Merry Christmas

Barb, go here for a special message just for you.

Christmas reads

I just finished reading A Cedar Cove Christmas and before that I read 1225 Christmas Tree Lane. I enjoyed both, they are lite feel good books. Plus, I like reading "seasonal" books this time of year. I have one more Debbie Macomber Christmas book  and a couple Christmas devotionals to read before the end of the year. It's a good way to relax during this very busy time of year.

A month of Thanksgiving

Psalm 107:1 "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

Thank you Lord for the beautiful weather we enjoyed today.

Vintage Friday

I found this vintage coloring book at an antique store last weekend. It  is in very good condition with only one page colored on. The cover is still very bright and while the inside has yellowed it has only one page that is colored one. It was published in Chicago in 1954. I am hoping it won't be too expensive to make copies of the inside pages. I had the cover copied and reduced  at Archivers. I hope to use the pages in a scrapbook about my school years.

Back to School

Brittany goes back to school today. Remember back to school shopping? We rarely went to the mall, instead we did most of our shopping at Turn Style or Zayre. Which fashions do you think Brittany would like?

My Three Sons

Most mornings I wake up pretty early, between 5 and 6am. I like to go in the family room and stitch for a couple hours before doing anything else. Recently I discovered My Three Sons was on at 7:30am, so now I stop stitching and go upstairs to watch T.V. This was one of my favorite shows, I never missed it. I still try to watch every morning.

Get ready for school

Ever since I can remember I have loved the first day of school. The last week in August was spent buying clothes and supplies in anticipation of the big day. Who doesn't love a new box of crayons and sharp yellow pencils. I would save the box from my new school shoes bought from Kenney's  and fill it with glue, scissors and colored erasers, Crayola 64 pack pushed against the corner to keep things neat.

 Next stop Zayre's and JCPenney's. Three new dresses, white socks and undershirts, maybe a new slip if it was on sale. I had my ears pierced in second grade so that year I got a new pair of earrings also. I was one of two girls in my class with pierced ears.

I took the bus in elementary school, same stop all five years. I walked two blocks, often meeting my friends at the first corner then we'd walk the rest of the way together. I always sat with Kari, lunch boxes resting on our laps. Always excited for the first day.