LAST Catch up and moving on..........

Hello to All you Lovely Ladies!

So I am still getting my blog up to date with the end of December festivities and New Year's. I hope to get all caught up after this post. How did this happen....I don't know.....maybe the wedding...... maybe just me!


So OUR Christmas was on the 27th of December with all the kids we could gather. It was also my birthday amd my last one in my 50's. How can that be, well I tell myself, "it is what it is"! Happy to be able to be here, to talk about.........
Then after the lovely Christmas weekend, we had our two granddaughters, Abby and Lizzie for a few more days. It was so much fun and we even had New Year's Eve together, which you will see in photos. The littles wanted to eat in the dining room and stay up late. SO they stayed up till 9:30, and we made it till 10:00. Real night owls this group. I've never been a New Year's Eve fan, I like to be home, have fun food, make a toast whenever and be with the one you love or in this case "granddaughters" too!  I'm not much for New Year resolutions either because I think each day is a new day and we can all try to do our best each day, anyway. Well, enough of all this, how 'bout some photos!

                                         Lovely homemade Birthday cake by Amy and Andy

                                                      Beautiful flowers for A + A

                                                                       "My Angels"  
                                       As you can see Lizzie is a character on the left, 5 years
                                                                      and Abby 7 years

                                 One Christmas craft made by Lizzie and Nannie's help

                                             My son Ted and his dog Zoey  (and of course jealous Jack)

                                           Jack takes a lot........during the little girls visits

                              Getting ready for New Year's, girls had fun making table settings

                                                             Ready with chop sticks

                                                                   Popper time

                                                                   Banner strung

                                                  Cosy time on Nannie and Poppy's bed

 Another Christmas craft made by Abby, she did a great job with only a tiny bit of help

                                                    Gifts to myself from Cath Kidston

                              My new tea mug and dish towels, if I can dare to dirty them

 My newest find, design your our journal, date book etc by May Designs. Check this out, it is so fun. The books are hand sewn and you pick your design, font, label etc.

                                                  Handsome Jack not to be forgotten

                       Look what Mother Nature did on my walkway, an icy smiley face : )




Hurray, that's all my pictures in December. Thank you for back tracking with me and now my blog is mostly up to date. Finally next time projects, knitting, crocheting, and what I'm reading. Oh, I almost forgot a home demo happening in one bathroom. Never fun, but hopefully the results with be exciting.


Thank you for visiting, following me and being wonderful friends. Your comments are so appreciated and I thank each and everyone of you!

See you soon, xoRobin

Abby + Lizzie = Fun

Yes indeed, nothing in life is as great as a week with your grandchildren. We had such fun! Got into all kinds of mischief, made lots of messes, watched lots of movies, make cookies, went swimming, played at the children's museum, played in the snow, had tea parties, stayed up late, got Nannie to read lots of books, got new toys, and laughed until our belly's ached.

The pictures can tell the story..............

                                          Tea Party

                                         Museum play with giant bubbles

                                          Cookie making and decorating

                                          Fun lunch out

                                                 
                                                   Breakfast time

                                          All smiles

                                         More play

                                         Dressing up Jack

More Museum activity

This is a snippet of our wonderful week. I really thought I took more pictures but these are the best. 

Seen then I have been sick and this is what I have been doing

Lots of tea and Kleenex

I think I am better but my cough is just terrible and I can't sleep at night due to the coughing. Nothing seems to help once the tickle starts. 

But I am walking better and not in pain, so I think I  will make it! 

Well, I promised a picture of my new bangs. Thanks for visiting and thank you to all my friends and all my new followers. I NOW HAVE 100 FOLLOWERS!!!!!

IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE!

NEXT POST I WILL BE DOING A GIVE AWAY

SO POP BACK!

xoRobin❤

Christmas and Family Times

I sure hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and holiday! I could see some wonderful times on blogs and it DID, in fact, look so happy, peaceful and FULL!

We all had a lovely Christmas, holiday, birthday, family time, game playing, eating and being merry! It just went on and on.......we saw all 5 adult children with spouses, grandchildren, boyfriends and dogs. We actually had "4" Christmases because everyone could not come at once. BUT each one was so very special and we feel so blessed to have our wonderful family.


Photo Moments

                                                 Abby and Lizzie in Christmas Jammies

                                                               One doggie present

         Christmas Brunch, delicious cinnamon pull apart bread, fresh from the oven

                                                              Savory rolls for Brunch

                                                               Little girl snow Angels

                                                            Festive Nails for the holidays

                                                          Group Walk with three dogs

         
                                                                  Ornaments galore

                                                         Blazing fire to set the Spirit

                                                             

                                                            Christmas Dinner table

 
                                          Fabulous Brussel Sprout salad.......who knew!

             
                                                             Parsnips and Carrots

                                                       Fingerling rosemary potatoes

Standing Rib Roast

                                             
                                                            Nannie and her "Little Girls"
                                                                         Note my jewels

                 
                                                                    Christmas crafts

                                                                          So Proud!

                                                                 
                                                                      Christmas craft #2

                                                    Snow, Doggies and Little Lizzie

                                Did I mention we have LOTS and LOTS of ❄❄❄SnOw❄❄❄

                                                                      My Snow Angels

                                                                Clever Girls



So that's a very quick summary of our Wonderful last 2 weeks.  I am wishing for all of you a Very Happy New year. May it be Happy, Healthy, Creative and surrounded with family, friends and lots of Love. Thank you for a year of your visits, comments and friendship. It has been a wonderful year for my family, certainty ups and downs but such is life.


See you all next year and many thanks again for your visits and friendship❤



xoRobin❤