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    T Tuesday: Christmas Eve edition

    The turkey is thawed and about to go in the oven.  My mom is coming today to celebrate Christmas with us.  The house is all decked in Christmas decor so I thought I’d give a little glimpse into my world.

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    We bought a new tree last year on clearance. It’s taller and thinner than the old tree. I let the kids do the decorating this year. They selected all their special ornaments…mostly ones that they’d made in school. It’s a very homespun tree this year.

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    The presents are all wrapped and under the tree. Once again I drive the kids crazy by not putting their names on the gifts.  I use a new system each year to keep track. This year it involves washi tape.  The names will be on the gifts Christmas morning.

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    Seasonally, I tend change up this side table in our family room game area.

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    Little J has been hard at work creating mini star books as ornaments for our twig tree.  You can see one of my treasured Nisse Dolls in the background. They are basically Norwegian elves.

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    A little closer look at my part of my tree collection.

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    And the smallest poinsettia I’ve ever seen. It’s real!! One of my brunch guests last week brought them for each of us. It’s so cute!!

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    And last but certainly not least is the gingerbread house that I baked up yesterday. I free hand cut the pieces and miraculously they fit pretty good. Nothing so bad that a little royal icing couldn’t handle.  Little J and daddy did all the decorating. It looks awesome!!!!!

    Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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    T Tuesday: Snowman edition

    snowman teaGood Morning!!

    I actually made it at a regular time for T stands for Tuesday blog hop. Hooray!

    I had to share my new snowman mug.  I got it from one of my craft club friends. It’s huge and I love it!!! Thanks Amanda!!

    Today is filled with cleaning and errands. I’m hosting a brunch for 9 here tomorrow. Everyone is bringing something so the cooking part isn’t hard…it’s getting my house ready for guests. Especially since many of them have never been here. First impressions and all. After this…they get what they get. 😛

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday:better late than never edition

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    Hello friends…I didn’t abandon linking up with Elizabeth and her T stands for Tuesday party. I just had to have a bit of a break. I  intended on being here early today but life got in the way.

     

    Here we have my token cup of tea. Twinings Earl Grey, in case you were wondering.

     

    You likely didn’t care but I bet you have been wondering what happened with my tea dying experiment.

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    20131210_3775 20131210_3778Well…I got a nice batch of yummy scraps.

    Love the darkened edge on the cotton lace…

     

     

     

    How the colors muted on the embroidery.

     

     

     

     

     

    And the dark tips on the fancy trim.

    Can’t wait to start using them in some…anything!

    I have my craft area somewhat  cleaned up but I hesitate to start using it until I’ve done some organizing. I may not be able to stop myself soon.

    mn winterI ran across this photo on Pinterest. Made me laugh..but it’s true.

    I love it when the plows do that…looks so cool and is very effective.

    What are you doing today??