December Break





During Christmas break I go through a few phases,it starts
with a Decorating frenzy, then the cluttery
claustrophobia kicks in...
and then the...
where I am now...
 changing and rearranging
crazy lady. 


Does anyone else get that way? Don't get
me wrong, I love to pull  all our treasures
 out and we all enjoy them.


But there comes a point where I want a little
 less out. So instead of packing all the Christmas
decorations away, I like to remove the 
heavy greenery then I rearrange and
lighten the decorations. 





I am joining


Happy Decorating
Abby
:)


 

 

Playing

I am having so much
FUN!


Fun playing with our new Christmas present :)
Thank you to all of our family for this amazing new camera!!!
XOX




Hope everyone is having a super holiday!
Abby
:)


Is Everyone Ready?

I thought I was but as I sit here writing my list for the day I realize
... maybe not.
 So today I will be wrapping, doing some
more baking, some shopping...blah....
and hopefully some relaxing...yah!


As long as our tree is up...



check!


All my Santas are out...
I can work through my list with
satisfaction.


We have collected one Santa a year
for the last 20 something years. :)
2005 I started to date them underneath.
(Sure wish we had dated them from the start.)
They range in price from
$0.99 to $99.


Isn't he cute!  Our newest member.. :)
He was at Winners for
about $14.


So off to work I must go.
Here's hoping that everyone has a
wonderful Christmas, enjoying all that
this season brings!

Merry Christmas,
Abby
:)




Taking Some Time


Hope that you are able to take some time
and enjoy all of the special moments that
 this time of the year can bring.

Have a peaceful evening,
Abby
;)









More of our Christmas Kitchen


Hope you are having fun decorating your home.  I am
 finding decorations that I forgot that I
had....but having fun setting up our house. 



Our kitchen only looks this tidy when I am taking pictures!
Sure wish I could figure out how to keep it tidy all
the time.



I think it has something to do with my  'family'
and my disorganization!  :)









A tea set from my grandma :)
Love it all polished up and shiny.
I am linking up with


and


Happy decorating
Abby
:)

Christmas in the Kitchen

As you can see my kitchen is extremely
dark.  We have grown to love the dark
wood of the cupboards but I try to add as much light
and sparkle as I can just to lighten the feel of the space.





Haha here's my old yellow kitchen..  ;)



Its a fun kitchen to work in, and even more fun to decorate.



Greenery, bows, balls,  even the tinsel from last year..lol







Even this sweet bird doesn't get spared.  
;)
I am linking up with
at Between Naps

at
 The House In the Roses

Let it Snow

I think I start to decorate earlier and earlier
each year.  With all the gorgeous blogs out there I love
to linger over, I get so much inspiration!  By the
time the boxes come up from the basement I
am just about bursting with ideas of what I
would like to try.  







This is a terra cotta pot that I repainted
with chalkboard paint, it always get a seasonal message.



The heart on the mirror was in a package of 4 and
they were about $3.00 from V.V.s  !!!  Just a good clean
and a satin ribbon .






And more paper whites. :) ...I don't think that they will last
through Christmas, I might need some ideas to fill
there spots.  :/

I have linked up with
http://www.freckledlaundry.com/  for Air Your Laundry Friday


 Happy decorating
Abby
:)