A new friend and her lemons!

I recieved a wonderful gift in my email yesturday from Jenny at http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/!  She sent me detailed directions and pictures of an Airstream ornament her family made one year!  I will be attempting to get my dh to give a try at this sometime, so hopefully I can share.

In the meantime, as a special thank-you - I'd like to ask you all to check out her lemon giveaway here.  Yes she is giving away a box of lemons fresh off her tree to you and someone you know today!  If you are like me and stuck in the Midwest or love fresh lemons  through the upcoming snowstorm - you have got to sign up for this piece of Sunshine in a box!!  She even has wonderful Christmas music too!

Even Christmas is about Airstreams

We are not blessed to be in an area where we can continue to Airstream all winter, but do still make the most out of the frigid temperatures by bring some in.  I thought I would share my Christmas tree, and of course...an Airstream!Sorry for the blurriness - I guess I could claim to do that purpose, but really, it's just out of my reach, so I had to use my longer lense, which doesn't like to do close-ups. Hope you enjoy anyway!  A friend gave us this last year!  I've never seen them in the stores, but I think she found it at Menards.  I'm always on the look out, but never have found it!Of course, the one thing we seem to do in extreme, much like our Airstream is our house decorations.  This has been a wonderful year for getting them up, because it's been in the 40's & 50's so much.  I'm not complaining, just saying.  If you click on the picture, you can see it better - I promise!

I am linking up to: 12 Weeks of Christmas - Red Writing

Holiday Lighting

This is why I haven't been doing as much for the blog this week! We usually try to get a ton of lights up in the front yard each year, starting Thanksgiving Weekend. My husband had surgery, so he is unable to do the lights on the roof. I was afraid he would insist, so while he and my son were out hunting this year, my daughter & I decided to do it ourselves! I don't think we did too bad. We did save the ground lights and balloons for my husband, but all the lights from the roof of the garage & house, I am pleased to say, I did!! Sorry for the blurry picture, the night feature makes an extra flash, so it's difficult to get it nice. Hope you enjoy!

Christmas Countdown Board

I was inspired to start to get things done for Christmas, so I decided to turn my Magnetic Display board into a Christmas Countdown or Advent board. I just took a Christmas scrapbook page & put it on there. Cut out 3/4 inch circles with matching paper & adhered it to 3/4 inch circle magnets from the craft section at the store. Added numbers on each and put a couple of vellums up on the clothespins to add to it. I then hung kisses from the magnets for each day. Tell me what you think?