What I've Been Up To.....

I've been spending almost every afternoon at the new/old house:

Painting ~trying to finish up the "cutting in" part of it. I'm sure there will still be plenty left to do after we've moved in........but a good part is done.

Cleaning. ~Lots of cleaning. I've already worn one pair of gloves to shreds. And my hands are so stiff it makes typing (and piano playing:) quite a challenge. There is so much still left to be done, but I am trying not to think about it. As a good friend said, "It will all happen." And she's right. It will.

So right now, I want to forget it all and just focus on preparing for the beautiful feast of Christmas.
I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and New Year. I will remember you (at least everyone I know who reads this and/or has ever commented) at midnight Mass on Christmas morning.
Please keep me and my family in your prayers.........who knows, perhaps the next time you hear from me we will be all moved in! :)

Christmas Cookies

It's Official.....

....we are moving into our new/old house the end of next week.

Exciting, and crazy all at the same time.

So packing has begun.

And I started on the toys first.

I know.

I'm such a mean mom;) 

Busy Day

Tatting up a (Snow)Storm

Well, perhaps seven snowflakes don't quite qualify as a snowstorm....;)

Our family's annual Christmas party (on my father's side) is on Saturday, and I was trying to come up with a gift idea for the ladies that was nice and yet fit within our budget. Inspiration struck, and I came up with these simple tatted snowflakes. The plan is to starch them, weave a ribbon through each, and voila! ~They become pretty little bookmarks!

Four down.......three to go!

Radicchio?!!!!

I can't believe what I found in the garden today, when I went to empty the compost bucket!!!!

I planted radicchio early this spring, and when it never came up I just assumed that I had bought a bag of bad seeds. 

 Wonders never cease......

One!

My sweet Blue turned one today!

We won't be celebrating until tomorrow, as my Knight doesn't arrive home until late tonight. So, I must be off to finish up the baby sized-cupcakes (baked in mini-muffin pans) for tomorrow.

 ~Perhaps, if I hurry, I can have them all done before he wakes from his nap! :)