Giving a little love!

Last night, I put Theo's LATE birthday present in a box, getting ready to mail. Coincidently, here's how the birthday bag showed in the handle! lol how cute is that?


This morning when I walked into the kitchen, I found this on the counter.
Scott and I determined... along time ago, that flowers and gifts mean so much more when it is a JUST BECAUSE moment, not because the holiday deems it appropriate. And on each flower, I always get a "just because" note...today he left a reason-
"...because I love you dearly..."
How sweet is that?

12 MORE DAYS UNTIL THANKSMAS..NOW 11! UPDATED!

Hard to believe isn't it? Just 12 more days and counting down. Since Ed and Cathy are headed to Bali again this year, before December 25th, we decided to celebrate Christmas on Thanksgiving. We will feast on the traditional turkey, potatoes/gravy, cranberries, yams, corn casserole, then have a little pumpkin pie desert with whip cream in addition to the traditional Christmas cheesecake with cherries or blueberry toppings.

I have almost all my Christmas shopping done! I just need to wrap presents...probably tomorrow...and then get to work on decorating the house in festive colors! We'll probably use the Christmas holly/ivy embroidered tablecloth with the Thanksgiving runner on it that my sister Jolene made for me! I have some really fun wintery plates to use to eat on...they are much more Christmas looking than Thanksgiving, tho. I really don't want to overlook the Thanksgiving holiday, even though we are celebrating Christmas.

Terry, Michelle's bf, should be here by then...hopefully. We will have a glorious dinner together. Ed and Cathy will be here in the early evening to eat the feast of the combined holidays...I'll probably put a bit more decorations on the table that have the autumn colors in it. Any more suggestions on how to combine Thanksgiving and Christmas? Oh yeah, I'll make some hot Wassail! I've got a lot to do to get ready for the Christmas holiday in only 12 days! That reminds me of a song..
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Okay, I won't sing it to you. I have 2 favorite Thanksgiving songs...
We gather together to ask the Lord's Blessing...
and
Over the River and Through the woods to grandmother's house we go!

Here's the Christmas Bear for 2008. I've been getting one almost every year since 1989. Isn't he cute?

He says HI BOB!

So, since it is 11 days until Christgiving, I decided to get some wrapping done...and I had a helper!
George kept grabbing the ribbon off my bed and stringing it into the living room!
But in spite of it all, I got some wrapping done!

Saturday Breakfast

Scrambled eggs on the way!

This week, I've REALLY missed my mom-