A Pleasantville Christmas

Last night was absolutely idyllic. Picture a winter scene on the front of a Christmas card in which people are riding in a wagon pulled by a dappled grey team of work horses, singing carols, snow is falling, houses draped in Christmas lights....and that was our night. It was lovely...simply lovely.

Favorite Husband, the boys and I attended our community Christmas open house. It was so fun to walk there in the falling snows with the boys traipsing through the snow drifts looking hilarious and adorable all bundled in snow pants and parkas. Bup is too cute in all his winter gear. Especially when he starts to run!

After a quick visit with Santa, at which W held my hand and took me to talk to Santa for him. He wasn't interested in sitting on his knee, talking to him, or a candy cane but he was determined that I would tell Santa what is on his Christmas list. So we knelt in front of the friendly fellow and I explained that W wants Rudolph to have a good day and a hot wheels race track! Mean while Bup is exploring the area wearing a fireman's' hat. Too cute! And then it was outside for the horse drawn wagon ride. No Christmas crafting for us!

It was a lovely evening. Family oriented. Content and happy. Cold wind. Falling snow. Wet bums. Oh! That was B & me from sitting on the straw bales. Red cheeks. Hot chocolate. Christmas lights. Kids singing Jingle Bells. Not mine though. If I tried to sing, I received a swat!

Unfortunately, I didn't have the wear-with-all to bring my camera...so no pictures to document the idyllic evening. Ah well...you'll have to take my word for it!

A Pleasantville Christmas

Last night was absolutely idyllic. Picture a winter scene on the front of a Christmas card in which people are riding in a wagon pulled by a dappled grey team of work horses, singing carols, snow is falling, houses draped in Christmas lights....and that was our night. It was lovely...simply lovely.

Favorite Husband, the boys and I attended our community Christmas open house. It was so fun to walk there in the falling snows with the boys traipsing through the snow drifts looking hilarious and adorable all bundled in snow pants and parkas. Bup is too cute in all his winter gear. Especially when he starts to run!

After a quick visit with Santa, at which W held my hand and took me to talk to Santa for him. He wasn't interested in sitting on his knee, talking to him, or a candy cane but he was determined that I would tell Santa what is on his Christmas list. So we knelt in front of the friendly fellow and I explained that W wants Rudolph to have a good day and a hot wheels race track! Mean while Bup is exploring the area wearing a fireman's' hat. Too cute! And then it was outside for the horse drawn wagon ride. No Christmas crafting for us!

It was a lovely evening. Family oriented. Content and happy. Cold wind. Falling snow. Wet bums. Oh! That was B & me from sitting on the straw bales. Red cheeks. Hot chocolate. Christmas lights. Kids singing Jingle Bells. Not mine though. If I tried to sing, I received a swat!

Unfortunately, I didn't have the wear-with-all to bring my camera...so no pictures to document the idyllic evening. Ah well...you'll have to take my word for it!

Easy Sewing

Upon searching the net for some easy sewing ideas as I have some men's shirts I would like to repurpose.
I found this. Easy and modest sewing.
I know I jested in my previous post about changing my image and such, but a snood to match my modest skirt? Do you think it's me?

Easy Sewing

Upon searching the net for some easy sewing ideas as I have some men's shirts I would like to repurpose.
I found this. Easy and modest sewing.
I know I jested in my previous post about changing my image and such, but a snood to match my modest skirt? Do you think it's me?

Don't you hate it when....

...you can finally leave the house on your own...only to find your vehicle has a flat tire.

....it's -25.

...while dropping off your 4 yr old at preschool you lock the car with the keys in it, the car is running and your 2 yr old is inside.

....it's 1 hr and 25 min before AMA will even call you back.

...you can only find your angry eyes.

....the wonderful firefighters, EMS staff and police are exceptionally kind and you can only hang your head in shame after apologizing and thanking them profusely.

....you don't have spare diapers with you.

....you get stuck in the snow beside a parked car because an oncoming car will not move over and then the van behind you just backs up, drives past and doesn't offer to help.

.....the parked car beside you is only inches away.

....you have nothing to offer other than a heartfelt "Thank you!" to the kind men who stopped to push your car out after at least three cars drove by without a second glance.

....you finally get home and the garage door is wide open and will not shut.

....you feed your kids ham & mustard sandwiches for dinner using contraband bread.

....you have to wait until the kids are in bed to open the wine.

"Just another manic monday...."This song is rolling through my head over & over again.

After all that in just one day, I've decided never to leave the house again unless I can walk to wherever I'm going and will homeschool my children and grow my hair down to my ample bottom and throw out my cosmetics and live a simple, happy, life. So there.

Now....to break it to my husband!

Don't you hate it when....

...you can finally leave the house on your own...only to find your vehicle has a flat tire.

....it's -25.

...while dropping off your 4 yr old at preschool you lock the car with the keys in it, the car is running and your 2 yr old is inside.

....it's 1 hr and 25 min before AMA will even call you back.

...you can only find your angry eyes.

....the wonderful firefighters, EMS staff and police are exceptionally kind and you can only hang your head in shame after apologizing and thanking them profusely.

....you don't have spare diapers with you.

....you get stuck in the snow beside a parked car because an oncoming car will not move over and then the van behind you just backs up, drives past and doesn't offer to help.

.....the parked car beside you is only inches away.

....you have nothing to offer other than a heartfelt "Thank you!" to the kind men who stopped to push your car out after at least three cars drove by without a second glance.

....you finally get home and the garage door is wide open and will not shut.

....you feed your kids ham & mustard sandwiches for dinner using contraband bread.

....you have to wait until the kids are in bed to open the wine.

"Just another manic monday...."This song is rolling through my head over & over again.

After all that in just one day, I've decided never to leave the house again unless I can walk to wherever I'm going and will homeschool my children and grow my hair down to my ample bottom and throw out my cosmetics and live a simple, happy, life. So there.

Now....to break it to my husband!

Lovin' This

My Mama Made It. One of my new favorite blogs. She just has a lovely gentle style. The repurposing part is a plus too! I attempted to make a floral pin...twice...and it just doesn't look nearly as grand as hers. So, there's one on the way from Lexi's Etsy shop.

In the mean time, I'll keep attempting to replicate them myself. Try & try again, right?