Not like you'd think! The time of red and green seems to pass 
My solution is to introduce blue and white. Winter is gorgeous! I add
Here is a picture of our Christmas Table.
We each have a gingerbread man/girl to mark our place.
I spent the day baking as you can tell :-)
Today was the Christmas party at Deerwood where Mom lives.
Here are Mom and Mary having a "little snack". I caught Mary just as she was getting ready to spread some dip on a cracker. I should have taken the "after" picture. The dip was spicy hot and Mary's face turned a lovely shade of red. She went back for more!
Here is the very caring staff.
My friend Kim came for tea this afternoon. 
Erik is our little eight month old friend who comes to our house every Monday and Wednesday morning while his Mommy teaches at Konocti Christian Academy.
Since he learned to crawl and pull himself up to a stand nothing (or no one) is safe~~including Santa! Erik found Santa's bell and then the message he belts out if you squeeze his hand!
Just look at this little cutie. It's hard to imagine
Welcome to our home!
Step right in where it's warm.
We are expecting snow tonight. We live right by the lake and the mountains are already dusted with powder. It's a little unusual for us to have snow here in town but we welcome it anyway!
Just when I think I have found my very favorite tea, I come across another flavor.
My little friends Ashley and Anna came over today to bake.
Anna brought her own apron. She was quite comfortable in the kitchen.
Ashley is wearing my apron. Her mom used to own a restaurant and 
Chris and Kiah came up to visit Grandma today.
Kiah made everyone at Deerwood happy. Well almost everyone. There is one lady who is only happy when I bring her chocolate :-) 
Tyler and I made our annual trek down Main Street tonight to visit the Dickens' Christmas Market. While very commercial in nature it is fun to see friends and eat kettlecorn!
As we were walking back we noticed Jupiter and Venus just hanging out together in the sky.
The blessings just keep coming. My friend Kim brought all kinds of "warmers" to help me through my Fibromyalgia pain. Thank you dear ones.
I am blessed beyond measure. Just look at all these cards and presents from my loved ones.
I made caramel apple pork chops for dinner tonight. Oh Yum!
Did you have any idea I was such a slob?
I could have a skeleton in here and not even know it!
Our little friends, and neighbors stopped by to "help" us rake leaves yesterday.
" O.K. this pile is just about right"
Ahh...now THAT'S FUN!!!
Our yard can't decide which season to be in!
The leaves are collecting in the rain barrel
and on the lawn
The veggies are giving us their last offerings :-)
Punch Ball Wars!
I told Claire there are more pictures of her on my camera than anyone else.
Birthday boy with his party hat on.
Lots of pizza and laughs. Alex is laughing so hard his face is blurry!
Don't we just love an open door policy? We go the extra mile to decorate our front door complete with a wreath, welcome mat and plants.
" Four million babies die each year within the first month of life in poor countries. Save the Children and the Warm Up America Foundation have joined forces to encourage people who knit and crochet to make hats for newborns. This simple solution, which provides warmth to newborn babies can help improve the survival rate. "
Tyler and I had a "Game Night" tonight. We played Scrabble together. Everything got off to a great start until we started getting the dreaded X, Q, and Z's. Tyler is a very strategic player. He makes the most of the double and triple word spaces!
