Christmas is really over????

Wow! Well, my dear friends, I am sitting here with my head spinning wondering exactly when my Christmas arrived and how it could possibly be done and gone already! I really feel like I missed it! Where did my cookies and baking go? When did I do the shopping? When were the holiday get togethers? It seemed like the closer the date got, the more I had to do that was not even Christmas related and now I feel I've missed it altogether! I normally finish my shopping at least 2 weeks before Christmas and this year I was out shopping on the 23rd! I normally have more time for baking and making my treats! What happened?

I hope you all had a Blessed Christmas and that you all had time to enjoy it!

A Perfect Weekend....

Well, I think that this has been about the perfect weekend! Yes, we had freezing rain and snow on Friday night, making the roads very slippery and canceling plans for all of us. Yes, the freezing rain was followed by 14 inches of snow and winds gusting up to 40 mph leading to blizzard conditions and at times, complete white outs. Yes, this all left 3 foot drifts in my driveway and my Jeep was plowed and drifted in nearly to its hood. Yes, this is all being followed by bitterly cold weather, with temps in the 25 to 30 below wind chill range. How can this be a perfect weekend you ask?

All of these weather related issues allowed me 48 complete hours, totally uninterrupted with my children. This was a weekend of baking, Christmas movies, video games, silly kitties and snuggly children, laughing, talking and lots of love! What more do you need for a perfect weekend??

Like I said, an absolutely perfect weekend! 

Sickness...

Well, Sweet Friends, it has finally struck my house...the "CRUD"...coughing, sneezing, body aches, sore throat, ear aches, swollen glands and tonsils, fevers, headaches...the all out YUCK!

My poor son has been home in bed since around 11 yesterday and my daughter woke up with the sore throat this morning. I am taking them both in to Urgent Care tonight to rule out strep, bronchitis and the like. It's all circulating at the schools, so I want to get them on meds so they have the weekend to recover.

Besides, the National Weather Services has issued a Winter Storm Warning for our county for tonight and all day tomorrow with snow reaching up to 8 inches (or more, I've heard up to 12) and blowing and drifting and possible freezing rain.

Guess we will hit the Dr, get some meds and movies and batten down the hatches....Me thinks its a good weekend for baking and quilting...what do you think?

I will check in with you later to let you know how it's going...

What I am Praying For...
Safe travels for anyone on the roads.
Quick recovery for my children
That I don't get the "CRUD"
Happiness for my cousin celebrating her birthday

What I am Thankful For....
Everyone I love is safe at home...
Snow days
Cold Medicine and Cough Syrup
Quiet days at work..

Wednesday And All The Possibilities....

Hello There my Dear Friends! I know there are some of you out there lurking! Why don't you come on in and have a chat? Its cold and snowy outside and the tea is just about ready! I would love to have a visit with some friends!

I can't believe that I haven't written a post since before Thanksgiving! I honestly meant to but the weekend was so wonderfully busy with family, friends, food and fun that I didn't have the time. I didn't even do my homework or open my laptop for any reason! While it felt good to do that,  I am definitely paying the price now! I didn't get my homework done for class last night. Whoops!! I am so ready for this semester to be over. Statistics has been the most difficult class yet! I am getting a "B" right now, but we started a new topic that I just don't understand yet! I am hoping to catch up tonight or over the next few days...

I have so many pictures to post from the last few days! Thanksgiving with family, Twinkle Parades, Cookies and Cocoa while watching Charlie Brown....It really was a wonderful weekend! Just wait til you see!

Well, the weather turning colder finally. We have had a beautiful fall this year, with temps even up in the 50s this last weekend. All that changed yesterday with the temps dropping and the rain starting. Today we had our first visible snow, meaning the snow actually stuck to the grass so you could see it! ;-)

With this colder weather, it really turns my thoughts to all sorts of possibilities! I am a dreamer, so I find my mind drifting off to places I haven't been and things I haven't seen. I think of people I'd like to meet and adventures I would like to take. While my pocketbook says I will be staying home, my mind is ready to go!

I also find that at this time of year, my thoughts turn to all the things I would like to do and all the possibilities there. I long for my quilting, my reading, my writing, my decorating, next years garden and I make plans and dream and hope and pray. Someday my outside life will reflect that which lives inside my head!

Well, thanks so much for the chat! Stop back soon to see the new pictures from Thanksgiving weekend! I would love to see you again! :)

Who I am Praying For:
My son as he grows into a young man
My daughter as she looks ahead to middle school
My boyfriend as he faces the challenges in his life
My family as we work through another holiday season without my Mother
Our military members and their families
My friends that they find joy and happiness!

What I am Thankful For:
The recovery of a friend who was hospitalized far from home and returned to his family this week!
New Journals
The feelings of satisfaction as I finish my first knitting project!
The hand drawn pictures from my daughter that adorn my cubicle walls at work
The long heartfelt conversation with my son about serious topics
Health
A warm and cozy house!