New Cup, Outside the Box, Snow, Relaxing, Ornaments and Property Line with Trees

 Good morning blogging 

friends! 

I am a one cup coffee drinker, 

and I really don't have to have

it daily. If I wake with a headache,

it is my go too for sure.

But looking at my coffee cups

for Christmas time, I only 

had two (2). 

I kept telling myself that, really, 

how many Christmas cups

does one person need?

I did good putting off buying

one till I saw this one

below. 

Well, for three bucks, how 

could I go wrong?

haha

Oh my gosh, you all know 

that I don't normally think 

within a box, I try to think

out but at times I need the

help of an idea I see, and then

I put my take on it.

But, even with this out of 

the box fence, I am not sure

I could build on it.

WOW....there would be a lot of 

work in just getting this put

together. But how amazingly 

different it is.

SNOW....WOW...

those northern states have

been really hit, right Ann?

Bless your heart, I would hate

to think that I had to get out 

in that, unless I wanted

to play!

On that note, we got snow 

last night. 

Can you see it?

HAHA...I did watch it coming

down some last night and at times

it was more than flurries, but

we got nothing from it, 

except on my leaves!

Watching it fall is the best 

part of snow anyway, 

it is like watching all my 

flaky friends coming in for a visit!

We had a cold day yesterday but

we will barely make it to 

35 today. If I did not have a meeting

coming to the house, I would stay in 

my pjs. 

Kicked back like this, watching tv,

looking at the lights and snuggling 

with my girls. 

I look at the tree, study my 

ornaments and think back on 

where they came from.

These below, I can't remember.

I think my daughter came home in 

elementary school with it. I want

to say a parent made each child one.

There are actually two skates,

and they are attached to a white

piece of yarn, at the top of 

the yarn is a pompom with a 

safety pin attached to the pompom.

I think Amber wore it home.

All the ones I made for Amber, Caleb,

DJ and Braden that I cross stitched 

over the years in their younger life, 

I gave to Amber years ago.

However, in a move once, 

they all got lost. 

All that time and memories that

were to go to the kids as 

they started their own families

were gone. 

I no longer cross stitch ornaments,

but I do make the kids one 

every years. This year was simple,

I purchased wooden pieces, already

painted at Hobby Lobby and 

added 2024 to them, along 

with their names and put a hanger

on it for them.

This below is the type I 

did this yr.

Both Misty and Lily have one.

Each child got one relating to 

things they like.

Yep, Ms. Photographer did not

take pics.

One year I painted ones for 

the girls.

This one I got at the 

TN School for the Blind.

Joy on one side.

This is one the other side.

I remember where I got this one

below. In Sevierville TN.

I picked it up at a cute shop

there when I was there one year

for the TBI Admin. Conference. 

I probably have not done

color lights on my tree since my

kids were little bitty.

My new tree however, has

a remote control where I 

can change to color, back 

to white, blinkers or not or

the colors to fade in and out.

Thought I would try colors

today.

Enough Christmas for now...

two days ago I walked to the back

of my property.

Standing on my property line

I took this shot. Through the 

trees you can see the back of the 

house. I will not walk it in the

summer, I don't like snake, ticks 

or chiggers and I had my share of

chiggers this past summer.

But I will walk it in the fall and 

winter. 

I was back checking out trees.

There are a few Cedar trees but I 

saw no Maple (course leaves off I 

would prob not know a Maple from 

a Dogwood. lol.

The better part of the trees are Oaks.

I like that, it's a strong tree and they

don't come down easy in storms.

With that said, I was looking for babies

to dig up (later) and plant in the 

front. I have NO trees in the 

front. My grandson lives on some

good size land and I am going 

over there this spring to locate some

Maples, Redbud, and whatever else.

Okay....enough. 

Do you have a favorite tree?

What about Christmas lights, 

white or color?

Pam