New Year New Look

I always get a little distressed when I look at the house after Christmas is put away. Having a pretty limited budget since the love shown to us last January, after 23 years of service, I needed to come up with a few new spots of fun in the house. I wish that I could get Chip and Joanna to stop by to give me some ideas, but that's not going to happen, so I tired to combine things I love to create a few new focal points.

An old pottery piece left for grabs at my Aunts house, and old but goodies gathered from other places a round the house

This arrangement reminds me of my Grandmother Sowards china with the pussy willow pattern, and my Aunt Marge's Willow tree in the spring. It make me smile!

 Trying my hand at chalkboard writing a lot harder than it looks!  I am determined to master it!

Funny, I don't like change too much. I do however, love a new look.

As We Start Anew...

Hoping this year will give us all strength to carry on in a renewed spirit of perseverance and love. This past year as reached a bottom low for our country.  Never in my sixty plus years of life have I seen our Nation in such an ugly state of being.  Pride and Selfishness had taken over the Unity and Patriotism our founders fought so bravely to preserve.  I have been embarrassed by it all. I pray that we can mend the wounds and hate in this great nation, and carry on.

Our family has been blessed with many blessings this new year. Not with riches, but with a renewed sense of gratitude for what we have. As we kneel in prayer each night, we are grateful for the blessings we have received that day. We are grateful for our children and grand children and address them by name and circumstance each and every night. How grateful  I am for the knowledge I have that we are God's children, and he loves us. How I wish that the world could see that love and peace begin in the home, not anywhere else. 

We had a fun New Years Eve. Family. Food. Fireworks. Always make a fun party.


Five hoagies made to order...

 Will get in serious trouble for posting this. Maybe not though because nobody reads my blog.

Jarod and Jamie with a little help from the rest of us put on a pretty fantastic fireworks display.  Kids love the pooping puppy. (AKA snake)

Happiness of the New Year to YOU!