Houston we have SNOW.....

OMG....it snowed last night....it was so cool. Here's pictures of Gabby and me last night. Gabby's mad because she doesn't have school today. She is such a weird kid. She is the only kid I know who is mad about missing school. She sure doesn't take after her siblings. We only got about an inch or two but it was fun. It is still on the ground right now but it started raining and it's getting slushy. Poor Gary is down in Florida and didn't get to see it.

The picture of Gabby making a snow angel on the deck is such a hoot. She was freezing afterwards. We even had a snow ball fight. And Gabby made snow cream to eat. She tried to go out this morning and make a snowman but it was too slushy.

I love white green acreas!!!!

Did you know...

that Audrey Hepburn had a Yorkied too. Gabby found another Audrey picture at Target today. Then when we went to Publix's she found this magazine that was all about Audrey Hepburn. The weirdest thing I think is that Audrey died the year Gabby was born, and that Gabby is obsessed with her. I told Gabby all she needs now is a little black dress.

But we have the cutest Yorkie ever. He loves the sun, especially when we open the front door and he either lays right by it or on the stairs. Or in his bed in Gabby's room.

Gary left for Florida today for a few weeks. He has things to change with the business. Yikes!! Anyway he left at 10:15 and didn't call until 12:45 saying that his flight just landed. He was suppose to get in at 11:30 but I guess there was bad weather and they had to circle over Tallahassee for a long time and then the pilot said if they didn't land soon they might have to land in Orlando because they were running out of fuel. Gary's said his stomach was doing alot of jumping around like the plane was. We took this picture this morning of us and put in his luggage. Won't he be surprised.

And gotta love going to the airport because then we can get Starbuck's. Yummy, love their pound cake. Hopefully one will come to Anderson soon. And an Enstein Bagel, Chipotle would be nice.

Weather has been pretty nice this past week. Just starting to get a little cooler today. But here is a picture of our birdbath when the weather was freezing. It has Gary kind of curious as to how the water froze like it did. How did it form an icicle? Baffling to us since there is no pump in it.

Well hope everyone's New Year is starting off great. I worked all last week at the yarn shop while the owner, Margaret went to her first trade show in California. Hope she found some neat stuff for the shop. It was so much fun, but I am tired now, not use to working until 5:30. Haven't done that since I worked at the bank. And then having to drive home in the dark here. My eye's aren't that good anymore. It's a bitch getting older.

Missing everyone who is not up here terribly. Especially my girls. Darn Heather's wedding song. Get's me crying everytime I hear it. I now have it on my new cell phone as her ring. Did I tell you that they are moving to Idaho. Home of the potato. That's going to be a long drive. Or a lot of alcohol before I get on a plane. haha

Well...till next time... don't forget to live, love and laugh everyday. (OMG, Target has the cutest frames with this saying on it, almost got them today, but they didn't have all the same color in all three frames, maybe they will get more, I hope, I want the brown ones)

more pictures...

opening presents... Gabby with her stocking.

Grandma with her new temperature gauge.

Presley liked the money I got for presents, me too!!

Dad and Gabby opening presents from Pepper.

Gabby and me taking a galmore shot. (Boy I need to start using the weights I got for Christmas).

Some Christmas pictures

We opened one present last night and we got the same thing a toaster. I told everyone I didn't want a new toaster for Christmas. Now someone has to return one.

Cookies for Santa. He thought they were good, Reese's peanut butter ones.

Monkey bread this morning. And there is still some left. There wouldn't of been if all the girls were here. Okay I have stopped crying now.

Presley under the tree. Boy he needs a hair cut.

more pictures to come...

Merry Christmas!!

I can't believe that it is only 11 more days til Christmas. And the weather here feels like summer. But we are expecting it to get cold again this weekend. We are not complaining about the weather, we are loving it. I just wish it would snow for Christmas Eve and Christmas day and then go back to being in the 70's. It's nice to wish for something. Thought I would post some pictures of the house and of my tree's. I don't have as many as my friend Lori but I do love my feather trees and will either buy or make a 4 foot one for next year. Went to my friends Theresa house yesterday and she has the cutest 4 foot tree. Looks like a feather tree but really isn't. So I would love to have a real one. That's my goal for next year. We bought a real tree this year because the artificial ones are so expensive still. Guess I'll have to wait until after the holiday's to get one.

Don't you love the tree Lori gave me one year. I put all the little snowmen that Gabby's kindergarten teacher made me last year. Wish I had more to put on every branch.

This is what Grandma has been working on for the last 3 weeks. I started it about 3-4 years ago and finally said it has to get done. So mom finished it. It is made will all yo yo's. If you don't know what a yo yo is, it is a piece of fabric cut in a circle and then gathered around the edges and pulled tight and then you have a beatiful circle puff. Then you sew them together. I want to make a coverlet for my bed one day out of all different red fabric. If you ever get the Gooseberry catalog they have one in there that I love. Someday, but not now. Mom is sick of making them now.

And remember the big question of what I bought Gary for his birthday. Look at the picture that hangs over my fireplace. Her name is "Evelyn" and he absolutely loves her. My god the frame cost just as much as the stupid picture. So that is his birthday and Christmas present. It's so stupid having it in my living room. But as long as it makes him happy that's all that counts.

So I wish each and everyone who reads my blog a wonderful holiday. May all your wishes come true.

My socks are finished!!!

Hurray!!! look their finished. Didn't I do a good job. And they fit perfectly. I love them. Now Gabby wants a pair. I had to help the girls in the sock class finish their socks because the teacher got sick and no one else knew how to finish them. It was so much fun. Presely thought my new socks were nice too.



Here's a some pictures of Halloween. Carving the pumpkin the night before. And then Halloween night sitting on the front porch giving out candy. We actually had kids. Gabby didn't do the trick or treating this year but she did dress up as a flapper to give out candy. I wore a big witches hat and sat on the porch and crocheted.

Some cute pictures...

for you. Gary was outside after dinner and called for me to come out and look at the moon. Wow! It was so big and really hadn't come up yet. Gabby said she heard on the news that it was suppose to be the biggest ever. Should light up the sky. The dogs in the neighborhood are already howling.

Here's a picture of Presley laying in the front doorway trying to get some sun. And Theo on the first step watching him. They don't like each other anymore.

No pictures of my sock knitting. They are not finished yet. Tomorrow is my last class so hopefully Sunday I will be finished and ready for a picture.

And Grandma finally got her new bed today after waiting for two months and all the excuses from the company. It looks nice.