Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Another Christmas under our belts....


Wow, is that hard to believe! Yet another Christmas has come and gone, where do the years go and why do they seem to go by faster the older I get? I always feel a bit blue when Christmas has gone, all the planning and anticipating and it's suddenly over in a flash! Just makes me kinda sad. Oh well, guess I just need to start thinking about next years!! :)
Santa was very good to me and my family this year, for that I am very happy. We were blessed, yet again, with good health and good fortune, being able to spend it together, that's the real gift indeed. Mandi made out like a bandit this year, finding various cd's, dvd's, video games, board games, clothing, jewelry and cash under her tree. Santa also brought Roger some new dvd's, clothing, drums to add to his new drum kit and miscellaneous musical toys he had wanted. I found under the tree some dvd's, jewelry, a new bathrobe, gift certificates to the scrap store, handmade ornaments from both Finland and Hong Kong and a new flat screen t.v./dvd player for my scrap studio!! Yippee!!! I joked with Roger, telling him that all I needed now was a small fridge and I'd never really need to leave my studio! ...well, maybe not never but you get the idea. So, I sit here now, listening to my Joy Williams music, typing on my blog and reliving in my mind Christmas 2006....
Until next time,
Blessings....

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Winter Dance

It finally happened! My little girl isn't so little anymore...humpf! Last night she attended her first school dance, complete with a sparkly dress, sparkly shoes, hair done up and perfume spritzed on!! I about fell over when I saw her all gussied up for the first time!! Mandi has always been somewhat of a tomboy, preferring jeans and t-shirts to skirts and dresses and heaven forbid if anything pink entered her wardrobe, it was promptly removed or never to be worn!! Her favorite color is blue and most days you will find her casually dressed in jeans and a navy or black shirt or sweatshirt, that is...except for...last night!! Yes, the dress is black, but oh so girly, what with it's halter style and sparkly, glittery accents...pair that with her sequined shoes and I saw the most beautiful young lady appear before my very eyes!! I can't explain to you how very taken aback I was to see my little girl looking so very grown up...made my stomach turn to butterflies. I want to share with you some pics I took last night before Mandi went to her Winter Dance.

Until next time...
Blessings,
Cricket




Thursday, December 14, 2006

For Becca...


Hey Becca honey...this ones for you! You inspired me so much the other day with your Christmas trees that I added another to my home..this one in my upstairs loft! I love it...keep it lit all night long! I got it for a steal at Target, it's my Poinsetta tree, done in gold and red ornies with big Poinsettas here and there!
Thank you girlfriend!! Next year I'm adding another......

Until next time....
Blessings,

Cricket :)

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Merry Christmas to me!!!!





Oh yeah, it's a very merry day for me! Just got myself an early Christmas prezzie..that's ok right? LOL! Anyways, those of you that really know me, know how totally and completley shocked I was when my hottie Chris was voted out of American Idol!! WHAT!!!! He should have been the winner, not that dang doofus Taylor Hicks..I mean, come on! I was so bummed that I decided not to watch the remaining episodes of American Idol...robbed, that's what I felt for Chris! Soooooo....here it is, his first cd and I ran, and I mean ran (you know, feet smoking speed) to the store and got me a copy and as I type this now, he is singing to me..yep, me! :)

So, thought I'd just share with you my very merry, wonderfully happy day I am having...ok, off to listen to more of my Chris...

Until next time...

Blessings,
Cricket