Happy New Year!!!

We received a foot and a half of snow here!!!  

It is so pretty.  

Especially with blue skies and sunshine :)

Today I will be snowshoeing.
Tonight I will be drinking hot cocoa beside my toasty wood stove and ringing in the New Year.

I hope your evening is wonderful and the New Year is all you hope it to be.
Enjoy :)

Christmas Bites

It's not really about the baking...

It's about being together...

and making memories...

that they will carry with them...

for the rest of their lives...

and hopefully share with their own children someday...

Create some memories of your own.
I hope your night is magical :)

Throughout The House

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
My Christmas cactus is blooming...

A jingle bell wreath adorns my entertainment center...

Sugar cookies have been made (and eaten :)...

Santa's elf is visiting.
He's a happy elf...
He really is :)

DJ put my handmade aluminum foil star on the tree this year :)

and my Christmas tree is ready for presents to be placed under her.

It's just about time!!! 
My daughter will be home tonight.
Tomorrow there will be shopping, baking and most importantly visiting :)
It is snowing here on this first day of winter 2012.
All is good.
Enjoy your night.