HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE
AAHHHHH NO PICTURES kATY AAHHHH I'M SAD :( I THINK I'M GONNA ,YES I AM :bb: SORRY YOUR PICTURES DIDN'T TURN OUT, WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THEM,THANKYOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS ABOUT THE HOMESTEAD ,I AGREE OUR HOMES SHOULD BE OUR HAVEN AND REFUGE ITS WHERE ARE HEARTS ARE .I AM QUITE CONTENT IN MY LITTLE HOME HERE, ITS ALL I NEED ,A PLACE THATS WARM AND COZY WHERE MY CHILDREN MY KITTIES AND I HAVE FOUND A PEACE AND HAPPIENESS WE HAVE LONGED TO HAVE AND WHERE WE CAN NOW BUILD MEMORIES. I KNOW WITHOUT SEEING YOUR HOME ITS WARM AND COZY JUST BY YOUR DESCRIPTION ,AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FROM YOU.THE LEMON SHORTBREAD AND THE ROAST ARE MAKING MY MOUTH WATER, ITS NICE TO HEAR WHAT EVERYONE DOES ON CHRISTMAS ,YOU ALWAYS ASSUME EVERYONE DOES THE SAME THING TURKEY BUT THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM,I DO ROAST AT EASTER WHEN I ASSUME EVERYONES DOING HAM.NOW I'M GETTING SO HUNGRY,BUT I'M NOT EATING TILL CHRISTMAS:lol:I THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME ,TO BE QUIET AND REFLECT ON THE SEASON ,IT GETS SO CHAOTIC, AND THE MEANING SOMETIMES GETS LOST IN IT ALL.I HOPE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAS A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND OF COURSE YOU KNOW YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE END OF ME YET ON THIS SUBJECT.

HI THERE CRISTI.
FUNNY THING, BORROWED THE CAMERA ,TURNED ON THE LIGHTS ,CAME IN TO GET THE CAMERA ,AND COULD'NT FIND IT,I THINK MY SON TOOK IT TO TAKE PICTURES OF HIS SHOW TONIGHT, SO I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORN AND I MEAN WEE , OR I HAVE TO WAIT TILL TOMORROW,SO DON'T BE SAD , BUT I THINK YOU MAY BE DISSAPPOINTED SINCE THE OUTSIDE ISN'T DONE UP LIKE THE INSIDE, AND I DIDN'T DO EVERYTHING I USUALLY DO,WASN'T IN THE MOOD TO CLIMB LADDERS THIS YEAR IT MIGHT BE AN AGE THING:lol: BUT I WILL SHARE ANYWAYS ,JUST BECAUSE I LIKE YOU AND YOUR NICE TO ME :lol: AAHH DO I GO ON TO MUCH,JUST THINK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THIS WHOLE THING WILL BE OVER THEN WHAT WILL WE TALK ABOUT VALENTINES DAY,BUT i HAVE NO SWEETHEART ,WELL MY KIDS AND KITTIES ARE ,WELL I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT TO SAY.SO HAVE I BORED YOU TO TEARS YET, WHEN YOU GET YOUR ROOM ALL PAINTED AND HAVE ALL YOUR NEW FUNRNITURE IN I WANT PICTURES !!!!!!PLEASE.OK I WILL GO AND ANNOY SOMEONE ELSE FOR A WHILE ,SINCE I'M SO GOOD AT IT.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...HDogSleigh.jpg

Ellen~you are silly :) And you don't annoy me at all. I will post pics but it may be after Christmas. Still doing a bit of rearranging and trying to get things where we want them. Can't wait to paint-again! I actually like painting and do some but DH takes over so I let him. He is definitely a Mr. fix-it, do-it-yourselfer (Is that even a word? It's late and sounds weird to me). Anyway...toodles for now.

CRISTI DO YOU MEAN SILLY IN A LOVINGLY WAY: LOL:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ures/p7166.jpg

Of course I do Ellen! And love that kitty pic, that is so very cute! I want one...

The count down begins ladies. Only 9 days till Christmas...:yikes: can't believe it is almost here-too soon for me. Like Ellen said, it seems like it was yesterday that all the decorations went up and here it is almost time to take them down. :(

So what is Santa :) bringing everyone? Anyone know what they are getting? I know a couple of things. :sssh:

:merry: HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS EVERYONE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ISTMASVICT.gif 8 days till Christmas ,:eek: is everyone ready now, Katy do you have your tree up yet , you better :sball2: :sball: :snf: Cristi I do know a few things ,but are we telling or keeping them a secret till Christmas ,I'll tell if you will.:lol: Wow I can't believe in a matter of a week Christmas will be over and in another the holiday season will be done,then theres the task of dismantling everything and putting it all away for another year :eek: not looking forward to that , I go through a short period of shock and then its good to have everything back to normal because its easier to clean. hey its not even Christmas and I'm talking about it being over . Is everyone getting excited to have Christmas Dinner funny thats all you can think about when your trying to lose weight , but I have to have Christmas Dinner and all the trimmings ending with pumpkin cheesecake.Sorry Jane I just have to do it.:lol:Well I will try and post those pictures tomorrow or Monday Cristi ,just retrieved the camera again so if I can manage to hold onto it I will take the pics tonight,:merry:

Ellen~I am not looking forward to Christmas (Eve) dinner at all! It is just so much work for me and too tiring. But I do it anyway. I told DH next year I am thinking Christmas Eve dinner will be modified-but is it really christmas Dinner without Turkey and Ham??? :shrug: It will seem weird but I get to exhausted cooking all day even tho it does last two days, sometimes a little longer. We tried one of those grocery store dinners once, where they prepare everything and I added a couple of things to it. But it wasn't quite the same, not as good of course. I didn't like the smoked turkey but it sure was a load off me. Maybe find someone to cook the turkey and ham and me do the rest. :dunno: Or maybe just get some KFC! I joke about that once in a while and you should see the looks I get! :lol: Anyway...finally showed DH your beautiful house and decorations. He was in awe! He loved the house and decorations and wondered how long it took you to put it all up. And how you did it! He loved it tho as do I.

Is everyone ready for Christmas?

Hate to sound like a grinch but I am ready for it to be over! Maybe next year instead of decorating early if I wait a week or two maybe the excitement of it all will last thru Christmas and New Years??? :dunno:

Cristi, the only thing Im liking is I get a week off from theatre....work is insane,,,and Im just tired.
My house looks like a mess from all the extra stuff around.
Another 2 weeks and all will be back to normal.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONEhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ChristmasI.jpg

Ellen I don't know where you are getting all these wonderful Christmas pictures,,,they are great.

Well its finally snowing here,,,we may actually have a white christmas...does't that sound sad,,,here I live up in Canada and we have all been walking around in t-shirts and shorts for the past week. ITs beautiful...
night all

Hi Angie
Its Freezing cold here but no snow yet, the forcast says its on its way so it does look like a white Christmas, that will surely pick up my spirits nothing like those great big white fluffy flakes falling from the heavens on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to put a smile on my face, so I am looking forward to the snow.I can't believe we both live in Canada and your wearing shorts and I'm freezing my butt off .whats wrong with this picture :lol:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ChristmasB.jpg