I made a darling rose colored velvet Christmas dress for my grand daughter, 2 year old Kennedy and...it fit 4 year old Cody perfectly. Rather than ripping it apart and starting over I opted for plan B. Is this pettiskirt the most adorable thing you have ever seen?!? I can't wait to see Kennedy twirl and dance around in it. The adorable shoes are from The Children's Place. I fell in love ... continue reading...
My Favorite Christmas Ornaments
Every year my children would get a new Christmas ornament. Now that B is married he has all of his ornaments on his tree. I have continued this tradition with the grand babies and, this year, I took them shopping so they could pick their own. Princess K chose a darling little Angel Bear. A & C both had vintage looking glass ornaments picked out, however, they were green with a green glitter ... continue reading...
The Ghosts of Christmas Past
This is the beginning of Christmas over the years. We have the old black and white photos from when I was little and we actually have movies from when NY was little. Believe it or not...we have old movies from when NY's father was a toddler. Those movies are from 1929 and they are truly a kick to watch!! It's like watching an old Silent Film!! This photo is dated 1956 and is me (age 1) with ... continue reading...
Don’t Sweat The Little Things!
Missed Goals... Do I advocate not meeting goals? No. What I am saying is...if it has no bearing on my exaltation, I'll give it another try tomorrow. I had a goal of mailing our Christmas cards by December 1st. Today is December 13th and I haven't mailed them yet. Why? I was writing our newsletter. It's nothing fancy, not a masterpiece, but it is ours and it's done. Most of the envelopes are ... continue reading...
Elfamorphosis
This activity has been going around the Blogosphere as of late and it is a true delight. Our 2 year old grand daughter was entertained for the long Thanksgiving weekend and we did it again last weekend with all three grand babies. ... continue reading...