When the Clock Strikes Midnight. . .

Hello my friends,

Do you mind me asking, "what were you doing when the clock struck midnight and 2017 came to an end?

Were you nestled all snug in your bed fast asleep, or were you up celebrating?

Our table was set and we were ready to party with family and friends.

If we had been having a formal dinner we would have dined upstairs, but since we were having finger foods and playing games I decided to host it downstairs.

That way we didn't have to lift that heavy typewriter off

 of the table.  :)

Looking Back at '2017'. . .

Hello my friends,

soon we will be bidding farewell to another year.

I'm sure that most of you know that '2017' has been filled with many ups and downs for my family!

Still, looking back I feel very blessed and am ever so thankful!

Each year at this time I like to glance back through my posts and see which ones got the most views.  I am sharing the most popular post for each month.  It's interesting that the ones that get the most views do not always get the most comments.  :)

In January we warmed up with

A Winters Tea

Ringing in the New Year!

Hello my friends,

do you have plans to help 'RING' in the New Year?

We will be having dinner and playing games at our home with some of our friends.

I have been putting my Christmas décor away and I wanted to decorate my mantle for the new year.

I was tidying my craft room the other day when I came across this 'Jack and Jill' kids magazine.

It's one that I saved from the estate sale I helped host,

 to give to my sister, Jeanne.

"1952" is the year she was born.  It became the inspiration for my mantle theme.  :)

Oh yes, I will gift it to her. . .but I'm sure she won't mind if I borrow it for a while.

In a Nutshell

‘2010’ in a nutshell

Like I said, in a nutshell! Hope I made you laugh, or at least smile a little. What better way to start the New Year off than laughing!

Resolution or Repetition?

Well, the new year is approaching rapidly and as usual I have been comtemplating my resolutions. You've heard that old saying, "You're not getting older, you're just getting better"! Well, when it comes to me that is not the case. There are 4 resolutions that I have made for the last three years that I will be repeating this year. I just can't seem to get them right. I'm trying hard to make this part of my daily rituals, but for some reason always come up short.
Here goes: #1. Lose weight. #2. Eat more healthy. #3. Exercise daily. and #4. Read my scriptures regularly. Yes, I realize that #'s 2 and 3 would help me accomplish #1. It seems that I start out pretty gung-ho, but then before I know it I become just slow. Slow that is at keeping tabs on my resolutions. Well, as you know, they say the third time is the charm. Too bad this makes four. Ha-Ha! Oh well, all is good and at least I'm trying to resolve something. And when I do go to meet my maker, I may not be thin but I'll definately be happy.