Christmas 2009

Everyone has to have a Christmas posting don't they? I will have a few different Christmas posts, but I will start here.

This is actually the "end of Christmas" pictures and I will work my way back to the beginning of the Christmas season on my next posts. Christmas morning and gifts are actually the anticlimax to my Christmas joy, although they are very nice.

Wayne's new jammies

I tried my hand at an origami money tree for Amy instead of giving her a gift card . I was not too successful, and I don't plan to start doing it as my new favorite hobby. I just don't get it most of the time. I can't follow folding instruction pictures.

Nick was thrilled with his new video game box and cool hoodie.

It's tool time for Amy

Millie is the maternal one and got a baby doll and a Fur Real puppy.

Isabelle opens a new Fashionista Barbie Doll

Colett got a new sweater and (the oh so coveted) gift cards.....Nordstrams, here she comes.

Amy is the tool girl this year as her list included a sander along with her set of tools. Better follow her craft blog and see what see makes this year.

Amy's H is for Handmade

I got a new over-night bag. Now I need to go somewhere over-night to use it. Are you listening Wayner?

Colett and Isabelle try to get to the bottom of that pile of goodies.

Isabelle admitted that she got spoiled. She must have been VERY good this year.

Take a close look at this little face and guess what Millie got for Christmas?

Santa knew that there was a construction foreman staying at our home.

How much did we enjoy Christmas? You be the judge!

The Homestead

This blog post is for my Mom and Dad. I sent them email files to copy but I can't seem to get it in the right format for them to copy. At least you can look at it here. I may have to get Amy to make another photo copy and send it snail mail.

This is in a jpg. format and may be too big to copy, but if you enlarge you will get a good view.


I got some really wonderful Christmas gifts this year and I want to thank everyone for them all....from cookies, candy and bread to gift certificates, scrapbook supplies, clothes, tools etc. Amy gave me a Christmas gift of a framed photograph of my Mom and Dad's home. It's the one I grew up in and miss so much at Christmas. It made me cry and although I blogged about it a few months ago with pictures of the inside, here is the house from the front.

Except for the occasionl frost on the inside walls in my bedroom and the pipes that regularly froze up, it was a great place in which to grow up.

“Christmas, my child, is love in action.
Every time we love,
every time we give, it's Christmas.”


Dale Evans.

Favorite Quotes of the Week

These are the things some of my grandchildren have said this week that I think are pretty darn special.

From Emerson: (turned two in Sept.) Can we go to the mountains and look at the skyline?

From Millie: I just love you Grandma!

From Toby: age 9...I want Santa to bring me 5 cans of black olives

From Alex (age 15).... For Christmas what I really, really want is a CTR ring (Choose the Right)

From Isabelle: age 9...I will say the blessing at each meal because I want the blessings

More Christmas Cheer

Here are some more of my decorations. This is not all of them by any means, but I am posting this mainly for my Mama so she can feel of my Christmas spirit. I haven't been able to be with her for Christmas for several years and she is the one who gave me MY Christmas spirit. I know some day it will become too much of a chore to decorate like I do now, and that will be a sad day for me, but until then I "go for it". Once again, some of the photos are small so you will need to enlarge to see the detail. Merry Christmas Mom and Dad.

Porcelain Village

1950's Primary cardboard pop-up nativity

White porcelain nativity that Shon made me when he was in Alaska on his mission.

Santa...almost life size. The grandbabies like to try to sit on his lap and adjust his glasses.

Felt pillows

Eye brow window display above front door

Some of my collectible Santa's. I made the one on the right. It was a paper mache face that I painted, sewed the velvet hat and glued on the raffia beard.

Small collectibles in the bathroom

More collectible Santa's

Christmas print of Dean Morrisey given to us by Colett. He is my favorite Christmas painter.

My shelf elf

Shelf elf #2

Santa in sleigh

Rudolf I made from felt, brown raffia and styrofoam

Large Collectible Santa...about 31" tall

Stacking boxes that Amy and I made and Santa candles

My cherished ceramic Santa's made by my mother.

Arch leading into the living room

Cinnamon broom that I decorated

Santa with real working clock

Wreath with NOEL plate

Mantel with all my carolers

I don't know what this is but I like it. It's just a hanging thing with bells and Christmas berries

Archway in the front entry

Bannister with bubble lights

I always think of Grandma Eyre when I look at it. She had bubble lights that fascinated me so much when I was little.

My elf Barney