Merry Christmas...

the toy drive is all but finished...

we will continue to keep our ears open for any last minute needs...

we have done 50 kids this year and 10 gift cards are going to high schoolers who might need gas money to get to school or work...

we had wonderful volunteers this year...

so much cooperation from the fire department and the school...

the editor of the local newspaper goes out of her way to get notices in the paper without charging us a thing...

toy item donations were way down this year...

but the monetary donations were awesome!

and the early fall 75% off shopping we did at 2 walmarts helped out so much!

the clinic here in town had the Grinch collect toys for 2 hours one night at a drive through toy drop off...

it was good weather up until the toy drive...

but we got snow the next two days and have about 5 inches on the ground and its cold out...

supposed to warm up Sat and be in the 40s for about a week, so this will all melt...

all the Christmas shopping and wrapping is done...

decor done as much as is going to happen this year...

and so it goes...

had a week long fibro flair...

and it was during distribution...

but everyone pulled together and did it while I sat most of the time and watched...

so, it all worked out and I am so thankful for each and everyone of them...

this town is so blessed with so many who care about others...

and we are so blessed to be able to work with them for one common goal...

I love that about living here...

we are blessed beyond measure...

Merry Christmas...

dinner is here Christmas eve...

:)

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you all have a wonderful day...

we are doing our dinner on Saturday...

Craig is working Wed- Sun this year...

so we let Doug and Paula pick a day good for them...

and we will be eating late...

probably about 6pm...

then on Monday...

both guys are off...

we are dragging the trees and decor out...

we'll see what we can do with it this year...

and sometime, we need to go up and work on the toy drive...

thankful for so many things...

we are so blessed...

so put your big girl pants on...

(the baggier the better)

and start stuffin'!

been elfing it...

we are set up...

but we need more...

possibility of adding another 10 families to the list...

I am tired and fighting a cold...

but we have good help this year...

donation box at the clinic...

they did a drive thru drop for toys the 21st...

Craig is on the end...

we had fun and got some donations, so not bad for the first year...

how are you?

surviving?

getting ready for Thanksgiving?

going to do ours Saturday night...

poor Craig has to work Wed- Sun...

oh well...

it is what it is...

have good days!

What have I been up to?

toy drive stuff...

made this this morning...

I send it to Walmart online photos and have them printed in 5x7s...

then we post them around town...

cheaper and better quality than using the printer...

I had to make the backgrounds...

so if you can use them in your decor somehow...

take the images...

you can use an editor and put whatever saying you want on them...

(if you need help, let me know and I can do it for you)

hope you are having a good day...

I am hurting a bit here...

sun is shining so go figure...

taking an easy day...

we set up the toy drive tomorrow!

catching up...

the beginning of the snowstorm...

which is what we should have gotten, but there ended up being a little bit more...

fall has been interrupted...

so I stay in and clean, cook and watch the birds...

its warmer today and the snow is melting...

we can see the grass in some areas, under the leaves...

which we didn't get to...

we have to shovel the yard before we can rake it...

the guys said no way...

I am not sure why...

have a good day