MERRY CHRISTMAS

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

The stockings are hung, LUKE 2 has been read, the cookies and milk are out!

I guess it is time to go to bed so that Santa can come!

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

Love,

Scott, Pam, Coco and Abbi Lane

A FEW OF MY FAVORITES

I could be a ornament hoarder!!! I love them and my likes are continously evolving. I didn't get all our ornaments out this year, I didn't have room on the 4 trees we put up. HA

These are a few of my favorites that I put up.

From 2001 I love this truck we got at Silver Dollar City. Makes me think of those long ago Christmases.

Love this Nativity. The candle was a gift this year. It it like a lava lamp. Not my usual taste but it is pretty to look at as it changes colors. A happy lamp I will call it.

I LOVE LOVE Santa's and this one with it's red and lime colors make me smile!

My Santa hats I made last year. I still need to make another, maybe I will get to that over the long weekend.

I got this one from work this year. The old Wells Fargo Stagecoach, so happy to have it in my collection now.

A Christmas Story ornament makes me happy too

I used several of these pillows I found on after Christmas clearance as fillers in the tree.

Noah's Ark from The Sights and Sounds Theatre in Branson from 2010.

These are just a few, we would be here all day if I were to show them all. I am sad that I don't have any ornament exchanges this year.  That was one of my favorite things at Christmas time. Maybe next year I will have more time to host one.

I am off to finally put ribbons on my packages,, they look really sad wrapped with no bows. I woke up with a killer migraine this morning and have spent most of the day in bed with my eye mask on. Grateful that I can see light and not cower like someone that has never seen light. That is the worst part of a migraine for me is the sensitivity to light and sound. Makes it impossible to function. Praying for a better day tomorrow.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FRIENDS

OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS

I finally put out my sled this year.

Pinterest inspiration. I had a difficult time finding plain wreaths this year.

I would like to have them smaller so that it is more of a gradual size but I love this one anyway.

Our best Christmas present of the year Abbi Lane

She is still ruling the house

I can't believe it is only 7 days til Christmas. I have managed to buy most of the presents, still have a few to get this week. Working 50 hours plus drive time leaves me very little extra time for shopping.

Couple of parties today, I love seeing friends and family but would sure like to have a lazy day at home.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MY CHRISTMAS PLANNER

This is a Christmas planner that I made after Thanksgiving dinner with my Mom and Sister.
It is made from a school pocket folder (no brads).

Sorry I didn't take photos from the beginning, but you can find lots of videos on You Tube.

We started with a black pocket folder and added scrapbooking supplies to dress it up.

These are the first 2 pockets.

Pocket 1 has calendar pages with space to make to do lists.

Pocket 2 has menu pages for all your dinners and lunches for the holiday season.

Pocket 3 has gift list pages.

Pocket 4 is for coupons and receipts.

It fits perfect in my purse. I usually carry a bigger bag so it fits nicely for me.

I have to give kudos to my sister Tammy Lou. She found the idea and brought us the folders. Some people make them out of file folders but I like this better and it was much easier.
I have really been using it too as you can see from my lists and coupons showing.

Weekend Review

Trying to get bokeh

One of my favorite ornaments

Abbi Lane the best Christmas present ever!!

December Daily

Will tell you more about this later

My Christmas Planner

More to come

ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK ALOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

Here are a few of my pictures of the Christmas decor.

Tree #1 in the dining room. It has all our photo frames and collected family ornaments.

Tree #2 Living Room

This one I did in red and lime green.

Love it

Shelf #1 Living room

I used my nutcrackers and santa's here

Shelf #2

Pinterest inspiration

I am waiting on a certain someone to get me sticks for arms

Isn't he the cutest thing on the front door

Our precious, bossy, rambunctious Abbi Lane

She is keeping us on our toes!

WEEKEND REVIEW

This weekend was a busy one. I had to work on Friday and didn't leave the office until 6pm. I did make it to PetSmart and Old Navy before work on Friday. That was the extent of my Black Friday shopping.

Our plans were to decorate on Friday night but we needed to rearrange furniture so we didn't start until Saturday morning.  I decorated 4 trees in the house and little bits all over the house. I still have some fluffing to do but so far I love what I have done. I made a snowman for the front door that I found on Pinterest. SO SO Cute, I can't wait to show you.

Scott and Coco were a big help too. Scott didn't complain once which was a blessing since he usually is not into all the packing of tubs from the storage to the house and back. He didn't even gripe about my 15 tubs of decorations.

I need inspiration for the dining room center piece so I will be perusing Pinterest later tonight.

I was going to take pictures to post but the camera died and I can't find the charger :(

We are having so much fun with Abbi Lane the new puppy. She has a precious personality and loves to play. She is afraid to jump off the couch or chair so if we walk out the room she barks til we come let her down. She might just end up as the boss if we aren't careful.

We have also been enjoying the Christmas shows on TV!

Now to rest up for a busy work week.

CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER

Coco and I were in Hobby Lobby recently.

I think it was actually in August.

This is called rushing the season

BUT

We found some things we loved

For the shoe lover these will look SOOOO cute on a tree

Oh my UGGS 

Crocs 

Love this one 

SO TRUE 

And one for Daddy 

I think I might have to get another tree just so I can fill it with shoes.

Maybe I will change my name to IMELDA!!!!

CHRISTMAS 2010

Coco and I had the hardest time going to sleep on Christmas Eve. We finally went to sleep about 1am and then she woke up her Daddy before 4am and they tried to get me up. I was having none of that. I woke up at 6:30 and woke her up.

We decided that we would only get her 3 gifts to open in reference to the 3 gifts that Jesus received. Well as a Momma I had the hardest time with that. SO I found a huge stocking for some some small things and clothes.

Her big gift was a trampoline. It was to big and heavy to bring into the house so I cut out a picture from the sale ad and put it into a jewelry box. She was a little confused but over the moon when she realized what it meant.

Daddy opening his most precious gift. A coupon book handmade by Coco with lots of foot rubs and dog feedings.

Us at Mom's for lunch. We had a wonderful time with my side of the family. Lots of good ole traditional Christmas dinner foods.

My nephew Dallas and his children Kaylee and Ethan. My most favorite little people in the world.

Coco opening her blanket of Jacob from Aunt Tammy. This was the biggest hit. She made sure to sleep with it last night.

Mimi was very happy with the tie blanket Coco made for her and Pa. 

We will be celebrating Christmas with Scotts family sometime this week. I love it when we get to spread it out so that we can enjoy it a little longer.

Feeling very blessed today.

A FEW OF MY FAVORITES

Just a few of my favorite ornaments hanging on our tree.

Grease! My all time favorite movie. It even plays music

One of my craft projects

A new one I bought after Christmas last year. Loving the Santa belt

Coco's swingset from several years ago

This rooster was on a gift from my MIL

The most important one of all. This is in remembrance that the season is

all about the birth of Christ!

Loving all the Christmas tours in blogland!

ALMOST THERE

BEFORE

AFTER

We are almost done with the bathroom remodel.

We still need to do some touch up painting and install the vanity when it is finished. We had to order a custom cabinet to fit our plumbing. It worked out better and we will get a little bit bigger one and a cabinet over the toilet.

I am loving it so far. The new tub is not really bigger than the old one but it seems alot bigger when you are showering!

So grateful to be home again.

Very THANKFUL for wonderful In-laws that put up with us and helped with the work for 3 weeks!

We are very BLESSED

We are working on putting up some Christmas tonight. I am disappointed that I am not putting all our trees and decor up. I don't want to put it all out just to take it down in a couple of weeks. I will be working on making it feel more like Christmas this week.