The Story of My Life

Here are some reasons why..... . Cooler temperatures begin to relax us as Beautiful sunsets explode the glories of God with brilliant hues Crisp Air revitalizes our spirit as Pumpkins appear and Playing pretend is the thing to do Team spirit abounds and yet The holiday spirit manages to peek its excitement through the days October, my favorite month Bring us your pleasures and bring on the chill So our Souls and Soulmates can warm us As we prepare for the winter -CJK "October's poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter."- Nova Bair   "There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October." - Nathaniel Hawthorne I have been younger  in October than in all the months of spring. And this year. I celebrate my 1st wedding anniversary. (10.10.10) (my soulmate who warms me) ...

(((First of all-----Hello Blogging World. My mind his not been here- I have had a writer's block of sorts- my life has been a whirlwind and my blog, well, has had to be on hold for a bit. I am trying to get my head on straight- and my words back to flowing.))) T- Shirt Confessions: I have had some recent surgery with a long recovery period- so I have been sitting- reading.....listening to music. I do not watch TV - so I have been trying to stay busy. Up until today- I have been content to rest and do nothing much but keep facebook and twitter busy. Today, I felt good enough to do something.... I have not been in charge of laundry for several weeks. I know, tragedy!!!! But I CAN'T seem to find anything. I decided that my dresser drawers needed reorganizing. I say reorganizing because I have a hard time throwing shirts away. So I had dumped all the drawers on the bed- which seemed like a good idea at the time. And I SORTED. Pile 1- Tank tops Pile 2- Hooters Shirts Pile 3- Ha...

I know, Christmas is not about stuff. There is a reason for the season and we tend to forget and leave the CHRIST out too often. But we all remember our favorite Christmas gifts from growing up... the excitement of that cherished treasure under the tree on Christmas morning. My mother always set out our gifts in a neat arrangements by child so we could behold them in all their wonder all at once!! She gave us so many wonderful Christmas memories and I need to call her up and thank her now that I know what effort it took. My children already love to look at old Christmas morning pictures and say, "AWWW MOM, I remember that. I loved it!!! Do we still have it???" HERE ARE a few of mine favorite gifts from Santa through the years. The Magic Hat Magic Kit- A real hat with lots of tricks, a wand, a secret compartment....My sis and I both got one and we did shows and had a blast with it. Barbie Townhouse with pull string elevator- I LOVED this thing. I had a huge Barbie suitcase...

Family, good times and memories. Sunrise and Sunset..... Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Welcome. Our Story Begins here- at Home. As the holiday season creeps in upon us, I want to share our holiday spirit. When I had no children in my home, my holiday spirit was formal, full of crystal and breakables obsessively in perfect order. Now that the joy of my children is breathing in and out of every corner of my home, their presence has made my holiday home much merrier. Every year my holiday treasures grow with memories of good times and love shared. Home is, truly where your story begins! Each year we add a new ornament for each of them to the tree, most of the time a photo is included- you know me! My step mom made each child a tiny crochet bear with their initials and correct eye color when they were born. They hang perfectly beside the 2005 PJ pic.- Included now are years of pictures, cutout red power rangers and Christmas lists made on a spool. Things I would have hung on back of the tree in a previous life. Now I display the hand print snowman ornament, Veggie Tales on a...