I'm Addicted To Pillows

 The more, the better, as far as I'm concerned! 

My daughter made me the little pink one with the doggie fabric and my initial for Christmas this year!  How sweet is that?

My Cozy Bedroom

 See that white fluffy throw?  My daughters kept snatching it so I ended up buying them each one!  Except theirs are pink to match their bedding.

 I get carried away with lots of pillows on my bed... I love crochet and vintagey floral fabrics best.

 Here are some favorite photos, one of my husband and me, and the other of my Dad back when he was in high school.  He has been home with the Lord since January of 1997 and I miss him terribly. 

 This little chippy shelf holds some of my knick knacks and photos I hold dear.

 A cute little chair - the colors of the needlepoint are one of my favorites. Oops the pillows are covering the cute needlepoint!   I also like needlepoint pillows and footstools.  They are so charming!

 My dresser - full of photos of my sweet daughters whom I love so much! 

Thought you'd also enjoy this picture - our back yard on Christmas morning!  Wasn't it beautiful?  See why I want to cozy up in my warm bedroom! The snow melted last week but now it's really cold again!  I'm sure it won't be long before this scene is out my window again.

Happy New Year's Eve!!!

Hope you are enjoying your holiday!

All is Merry, All is Bright

 We are soo excited that Santa is coming tonight!

The stockings are hung by the chimney with care....

 Oh no!  Our elves, "Little Red" and "Little Red Junior," are sad to leave us. They go back to the North Pole with Santa tonight. It has been so much fun looking for them each morning.

 A note from them.

 Here's where we'll leave some milk and cookies and a note for Santa tonight.  The girls baked some special cookies for him!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

 Merry Christmas!  I've been away on a trip to South America.  We visited Colombia, The Panama Canal, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.  We also went to Machu Picchu.  It was wonderful!  Now I'm home and happy to be with my family again and enjoying all my Christmas decorations.                                                       

 My girls decorated most of my tree this year.  They did a great job and had such a fun time doing it together.  As they put up each ornament they'd say, "Oh, I remember this one!" Or "I remember making this one!"        
  

                            Santa hanging in the family room.

                          

                                                                                                                                                                                       Even the little chair gets a pillow.

A cute Christmas tin!

                      

   More Santas on the mantel.

       Brooke is growing!  This will be her first Christmas.  I wonder what Santa will bring her?

Random Fall Decor

Back from Rome, getting ready now for Thanksgiving. The kids will be off school all week. We'll have some family in town from Seattle. I'm working on getting the house in shape for company and remembering all of the things I'm so thankful for. Family, friends, a home, good health, my pets, trips I've been on, experiences God has blessed me with, a promise from God that I will see my Dad again. So, so much to be thankful for! What are you thankful for as you approach this wonderful holiday?