Putting up the Debris!!!

I love the fact that we can take our time waking up and enjoy long mornings of coffee and 'stupor' time followed by our Bible and out loud readings. Right now we are  reading the Chronological Bible and we are in Joshua where there are hundreds of names of people and towns that I have no idea how to pronounce. Far too many to look each one up. I admit to kind of mumbling over those sections. 

Yesterday Tabitha was so lovey dovey!

She must have been craving attention and, of course, Louis Dean gave her plenty of it!

We have a freeze warning coming this weekend so for our late lunch on Thursday - 

I went out to my little side garden and picked the lettuce.

It may for a really good salad and I ate just about ALL of it!

I do love salads.

Louis Dean had a leftover plate lunch of his birthday dinner so he was happy!

I brought in some 'debris' to start decorating the bedroom.

I worked for several hours and then it was time to get dressed and head over to Dallas to see the grands in their play 'Annie Kids.'

Granddad loves school plays as he used to put them on when he taught school.

I have heard about every single one of them and they were amazing for back in the 80's and 90's.

He has always been a little ahead of the times.

Both sets of grandparents  and all of us were so excited!

Can you spot the three girls?

How about Harrison?

Amber and the kids gave him a bouquet of beautiful red roses - she knows how much he loves them.

PLUS they gave him a birthday card where they had each  one written a personal message. Priceless.

My Christmas decorating continued today and the cats are loving it!

Samantha was trying to fit herself into a basket of lights and couldn't figure out how to do it.

She finally gave up and admired the tree in the sewing room.

For some reason, I want to do everything different this year.

I've used red in the bedroom the last two or three years.

I brought out the brand new grey and white blanket I bought at the after Christmas sales at Tuesday Morning two years ago. I just never used it.

Just looking at this picture makes me ready to go to bed.

While we loved electric blankets or 'warming' blankets as some are called - they never seem to work for long. I tend to layer things so on our winter bed I'm using flannel sheets. Next is a white down filled comforter. Today I added a larger down filled cream comforter and covered that up with the grey and white blanket. That bed is going to feel like it's giving us big hugs when we crawl in there!

This is the arrangement on the chest of drawers.

It's a reality shot as I forgot to move my bottle of flavored water!

The other chest.....

Every room must have a Christmas tree and this one looked prettier before the cats knocked it down during a game of chase!

I meant to get more done today than I did but it takes so much time to haul the tubs out and look through them and, since I am changing things up, I am slow at forming my ideas.

BUT! The bedroom is done and I moved on to Louis Dean's bathroom!

He was so excited!

NOT!!

But I think he likes it.

I bought a new Christmas shower curtain because I couldn't find the one I used last year - until I had already ordered this one! No worries - I will use it after Christmas until spring.

I  used these stockings for Rayne and Sabrina last year but I'm making all new ones for this Christmas.

I think it's a manly looking bathroom.....

Not too much debris to get in his way.

All rustic Santas make it more masculine.

There's even a Santa painting - on the wall behind the door!

It's cold here today and supposed to be cold all weekend - which is simply perfect for decorating for Christmas!

Thank you all for the prayers for Leah - she is recovering at home and doing everything right.

She has a medical background so she makes a very good patient.

I hope to get two or three more rooms done this weekend and the rest next week.

Although there is some baking and cooking to be done for Thanksgiving.

Deanie and Charlie are hosting it this year.

We plan to leave on Friday to the ranch for a few days.

What are YOUR Thanksgiving plans??