Blizzard Bust! (and Christmas Day photos too!)

Greetings! I thought I'd post those pictures of the snow we had in my 'neck of the woods' earlier in the week... It started out as a BLIZZARD and fizzled out. What a bust! But I am not complaining!

So you will see below photos of what it looked like when it stared to snow on the 26th, then I only took a couple the next day after it was all over because, as you will see, we only had a couple of inches.

I also included the picture above - I had that "heart" ornament on the cabinet shown in an earlier post, but I added the ribbon. Doesn't it look nice now? I love ribbons and bows!

OK, here's the photos... OH! And a couple of pictures from Christmas Day at my cousin's...

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I took this picture through the door because I thought the snow on the wreath looked pretty.


Here's looking outside, from my side door, photos taken as it was snowing...

And here's what it looked like the day after!

And here's just a couple of photos from Christmas Day at my cousin Judy's house. This is her son's girlfriend and their little son. Isn't he the cutest thing?!

This is us trying to fool my son into looking and ACKNOWLEDGING that the baby is behind him!

As you can see, he is trying to humor us with that look... (and Chris' girlfriend is trying to hide herself to not be shown! LOL!)

Guess my son isn't ready to have kids yet -- that looks like an "I'm just tolerating this" smile...

Hope you enjoyed the photos!

Best,

Gloria

Free Printable 2011 Calendar!

Greetings, all! I know I still owe some photos from our 'blizzard' from the other day but, in my part of New England, it wasn't much of a snow accumulation! Pretty boring. But I will get my photos together, the few I took, and will do a post tomorrow.

In the meantime, if you'd like a free printable calendar for the new year, a new blogger friend, Elle, from Switcheroom, has offered for you to visit her blog and feel free to print out a calendar! Click here to take advantage. It's a great calendar with great colors for each month.

Hope everyone is having a nice, relaxing after-Christmas week! Anyone get any good after-Christmas sale items? Let me know!

Best,
Gloria

It's Snowing!

Yes, the snow started earlier today in Connecticut! The day after Christmas! It's actually not "too" bad out there, but I am very glad I don't have to drive anywhere. I trust all of the travellers got home safely after visiting relatives and friends for Christmas.

I hope to get outside tomorrow and take some photos. The photo above is one I found today from the Internet. Isn't it pretty? It's actually from Germany: snowflakes/snow crystals on a car. This was part of the photo's caption: "Snow crystals appear on the window of a car in Bayreuth, southern Germany..."

I hope everyone is staying warm and dry and recovering from their Christmas festivities!

Best,

Gloria

Photo credit: David Ebener/AFP, Getty Images.

UPDATE: 6:00 pm -- I am watching the news and they are saying that in the NY and New England area, we will be getting 12-18 inches of snow, going on now through tomorrow until 6:00 PM -- 24 hours more! It will be "blizzard" conditions... Let's see how much we actually get!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!

Today is Christmas Day and I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday and I hope that everyone's Christmas wishes come true! I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Just a few photos below of the wreath that my dear neighbor and friend, Angie, made for me. She is the best!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas Decorations!

Happy Holidays! I thought I would take some photos of my kitchen Christmas decorations. I have to admit that these are the only decorations I have up in the house. I still have to put up my tree... I still have to get my son to go get it from the basement! :)

We do have our porch lights up (see photo at left), and my neighbor just made a beautiful wreath for me for my door (I will take a picture of it and post it this week) but, other than that, this is it! Hope you like the photos -- they came out in different "hues" so I figured I'd include them as they came out. Some of them look prettier than others!

Oh, and the little red house was made for me as a gift from Caroline. She also made the clothespins that you will see in the photos below. (Visit her shop on Etsy - "Cinderella Moments." She has beautiful things, especially her doll houses.)

Here's the beautiful clothespins made by Caroline @ Etsy/Cinderella Moments -- and adorable little mini mittens, which I purchased from another Etsy shop (Etsy/ArtbyAna). Aren't they the cutest things??

I hope you enjoyed my little kitchen decorations!

Happy Holidays!

Gloria

P.S. I am happily linking to:

"Bargain Hunting with Laurie" - Click HERE.

"The House in the Roses" with Cielo - Click HERE.

"Between Naps on the Porch" with Susan - Click HERE.

A little girl and 'The Story of Jonah'

My cousin, Sue, also forwarded the link below to me and, trust me, you will be weeping with emotion after you finish listening to this little girl's rendition of The Story of Jonah...

Here's what Sue said: "I'll betcha this will be your sweetest bible lesson in memory..." The story is told by the most precious little girl. Just listening to her say how the Lord wants us to be kinder, having less vanity, be more giving to others, sharing with others, etc., will make your heart sing and your mind think... Click HERE to listen to this little angel.

Enjoy,

Silent Night...

Another cousin of mine, Sue, sent me a link to a different interactive Christmas card... I love the singing at the end, so please stay to hear it. Note: When you click on something, and you get a message at the BOTTOM and you 'click' on what to see, then look at the TOP to see the next message (and vice versa). Hope you like it -- and the kids will enjoy 'clicking' on it, I'm sure!

To view, click HERE.

Best,

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Another adorable 'virtual' Christmas Card for you to view.

Click HERE to see -- it is inter-active also.

Anyone with children or grandchildren will enjoy sharing it with the kids! Actually, you will enjoy it yourself! :)

Best,

Christmas Blessings

Away in a manger, no crib for His bed...

My cousin, Veronica, sent me a virtual
"Christmas Card" and it was so pretty that I thought I should share it. Please click on the link below to go to the site to view this pretty card. Little kids will like it as well!

Merry Christmas and I hope everyone is having fun getting ready for the holidays.

Please click here.

Best,