@X!# Kids

I have nothing left to say! Love them to death but I mean...really? Teaching life's lessons to your youngest is sure a hard and difficult thing to do. Sigh.....

Just a reminder...

Right now the snow is falling, it is freezing cold outside with the winds picking up. All extracurricular activities at schools are being cancelled. My geechee heart needs a reminder of the beach...so here it is....Enjoy!

Hearts!

Old pictures and New technology.

This is a picture that I managed to have from Christmas 1966. Everyone seems to be looking at something else but I seem to be looking right at whoever has the camera. Even back then I could never follow directions! There are only six of us there with two more sibling yet to be born. I am the one holding my little sister Elaine. I don't remember the picture, my nightgown or who even took the picture. I don't even really remember my parents having a camera but of course they must have. I look at the young girl and can not seem to get into my mind that it is me. What a wonderful old picture and thank goodness for new technology that we can save it.

Enough

Why is it that the hardest thing to do is the say "Enough!" to your child? Not even really a child but a young 23, almost 24 year old adult. The baby of the family who want to remain the baby when it is convenient but wants to make adult decisions when it suits her. Why is it painful to be the one who has to stand up and say enough, knowing that it is heart wrenching but it is for her own good. Baby girl...I love you with my whole heart...I am so proud of you and it breaks my heart to hear you say that you are a failure when you are anything but that. I love your spirit, your determination to be yourself and take on the whole world. But if you don't stop now and learn the lessons the world is trying to teach you, you can face a very uncertain future and sense of financial security. It has to stop now even if it means delaying your dreams. I am so very sorry........

Old Family Pictures

This is a family picture of my Dad's family when he was young. He is the nice looking boy at the end of the right with the time and double breasted suit. Right now, there is only one living...the youngest girl in the bonnet, my Aunt Nancy. Hard to believe that they are gone. My Aunt and Uncles were bigger than life when I was growing up. As a child, we were with them a lot, expecially my three uncles who never married. Those that did marry produced a ton of cousins for us and we were around them alot growing up. Wonderful memories!

Winter Sunrise

Caught the morning sunrise this morning. Don't get to see the sunrise much in the winter but there it was. Cold too...a mere 3 degrees with more snow in the forcast for tonight. BRRRR!! Enjoy the day and be thankful.......

Christmas

Christmas is just one week away. Here are several of my favorite Christmas things around my house.
The Santa is from the collection of my Uncle, Father Don a Catholic Priest. He kept a Christmas tree up in his apartment year round as well as his collection of Santas.
After he died, I selected this Santa from his collection.

The Nativity set is one my parents gave me back in 1976. I have not had it up for years, but decided this year to set it up instead of my large set that I usually set up.

The snowman lamp is a purchase from a craft show many years ago. It still brings a smile to my face every time I unpack it.

My Bird Girl also gets in to picture holding small Christmas trees. An of course, the Christmas tree with all of it's packages. Almost done shopping with just a few items left to wrap.

Merry Christmas!