CHRISTMAS TOUR OF HOMES

I am participating in the Christmas Tour of Homes at Kelly's Korner .

I have already posted most of my Christmas decorating pics, but I thought it would be fun to participate in this week's Show Us Your Life......so......This is my Christmas Decor for 2010.

The Front Entrance

The Staircase

 The Living Room Tree

The Dining Room

The Kitchen

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Grateful For Monday

Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW!

We woke up to a Christmas Wonderland this morning and I am so grateful because they actually closed the clinic today! NO WORK! It's a Christmas Miracle!

I am also grateful for my husband. Sometimes, I forget how kind he truly is. Yesterday, he told me he had taken another child's name from the Christmas tree at his work. He said there was only one name left on the tree and he couldn't allow this child to be left out. Robby said he just wanted to get a few things from the child's Christmas wish list. Needless to say, there is now a lucky little boy who will have a new Spider-Man bicycle under his tree. I just wanted to cry when I saw the little bike. I guess that is what Christmas should be about....bringing a smile to someone who needs hope.

Merry Christmas!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas........

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Kentucky! This is the view from outside my front door tonight.......

It is the perfect night for Christmas movies, but my husband is forcing me to watch football! I usually love football, but I am just not in the mood......I am craving Smoky Mountain Christmas. Don't you just love Dolly Parton?

We had a great time last night at my brother and SIL's home. They hosted a "Sip and See" for my beautiful niece, Carsyn. Of course, I forgot my camera. I just hate that I don't have any pictures of Carsyn in her cute, red Christmas dress. I am sure my SIL will post pics soon, so check out her blog at Southern Blonde . My SIL gave me a wonderful gift from Carsyn, a new ornament for my Christmas tree! I added the ornament to my tree as soon as I returned home last night.

The Best Gift Ever!

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I hope everyone is staying warm tonight!......and......I hope you are lucky enough to watch Christmas movies instead of FOOTBALL!!!!!







HAPPY THANKSGIVING

So....I am turning 32 tomorrow. Should I go ahead and place my face in my hands and begin to weep? I don't think my face can hold any more wrinkles! I am trying to get all the negative thoughts out of my body today so I can prepare myself for tomorrow and Thanksgiving. I guess I have to be thankful for my birthday if it is on Thanksgiving! I WILL BE thankful tomorrow. As for today, I will grieve!

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I am grateful to have my Christmas decorating finished! I hosted our BUNCO group on Sunday so there was motivation to put the tree up on Saturday.



The Living Room Tree



The Staircase

The Dining Room Trees

The cupcake display for BUNCO night



We had a wonderful time on Sunday night...always fun to gossip, eat, and open gifts!

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I am also thankful for my niece, Carsyn. We were thrilled to babysit a couple of weeks ago (sorry it has taken so long to post pics). She was a perfect little angel.......

She is so happy......

.....until she needed a bottle....

....happy again....

Robby and Carsyn after bottle time

Thank you Shane and Jennifer for allowing us to babysit. We loved it! Can't wait to do it again......Don't you all have some Christmas shopping to do? We will keep her anytime...just so hard to give her back!

Happy Thanksgiving!



I Know It's Been A Long Time

I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything on this blog, but I have to admit.........my life is pretty boring. Sometimes, there's just nothing to say!

We did have a nice Halloween Weekend. I absolutely LOVE Halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays!

I just love mums and Fall decorating.

I don't think I ever posted my finished Fall display....so here it is.

This is a picture of my neighbor, Anita, dressed as Little Red Riding Hood.

Robby loving the Big Bad Wolf.....I know it is very disturbing.

My favorite Trick or Treater, Carsyn with her Daddy

Carsyn in Halloween outfit #2 and loving her bottle!

Robby holding our niece, Carsyn. She is so tiny...just love her!

This picture of Carsyn isn't from Halloween, but I just love it! This picture is from her first rode trip to see Granny and Papa...about 2 weeks ago.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!

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GRATEFUL FOR MONDAY

Today, I am grateful my aunt is recovering after a difficult surgery. Please, say a prayer for her complete recovery. 

I am also grateful Election Day is tomorrow.... will be so glad when there are no more Rand Paul vs. Jack Conway commercials. I love politics, but the US Senate race in Kentucky has been ridiculous. How do you give your vote to either candidate? Your options are between a man who actually supports Obamacare and another man who once worshipped the Aqua Buddha! No matter who I vote for, I will most definitely regret my decision.......almost immediately. Truthfully, I have to cast my vote for the candidate who supports the coal industry and opposes Cap and Trade. With the current state of the economy, Kentucky can't afford to lose more jobs.....and no one can afford Obamacare.

Show Us Your Life: Kitchen

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The Kitchen

Our kitchen is small and simple, but it is very cheerful and bright. I never really get bored with this room.

The wall color looks almost orange in these photos, but it is actually a rust color

when viewed in-person.

My favorite feature in the kitchen is our flooring, but it is almost impossible to keep clean. If we ever build our dream home, I would like to have wood flooring in the kitchen. A photo of my dream kitchen is posted below. You can view other photos at http://www.wood-mode.com/ .

.......Maybe someday......





GRATEFUL FOR MONDAY

I am very grateful for a great weekend. Saturday, we drove to visit my brother, SIL, and little Carsyn. I just love my Carsyn Time. She is sooooo cute!

Shane and Carsyn

Carsyn was wearing a little pink UK outfit.....too bad the CATS didn't do too well on Saturday!

Robby loved Carsyn's new rug. It is so soft!

Yesterday, I finally had time to start decorating for Fall. I went on a search for mums and thought I would have a nervous breakdown. I went to Wal-mart and loaded a flat cart with too many mums....they just kept falling over into the floor. I asked the lady in the garden section if she would check me out and she said. "No. I can't check you out. We don't have enough people working today". What? Why couldn't she check me out? I then had to drive this huge mum-filled cart throughout the Wal-mart, hitting everything in my path and seeing everyone I know (Cydni and Vandi--I know you are probably still laughing over this!). I thought I would scream or pull someone's hair out, but I finally got out of the store with all my mums!

I am really not sure the mums were worth the hassle!

I didn't get to finish this display because it started raining, but I will post more pictures after I finish later this week.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!





SHOW US YOUR LIFE--DINING ROOM

I am participating in Show Us Your Life. You can visit other links at http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/.

Formal Dining Room

The formal dining room is always my favorite room to inspect in anyone's home. It houses your most beautiful things: the china, crystal, silver, etc. I also love my dining room because it is the only room in the house that always stays clean.......due to the fact, IT NEVER GETS USED!

I really am going to make an attempt to start using this room more often and actually utilize the beautiful china & crystal, which has never been removed from our hutch!