It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and oh my gosh 100th post..

Well we broke out the kids tree. They just couldn't wait any longer. It is done in a sparse way as of yet. They as all kids do; put all the ornaments on the lower part and all in one section. So, I need to readjust it a bit and then add in some pops of color. I didn't wind the cranberry beads this year - just wasn't up to it this time. So, we'll insert some picks of red color to see what happens.

Next will be getting all the thanksgiving/fall items put away and then getting the Christmas stuff out. Ahh fun. But not till tomorrow as I am so tired from Black Friday shopping. But I accomplished a lot on my list. Time to rest. See you all later.

Also I just noticed this is my 100th post so gotta get a giveaway together to post soon. Keep watching it will be coming up soon.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving and realize all the wonderful things you have to be thankful for and to remember those less fortunate.

With that said- eat lots of turkey and seriously don't forget to leave room for all the pie.

The last moments of fall

Well the kids and dad had to get one last marshmallow roast done before winter set in. Don't you just love watching your kids knowing they are secretly pyros?

So that is it for Fall. Go ahead and bring it on Mother Nature- we're ready for you..bring Winter on.

Christmas Parade 2009

It's that time of year again. Time for the yearly Christmas parade. Now, don't ask me why it is before Thanksgiving as it is something many ask and never receive an answer. We just go with it. Heck the kids don't care when it is. It was chilly and half way through it started to rain but who cares..it was a holiday parade with floats, bands, motorcycles, candy being thrown and of course Santa Claus. Don't they just look so excited?

Here is one of the local dairy trucks. I really want this truck. Wouldn't it look awesome at an auction with all my stuff in the back. Too cute.

Isn't she just so cute? I want her for Christmas. haha
And no parade would be a parade here in town without old Betsy. She is our 1925 fire engine.

And wait for it...yeah it is Santa himself. My kids about went crazy - they said he looked right at them and waved. It is all about them and it was fun.

Well that is it from our little small town today. Hope your weekend was fun. Ours was pretty productive. We got my sisters craft room all set up - she is home organizing it as we speak so she can share pictures with all of you. We put up her ginormous tree- and it is so nice.

And I got one of her chairs almost done. Still feeling a bit under the weather but gonna jump back in and start blogging away.

taking a break

This little man makes me smile no matter what- even when I feel ill. Love that crazy kid.

Daughter sick - off to pediatrician this morning. She has shared her cold/flu with me so I feel poorly. Husband leaving for a 3 day tdy today. So, we are going to lay low and try to get better.

Hope to come back with some cool projects..

See ya in a couple days.

trisha's stools

Well my sister got this enamel topped table from a yard sale next door. It had been given legs that were coffee table height at sometime and she wanted it for her kitchen island to slide stools under and eat at. Well what do you do? You rip off the old legs and get some porch spindles from the pile and put them on. Then you paint the legs red to go with her kitchen.

Then you need two stools that will work and slide underneath to keep out of the way in the kitchen when not in use. Hmmm what do you do? Well you hit your big sisters stash of yard sale/auction furniture and find two stools the exact height. But they need some "tammy tweaking". Yeah that's it we'll add cushions to go with the curtains and bulletin board in the kitchen.

Voila !! Cushions with ribbons to tie them on and buttons to finish it all off.

So, table for an island - check

stools to sit on and slide underneath said table - check

cushions for said stools - check

A job well done and finished.

Now onto the reupholstery job of her 2 chairs for the living room makeover. The fun never stops :) Love you little sister.

linked to Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Nite Special

One last show before bedtime

It's soooo cold and windy and rainy outside so Sophie decided it was best to be on the sofa wrapped in a nice throw and watching Noggin. Sounds good doesn't it? But I wondered how my garden was getting ready for its long winter nap.

Well after hours of rain and some very windy times from lovely Ida our poor block looks like this. Leaves everywhere. Ahh fall has fallen.
But Ida couldn't blow away the last flowers. They are determined to shine a bit, they aren't ready to sleep yet. Shine on dear friends - shine on.
One last lovely Dahlia.

The lone gardenia bloom.

My climbing rose still trying to climb that picket fence.

Ahh the hydrangea. My love of all of them..She is still blooming and hanging on. Love this blue bloom.

And here is a small bud- I don't think it will have time to bloom before it is time to nap.

Here are the hydrangea blooms from summer - changed to their pink color.

The Queen Elizabeth - she seems so quiet now.

Look at these azaleas. The encore ones just seem to bloom much nicer in fall.

Even the eggs and ham lantana is still thriving.

The lantana just went wild and overtook the front bed.

No more gallardias, no more coneflowers, no more salvia it must be close....

The vine on the arbor is still pushing out flowers. Seems they are pushing more out now than all summer long.

It is okay lovely garden. You worked hard all spring and summer. You provided me with tons of happiness and lots of hours of enjoyment. Now it is time to rest. Go ahead take that long deserved nap. I will see you again in the spring.