Thanksgiving Weekend

Our beautiful granddaughters on Turkey Day... we had a delicious dinner at Ron & Sarah's. I didn't get up at 5 am to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving, although I have in the past and I do enjoy it. Bob & I went to the annual craft show at the local high school, then home to put up the tree. I went to a parade (Bob doesn't really get into parades) to see Santa's arrival in town ...Bob & I decorated for Christmas...I did make a quick trip to town for groceries, we were out of lots of stuff and we have have a winter storm warning, the snow started falling before I got home... and the weekend is over. Decorating is not finished and Christmas shopping is not STARTED! SOON...it will all be taken care of SOON!!!!!!!!

Family Room Finished

Bob taking a well deserved break -

So Cold

It has been so cold this week...wasn't it just a couple of weeks ago that we had temps in the 70's??? These frigid temps ( it was 11 degrees here early this morning) have made a winter wonderland outside my window every morning. This little guy obviously knows how enamored I am with him. He seems to pose just for me to take his picture. I am sure he knows just how beautiful he is. I'm hoping to get a picture of his lady. I see her around almost everyday, but it seems she is much more elusive than her male counterpart.

Frost

What's this?? It was a very cold morning here today and everything, the ground, the shrubs, EVERYTHING, was covered with SPARKLES! Yesterday I dug out the gigantic pine cones I collected a couple of years ago and hot glued ribbons on them so I can hang them on the Christmas tree. As soon as the family room is painted I will be ready to put up the tree. (I went to an antique shop today and they had a basket of the same size selling for $3.50 each! ~ maybe I should collect a few more!!)

It's beginning to look a lot like..........

It has snowed all day today and the pine tree by our front window is beautiful! Folklore says lots of pine cones means a long hard winter - hmmmmmm The swans look so pretty (I mean handsome) against the white snow. This little birdie was at the very top of the pine tree. And, I can never resist taking a picture of a cardinal - especially when he's on a snow-covered branch. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!