My mom called me today to tell me that she and my dad had dropped off a gift for me at my house. (She had given me a heads up last week that my dad had bought me something and he would get his feelings hurt if I didn’t keep it out) Uh oh. I …
Category Archives: Holidays
Decorating For Fall
I consider September 1 fall enough to break out my fun decor without feeling too badly. I found an orange tablecloth this year after looking high and low for one last year. I tri-folded it lengthwise to use it under the chocolate beaded runner I have to give the dining tablescape a little contrast. I changed …
Christmas Take 2
We visited Bradley’s grandparents on Christmas eve for lunch, my grandmother for Christmas eve dinner, and my parents Christmas eve night. On Christmas day, we had lunch and his third set of grandparents, and his family came to our house for dinner and games. Then on to his parent’s for Christmas yesterday. Whew, the whirlwind …
Christmas Take 1
Two family Christmas gatherings down, five more to go! We know it won’t be this way forever, so we enjoy it while we can. Some pictures from Bradley’s grandfather’s Christmas and from my grandmother’s Christmas:
Holiday House Tour 2009
One of the decorating blogs I follow is having a Christmas Tour of Homes link party, so I decided to participate: We do use a pre-lit faux tree for a few reasons, the biggest of which is that I hate putting lights on the tree. Also, there is no yearly expense for a real tree …