Counting Down to Christmas!

 And counting all our pillows!

I have no idea what makes me want so many pillows on the bed.

I suspect I saw a beautiful display in a store or a magazine or somewhere and loved it.

I do love a layered bed. 

The two pillows we sleep on remain under the top sheet when I make the bed up.

I used to have a dozen small frilly white pillows so at least I have moved on to man-size ones!

I pile several of these at the foot of my side when we go to bed as I like the weight on my feet.

I've been promising Louis Dean pancakes but I keep forgetting!

I remembered last night and set the bacon and pancake mix on the fridge shelf so I would see it right off! He used to whip up his own homemade ones but he isn't in the kitchen as much as he used to be.

I'm thinking about cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning - he makes those every year - so that will maybe happen.

I dearly love a good book - one that I hurry to get something done so I can sit down and read for a few minutes. Jeffrey Archer is one of the best authors I've ever read.

I finally decorated the sewing room tree....

and I notice from the photo that it's leaning!

It's the only tree with a 'theme' to it.

I'm spending more time in the sewing room now and I am loving it..

This is the second tree in this room and it is the top part of one of the old trees.

I just popped it in a tall vase and pushed it down real hard!

Simple white lights and some of the sequined poinsettias I bought at a garage sale so many years ago.

Tomorrow will be two weeks before Christmas - and our big celebration is on Christmas Eve so that's two weeks from TODAY!

I love all my little calendars.

This one is on my coffee cart.

And this one is hanging on the den closet door.

My small laundry room has four Christmas tress - all small one.

On the washer is where I hung all my hand painted snowmen.

Between the washer and dryer is this tiny flocked tree with small gold ornaments.

This tree is on the dryer.

Next to the pantry is the fourth tree!

There's only ONE tree in the kitchen this year.

This morning Louis Dean was up and out blowing all the leaves into the center of the yard and mowing them up! I slept late and could hear him out there - and he went to work before he even had coffee!

I didn't know he could DO that!!

He's been pretty proud of himself in keeping the leaves up and I'm proud of him.

Rain was forecast for 1:00 this afternoon and it arrived right on time.

Louis Dean finished just a minute or two before it started!

We spent a few hours in the gazebo this late afternoon and evening.

I made a start on the cleaning and decorating using what I can find left in our tubs.

We sat and sorted and rolled up a jumbled mess of pretty ribbons which make it easier for next year.

Maybe I can pack things away in a more orderly fashion this time.

I started putting Christmas up early and am late in getting it all done.

No matter. 

The plumber is scheduled to come out next week and once I get the bathroom up and running, then I will plan a ladies luncheon or tea.

It was this day one year ago that I hosted a sibling/cousins luncheon.

I'm so glad I did or this would not have come up in my memories today.

Tomorrow is church so I am going to decide what I'm going to wear and get it all laid out and ready.

I love doing that.

 Setting out my clothes, shoes, and accessories and painting my fingernails.

I have done this since I was a little girl.

Since I was the oldest - I would set out the clothes for my siblings to wear and roll Nita's hair on 'spoolies' and have everything laid out and ready for Sunday morning.

We walked to whatever church was closest to us - which was a Baptist one most of the time.

We moved every year and never really attended Sunday School- just church service.

I'm grateful we have such a wonderful church - Fellowship Church in Grapevine with pastor Ed Young and such an amazing church staff.  Our Christmas services start next Sunday and I would love for you to join us at the 11:15 service!