Yesterday, I got flowers twice.
It's a good day if you get flowers twice.
In the morning, an interior design company that Mike worked with through the year remodeling and redecorating his company building sent the most artsy bouquet to us.
How did they know I like branchy things?
(our bedroom dresser^)
I have branches all around the house, in front of mirrors.
In the bedroom, bathroom, entry...
And red branches and flowers for this house!
I'm guessing they are psychic interior designers ;)
Hydrangeas are favorites too.
And pears (?!) Cool.
In the afternoon this bouquet came from my in-laws. So pretty and kind.
We decided as a family we wanted to organize a neighboorhood food drive every so often.
We distributed flyers that Mike and the kids made.
And Saturday we picked up food from our neighbors front porches.
The kids had a ball riding in the back of Mike's truck.
Then we put the food in the back of my car, and it filled it.
This is our haul... not bad for a first time!
It felt sooo good to be able to do this.
The sign at our old church after I dropped off the food there.
Warm fuzzies all over me... :)
I went shopping after...
I bought groceries for eleven meals and this CD.
Had to have it.
And I listened to it tonight while decorating the living room tree.
Christmas music has been hard for me the last two years since my mom passed on.
Too many memories from those old songs.
But this CD is new, and Susan has the voice of an angel.
I think her voice is healing AND gorgeous.
I stopped at Just A Bed of Roses... and talked with Brenda.
Brenda is great and so is her store, if you're ever in Davis county Utah, go see her!
I bought a tinsel wreath and hung it in the dining room.
It has fallen three times.
FYI- Duct tape will not hold a tinsel wreath to glass...
I need a Plan B.
I also bought a mini tinsel tree.
And decorated it with mini pinecone ornaments... from Kmart!
And a new star topper... the tree has been topperless for three years.
Corbyn made this reindeer in 1st grade at school.
Those grade-school crafts are precious to me.
Santas have been given to me for years for my birthday.
Bought our cards online this year.
It was fun to design them and then just click and order.
TINYPRINTS is great-- I had the cards in five days without ordering a rush.
Now I can look like one of those "organized" people who order their cards in September- ha!
I also ordered recipe cards from an Etsy seller-- HIGH TEA WITH ALICE JOYCE.
I thought this was such a clever idea.
She mails you a handwritten recipe card for $1.00
I ordered cards for homemade pop tarts (above)
and RED VELVET BROWNIES for christmas baking.
YUMMY.
Right now the only holiday goodies are the fake ones on the kitchen sideboard.
Cute though, huh?
Well, that's my excitement for the last two days...
how about you?
I am almost on track for Christmas...
hope I stay that way.
XOK
