A Sunny Day-After-Christmas

 With our family Christmas dinner celebration on Sunday, our Christmas day was a relaxed one with delightful "left-overs", family, Facetime and munchies.  Cloudy for Phoenix but not a bother to us.  We'll delight in a cool day watching Jake fetching arrows off our roof for Tessa-the-archer.

The sunshine is back today and I'm sharing the lavender and  lemons in the backyard with you.  What a joy. I would never have imagined how well, aromatic, French lavender would grow in Arizona.  I've been watering some herbs this morning and snipped a bit of basil to bring in and dry.  I'll be harvesting some of the Meyer and Lisbon lemons to take up to Utah soon.



The pool overhaul was completed in a timely manner and is now a blue jewel in the backyard.  I'm feeling grateful for much and hoping that gratitude is reflected in my life. (still having struggles with putting a post together in this new system-can you help me Mary T?)

Merry Christmas

Wishing you a joyous Christmas and 2013  New Year filled with happiness and accomplishments.

Christmas 2012

Here are a few peeks at the 2012 Christmas decor.  Kitchen table.

 Reindeer salt and peppers.  I tell the "grands" that the reindeer with its nose up is the pepper as it got pepper in its nose and is sneezing.

 9 feet of memory ornaments.  Oh the stories I could tell.

 If you look closely dear-ones you'll see some you've gifted me with, thank you.

 Good thing we had a little dinner party last night so the dining room table got cleared of all the wrapping supplies and card addressing central.

 

 A look into the family room down a few steps.

  "Wise men still seek HIM" 

 is left up year-round since I love the inspiration it provides.

A corner of the kitchen bay window.

In the family room. You may be able to notice my "grands" tree with all 12 names on stars..

Family room fireplace, mantle.

In front of the fireplace.  The cats are more than fascinated with this and I cannot leave it unattended.

This was one of several Pinterest inspirations.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus painted by my grandmother Martha Floss R. G.   What a treasure to have something she painted.

This is the BEFORE picture of the dining room table.

 I will try to get some pictures of the living room where I have several nativities.

Sending love and wishes that your Christmas is not running you ragged 

and that you find time to ponder and delight in 

the miracle that is

C H R I T M A S.