a bit late, but here's some pix of my village~ after not having any of it out since 2006, it was nice to have even just a few houses and accessories to enjoy... Hopefully by next Christmas, I'll have a shelf ready! ---Since I did buy a 10 foot long pine board already for it!

And, here's my Mister~he takes such lovely Christmas photos!

 

 

a visit with Santa~

what's on your nightstand?

Here's mine!

Kind of a mess, right now... but that's because I just got out some of my Christmas books!... Been reading a Belva Plain novel {Harvest}, just finishing that...And I'm looking forward to starting that Susan Wiggs novel next.

Also on my nightstand... 2 remotes for our sleep number bed, a box of tissues, a photo of me and my first 2 grandbabies, a mini flashlight, and a container of emu oil "Purple Rub". {Ever heard of that? check them out... http://www.vtemu.com/}

what i accomplished this week!

Well, after taking a leg-cramp pill that my father had left here, I slept for 11 hrs!!! {midnite til 11am}.... As soon as I got up, I started on this..... Sliced up a bunch of gala apples and threw some flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg on 'em... and tossed them into a 'cheater's pie crust'.... in no time I had the kitchen smelling good! Next, I worked on a big ol' pan of stuffing! {I made another turkey the other day, and we ate all the stuffing already!}.... Oh, and I had 2 huge butternut squash-es to use up or throw out! Half of that went right in the freezer, ready for soup!

Yum! This pie looked so good with the sugar on top... Can't believe I didn't have a piece until after dinner! {...like 6pm!}
{I love Gooseberry Patch! And Ribbon Candy!}
And today, just now, I finally got my tree up, and lit! Now to get all the decor. out of the shed!

Maybe by the end of this day, that'll be done! ........ I so want to get out all my houses!!!!!! Gotta get a shelf put up for them first....

Meanwhile, it's time to go pick up 'the little girl' from school.... And take her home to her momma and new baby brother.... Can't wait to see him! ....Gotta run!