I'm back with more decorations. I'll be showing you my crap right up until Valentine's Day I'm afraid. haaaaa Because truly I won't have all of it down and packed up until Easter the way I'm going. But lucky for me some of you volunteered to come over here and help me clean up. I can't wait till you get here. We'll make a party of it ok? I'll send you home with fabric for helping me. Deal?
Ok here goes more!!! Buckle up and let's go.
I bought this pie box/case/???? years ago in California. I love it and move it all around the house. It is a great thing for decorating with. I've had it everywhere in this house I think. Now it's in the dining room. I need to come up with stuff to put inside it.

It's just blank and dusty inside. Not even a pie in there. Maybe I should set a pie bird in it? Not sure why that fruit basket thingy is there. I probably just threw it in to hide it.

My latest Annie doll. I KNOW I KNOW!! I have a serious problem. I'm in therapy for it. And, it's NOT working. I sent Nicole some of the Christmas fabric I had and asked her to make this for me. Did I already tell you all of this?? Please excuse me if I did.


These are some of the gifties I made for my friends this year. I love giving gifts to my friends just to let them know how much I care about them and to surprise them. For me it's not getting the gifts. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE GIFTS as much as the next person. But honestly I do love giving. I always have. I am so lucky to have lots of good friends that are good to me and genuine friends. Nothing fake about them. They expect nothing from me. Even if I sent nothing they would be my friend. It's been a rough year for me in the friend dept. I know I did my best to be friends with those that choose to not friend me. I am a loyal friend and I always will be. I will go to the very end for my friends which I have done for some. It came back to bite me in the @&& but I did it and I'm glad I did. Sometimes that's not good enough though. That's all I can do. Really the petty stuff is just that, petty. Life is to short to carry grudges and it only makes you miserable inside. I'd rather be nice to those around me. And if they chose to not like me, well so be it. Nothing I can do about that. Sorry to be so sappy but this time of year that's how I am. Remembering the ones I care about. I can hear those that don't like me or care for me mumbling now, but that's ok. I'll continue being the way I am. I like who I am and how I treat people. I am quick to forgive and forget but sometimes you can only take so much abuse from others before you react. I could go on and on but I'll stop. But before I stop, I have to thank God that my very good friend Beth is here to enjoy Christmas after what she went through this morning. I have never been more happy to hear her voice as I was this morning. If your on my FB you know what I'm talking about. Like I said before, life is too short. So enjoy those around you this Chrismtas.

Hunka told me a couple weeks ago he had a surprise planned for me and I had to dress warm. That is all he would tell me. Well, it was the best surprise ever. We have the Daniel Boone home here in Missouri. It is the most awesome place ever if you love history. But for Christmas they do this candlelight tour. They put out over 3,000 candles. No lights at all. You have a guided tour going through all the buildings. A church, a mill, a general store, some houses, and finally you tour Daniel Boone's home and they have him there. Well not HIM but someone who is supposed to be him. The people in each building are re-enacting back in the day 1820's or so. We were just ghosts watching all of this. They don't interact with us at all. They just go about their business. It was so awesome I can't even tell you. Only problem is that I couldn't take photos. It was DARK. The things in the homes etc, were real items from back in the day and some belonged to the Boone family from way back.
These photos were taken as you start your tour so there were lights.

Can you imagine riding around in these when it is snowing, windy and freezing outside? I sure would love to have one now though.

This is what it looked like in the dark. Candles everywhere.

I think this one was in the general store.

Every house had a real wood burning fireplace roaring inside. I'm telling you I could have pulled up a chair and stayed. I love that era.
In the church where the choir was singing. We all sat in the pews and listened. It made you wanna go to church I'm telling you.

These big candle holders were out in front of the houses. I want one! Wish I could have gotten a better picture but we were told NO FLASH. And you know me, I would die if I flashed and blinded the folk from the 1800's.

I asked Hunka a few weeks ago if he would like to make cookies with me. Well can you tell by that face the answer???? Lord help me!!

Do we have a mess going or what? He's over there checking out his recipe. He went through my cookbooks and picked out what he wanted to bake.

I'm not sure I like him enjoying using my mixer. That is MY mixer. But he loves power tools.

So I told him that is not a good thing when your dough does not fall out of the pan. But he's happy so let's not ruin it for him.

Can I tell you how many times I told him to put the lid on the brown sugar????? And can we just talk about that apron for a minute? He is rockin it isn't he? And it's a Moda Home apron. We don't mess around over here. Only the best when we are baking.

We haven't killed each other.........yet!!!

Got my mixer back!!

That makes me happy, happy, happy

Can you tell which cookie tray is mine and which is his? He asked me, why do they all have to be the same size???? Oh I don't know.........


I hoped you enjoyed the photos. This was heavy in the picture dept.
Hunka and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
