestnut Junction pattern, I added the bonnet and pantilooms.

A made up pattern.

These two prairie girls I had a special order for.

Running into another blogging friend!

Yesterday I happened to be off both jobs, so I finished up some crafts that I have been working on.

I will share those pictures later. I had to take a break, I get frustrated stuffing body parts, so I decided

to ride over to Jean of "Prim Crafts" Shop. She always has the best prim goodies and really reasonable

prices. I was wanting everything. But told myself I would only get one little treasure. She had a Santa

with tea light that I fell in love with. Well it just so happend that Jean came to her booth, we were

talking about her little prairie doll and soldier journal that she has listed on her blog. Both totally

awesome by the way. That journal looks soooo authenic and the prairie doll the cutest!

 Well what did Jean do, put took the price tag off of the prairie doll and gave her to me, she

said she was going to hang it on my door anyway. I could have just cried. I am so fortunate

to have such awesome prim friends. I love her Jean. I feel so blessed to live near Jean,

I feel like her and I have known each other for years. She is the sweetest and most caring, talented

person!! If you ever get the chance stop by her shop or visit her blog.

Meeting a fellow blogger!

I was fortunate enough to attend the Christmas craft show at explo land in Fishersville, Va.

It was awesome, so many wonderful prims. I was thrilled to be able to meet, Tina of "The Burlap Owl"

her prims are awesome, but so much better even in person. I bought me a snowman girl and one of

her dolls. This is my Christmas gift to myself. He He Tina, is a lovely talented lady, it was wonderful

to meet her. I wanted to buy so many things, but after all the pondering, decided on something from Tina.

Some Christmas Decor

I have been soooo busy, I have really been neglecting blogging. But I don't have time with working two jobs.

I have been doing a little crafting, but everything is laying there half finished. I miss stopping by your blogs

and leaving comments. But I do read them and smile and think of my prim friends often.

Here are a few photo's of my decorating and then off to work. Have a wonderful day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have been really sick this week and it is my year to have Thanksgiving dinner, my sisters and I take turns.

Well finally last evening I started feeling a little better, so my turkey is in the oven and I am ready to roll.

 I want to wish all of my prim friends a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving Day.

 I have so much to be thankful for my religious freedom, my family, my jobs, my home, and my prim friends,

this is just naming a few things, I could go on and on and  on.

  My daughter is the most awesome mommy, I am showing a picture of a craft that she did

with Cole and Riley yesterday! Aren't these the cutest turkeys made out of apples.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Anniversary!

November 17th. was Ronnie and my 32 Anniversary. Wow, where have the years gone, we grew up

together. He He We were both 20 when we got married, I had barely been out of the state of WV.

He was in the army stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va. We were married 3 months before we could save

up enough money for down payments and rent to get an apartment. And the first week, we ate a cheese gift

set that his grandma sent us for Christmas.  I was such a naive country girl when we got married, I remember

one time we were invited to a party.

  Well it was a party like I had never attended before. There was drinking and other things I won't mention,

but you have to rem. that was the seventies man.

 Well I looked at my husband and said that I didn't like that party , where in the world was the cake

and ice cream. He He Being in the army he had been exposed to the world more than I had.

  Now look at us, we have 2 grown children and 3 beautiful grandbabies!! I have so much

to be thank for for. We went from a roach infested pink appliances apartment to a home of our own,

nothing fancy but our part of the American dream.

 Well hubby sent me some flowers for our anniversary and we went to a little country inn for dinner, We had

a relaxing evening.

 Would I marry Ronnie again, yes I would in a heartbeat, do I have any regrets. Well yes I do,

I used to love the Bee Gee's,( you young girls won't know who I am talking about). They came

to D.C. for a concert when my hubby was in the army. We didn't have money to go to the concert, but do

I ever regret not going to see them. I should have borrowed the money. He He

Anniversary flowers

Ronnie and I

My son Luke

My daughter Stephanie with my grandson Jake

Miss Riley, my granddaughter

My SIL and Cole my precious grandson

My other precious Grandson, Jake

Since my Lilly girl had died several months ago, Ronnie's brother has given us his shelty, Bo, he is a new addition to our family.

So much to be thankful for. And I feel like I am a little wisher now to the world. He He

And Ronnie I hope we have another 32 years together.

I am the Winner!!!

I am just soooo excited. I just found out that I am the winner of  "Old Road Primitives" $50.00 gift certificate

giveaway to celebrate 500 followers. Wow, I will be like a little kid on Christmas morning  deciding

what to pick for my gift. I will love everything, I especially love Kim's things with mice.

Oh, well I love everything that she makes. Thank you Kim for having such a wonderful giveaway!

I am beyond thrilled.

Working on Chrismas things

I am putting some of my goodies in a lady's shop for her Christmas open house.

I sure hope something sells, I have been working soooo hard. I am quite proud of my goodies.

Have a great day and I will post more soon. Lecia

The snowgirl and snowman are "Bittersweetfolkart"  patterns, I just added the scarf and hat to the girl.

My brainstorm

My creations