Stolen Moments

I snuck out to the flea market on my lunch today. It is kind of bittersweet because it is closing December 31 and everything is 10-50% off. There are so many great deals to be had. I am going to miss that place like nobody's business. But anyways, here's the treasures....

Very old vintage children's blocks. I am drawn to these. Not sure why. Out of 12 blocks I was actually able to spell... JEN! See? It was just fate.
Adorable bottle brush trees... which is another of my addictions. These ones have the neatest stands... they are like little wooden handles almost. (That cute baby in the foreground is my mom... and the cute baby in the background is my 7 year old, Reese)

And.. as you know I adore vintage glass bead garlands.... this one has the largest beads... they are like the size of grapes! This stopped me in my tracks.... and check out the cute box it came in! Double lucky!

And...again, another of my Christmas collections is these little vintage cardboard houses.... they are starting to become expensive. Well.... I got this huge church and a bunch of little ones for a song. They are so sweet......

See them up there on top of my treasure jars?

I know your all laughing at me....... love my Christmas treasures...... but tell me where am I going to shop after December 31?????

Dear Santa

My seven year old's Dear Santa letter.... she doesn't want much does she??


She tells me she narrowed it down to 22 items.....


This is a letter I received from my 9 year old.....

I had to laugh. This adorable bird was also made by Kiana. Isn't he fabulous?? I am going to make the image into greeting cards... I just love it so much. It is finger print paint art.

And this is an adorable little girl all made from ribbon scraps by my amazing 7 year old Reese! Love it too. Kid art is the best!!

Snow Day!

Yipee... its a snow day! We got a little snow over the past two days.... You cannot actually see the kids playing in their playground as they are buried in snow....

That's my turtle pond back there.... poor guys....

Here's my lovely pine trees....

The view from my front window....

Back window....

Another back view... (those are bench seats that are buried in snow!)

And this is my patio table.....

Crazy..... but oh so pretty and it feels so Christmasy! I will however admit that all of the above photos were taken from inside the house. I know - I am a wimp.

The Topsy Turvy Family

I wanted to share with you my new family art journal. I thought the title "The Topsy Turvy Family" was highly appropriate.

I have been encouraging the girls to add to it and write interesting things that happen to them but so far no luck....I remain hopeful. Maybe it won't be so much our family journal as my family journal. Ah, well, any excuse to cut and paste.... I'll take it.

Halloween Pics

Halloween night was just gorgeous. The weather could not have been better. It had been about 18 degrees in the daytime and about 15 degrees at trick or treating time. A beautiful night. I had with me an elephant....

And a witch....

And a lion... who somehow escaped my camera! Little lion was a little unsure at first... but after those treats starting dropping into his pumpkin he really got the idea and was quite enjoying himself!

We have been enjoying a beautiful Canadian fall.... Hope your enjoying the last days of beautiful autumn as well!