Christmas week!

Wishes have been made,

Sprigs of Juniper dot my home here and there,
(Inspired by one of my fave blogs, The Apothacary Shop)

The last of ornaments have been displayed and now radiate the soft pink and yellow glow from the Christmas lights like miniature fairies.

Even the angel is smiling...

And for those of you who asked where I purchased this pink nativity,

Well...

It's a Lenox nativity set, a gift from my mother, I spray painted pink!

I hope your week is off to a wishfulfilled start!

Finally...

The white tree has been dazzled up in crystals, black, white and silver...

The pink nativity and white feathered trees are up...

I think this Christmas is off to a good start.

A tiny Christmas addition to our family

What can be cuter than this! These two little brother and sister teacup orphans became part of our family over the weekend. Introducing Miss Dot (chocolate brown) and Señor Grumpy; well, we're calling him that until my husband and son come up with a name for him. Potty trained, sweet and cuddly, what more can you ask Santa for? Even our other pets have welcomed them with curious and loving paws, sniffs and licks. I don't mean to sound like an ad, but have any of you ladies tried these whipped up yogurts? The consistensy is almost of a creamy mousse. Perhaps I am late on discovering this, but I am in love!

I have tons of homework to get started on, so my day is off to a very intellectual start.

I'll stop by and say hi to you later.

Adieu!

Blessings...

2009 was a year full of surprises, both good and not so good. With the hope that Christmas brings and the promising newness of a brand new 2010, I have decided to keep a positive outlook on things and count my blessings instead of dwelling on the pain. After all, wasn't 2009 the year that brought me back home, had my son accepted at a great school and made me officially his? :)

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I'm glad I got my Christmas shopping done in November, now all I have to worry about is ribbons, wrapping paper and glittery letters to adorn the many gifts for my loved ones! I am happy my sister is living with us because she is my biggest cheerleader when I finish wrapping up a gift. (I think secretly she wants to take a peek, not boost my ego ha ha!)

We are still working on the house, painting and finishing up our laundry room are next on the honey do list, but I'm happy our house is starting to feel like home.

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Please always know that you my blogging friends and those I've had the pleasure of meeting are never far from my thoughts, thank you for the countless inspiration you provide, for all the eye candy that you post on your blogs and most of all for your kind words when I've needed them most-
Thank You.

Yesterday, it was a great day for my little one (well at 13 he's not that little anymore). My sister's boyfriend suprised her-
And my son-

with some tickets to go see his favorite bands "in the world" among them his very favorite 30 Seconds to Mars. Not only did he come home with an arsenal of band t-shirts, he could hardly believe that he actually got to shake hands with all of the band, get a shirt and cd signed and got to actually hang out and have a little conversation with the frontman "Jared Leto" (also known here as the coolest guy in the world) at the end of the show. He was so excited that they told him what a cool and unique name he had, what a cool little guy he was and how neat that he was wearing one of their first concert tees, and when asked if he played any instrument and he told them he played guitar, piano and trumpet and they told him to keep rocking on he was in HEAVEN!
It's going to be hard for us to top that Christmas gift!

My son asked us why and how was it possible that among all the fans that showed up they chose to talk to him,

the answer was simple-

Because you're awesome,

Because you're special,

Because you shine.

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Don't all our children?

I will always love you Lulubelle

"Man's best friend" you hear them say.

An understatement, that has to be.

I just hope I was there for her

As much as she was there for me.

Love you Lulubelle... always.

:(

An Ancient Tune

I bought these ancient charts at a hidden antique/consignment store that unfortunately will be closing down after 40 years of business. My dad surprised me by taking me there last weekend after dinner.

Thanks Dad <3

This chart is from 1895.

This lovely lady graces the cover of a 1909 chart. Isn't she as pretty as the colors of the ink?

I'll tell you more of that days adventure tomorrow...

To be Continued.

The Weekend is Here!

With the Hubby working a crazy week, and me having gone back to school, we've hardly had any family time. That's why I am looking forward to a lovely weekend with my guys.

Hope yours is off to a great start!

Now off to do some grocery shopping...

The jars in the pantry are empty :)