Santa & Adi...........

Sheer Terror! She wouldnt even look at him.


Until he started talkin presents.

Robert E. Lee

"With all my devotion to the Union and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have therefore resigned my commision in the Army, and save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed. I hope I may never be called on to draw my sword......" Letter to his Sister 1861.

(Image Rick Timmons)
Robert E. Lee was a confederate....get it.....he fought for the South. He was a true Virginian and married a foster child of George Washington....our first president. These two love birds had a plantation on what is today Arlington Cemetery. However they left there after the breakout of the Civil War.....where he stated the above quote; denying the Union of his services. He couldnt fight against "home." At that time there was a law established in Virginia that stated if you didnt pay your property taxes in person....you would loose the property. He did just that when he nor his wife could face the dangers of going back into D.C. after the war had broke out......losing everything. To get back at Lee the Union started to bury the men that died in the war on his land......hence the reason for the cemetery.

I respect this man for his ability to make choices and stand by the consequences. I am working in Virginia this week......all I can think about is all the history that happened here and the difficult yet joyous journeys many of our early Americans lived through. I wish I had extra time to see many of the things I have read in books...... as I pass exit after exit..... I wish I could stop........yet I still long for something me and Mr. Lee have in common..."home."

So This Is Christmas.......

We may or may have not started out here.....Olive Garden. Where the waiter asked. "What are you celebrating?" The response.........."Christmas!"

We may have started bringing our mattresses to the living room.

We may have thought it was a good idea to put all the mattresses on the stairs.

At one point we thought that perhaps if we pushed Santa off the roof........then maybe we could go to the north pole.

Didnt work.................
So....we might have just roasted chestnuts......over an open fire.

And made Whitney read us The Night Before Christmas.....with a british accent.

...............laughing with KINDA full bowls full of jelly. (we dont own a lot of jelly)

"Is there sugar in syrup?......Then Yes!!!" -Buddy The Elf

I think I remember watching Elf.

And who knows who dreamt of sugar plums............

But I certainly did!.............Merry Christmas everyone!

Warehouse Sale

So as many of you know it.... I sale Scrapbook Supplies for a company called American Crafts. Its been a great experience so far. I really love the industry and the people I associate with. This month we do something a little different. We usually only sale wholesale.....however for a few days in December we try the retail side of the biz. Lucky thing is since your my friend or family you get first pickins of all the goods. I am talking some deep discounts. We even have a great gift wrap line we are closing out......super stylisth. Dont miss it.........send me a text or give me a ring if you want to say Hi.....otherwise I probably wont see you. However even if Im not around come and enjoy the great deals.

Today......

was hard because I somehow think I should only have to.
Eat this............. and then do this...........

Folks....that pretty much sums up my Thanksgiving and it was GLORIOUS!

And We Baked.....

and baked and baked some more. I attended my first Hanks family baking extravaganza this year. A little intense for a girl like me who lives off of lean cuisines and cold cereal. However I gave it a go. I first had to start off by bringing 48 of my own cookies for a sweet little cookie exchange. It was touch and go there at first.............





However they turned out a bit better than I expected. Someone even mistook my cookies for something my sister in law Jill would make.....and she is always fabbin up the best looking dish.

And then we baked, and baked and baked some more.............

We came home with some new skills and a tray full of goodies. I am currently enjoying the goodies more than the skills.

Be Jealous......

Because my mom can do this!!

One Saturday afternoon and 5 fabric stores later.....I found the perfect fabric and design for a holiday quilt. I bought all the supplies and mom put this beauty together in about a month. With the extra fabric she even fabbed up a table runner to match. How's that for a good mom??