Monday, December 31, 2012

All Her Wreathly Goods...and Treasures!

Kae does enjoy a Christmas wreath...or two...or three!!!Can you tell we were a little in LOVE with thevintage-y glittery words that everyone was sellingthis years!!!And this is a glimpse of Kae's Christmas jewelrybox...magical! (when we were little, we would haveto sneak to look at her jewelry box...make sure thatit was in the exact right...

I Wish You a Happy New Year

2011!!I can scarcely believe it is upon us. I say goodbye to 2010 with a mixture of relief, gratitude and sadness. 2010, you took a lot from me. You also gave me more than I ever imagined. All I know for sure is that when I fall asleep at night counting my blessings, I fall asleep before I get to the end.The best things to have come out of...

*Collecting Thoughts*

Well it is the end of the year, and I'm sure you are all collecting thoughts about the old year and looking forward to a new one.I hope that this year has been good to you and your loved ones, but I hope that next year is even better!I would like to thank you all for a wonderful blogging year, I have had *soooo* much fun and I've met some...

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Christmas With Kae

I gave Kae an assignment, to take TONS ofpictures of her Christmasy home...and did sheever!!!So, now we can all take a Christmas tour ofKae's home!!! (Not all at once tho...we'll haveto go room by room! :)So WELCOME TO KAE'S HOME!!!!!!(Yes, that is a pink Adirondack...it's a geneticsickness!! :)Step right in to the parlor...(AKA The White...

We Interrupt This Unscheduled Blog Break

Miss me? Miss you. I didn't know I was taking a blog break but here we are. My break will probably continue until my house empties out completely on January 5th. That is 7 days from today. I'm not counting down or anything. I just thought you might want to know.  We've been busy doing lots of things and also doing nothing at all. We've...

Saturday, December 29, 2012

What A Swap!

The charming Andrea fromVINTAGE BELLA was our hostess forthe Vintage Noel Christmas Swap and Iwas lucky enough to be paired with Sarah fromMY SO CALLED JUNKY LIFEand WOW! did I get spoiled!Is this a feast for the eyes, or what????She thought of everything!Vintage flowers....Adorable tags!Every little detail was perfect!And soooooooooooo pretty!Look...

Getting a Head Start

This past couple of weeks, I've spent too much time in the above position. That combined with all of the peppermint bark and fudge I consumed and whatdayaknow, I'm wearing 3 extra pounds across my backside and thighs. I love to bake, especially at Christmas. I even tried freezing the goodies to keep myself out of them. Turns out, the only...

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