Happy December!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Our's was small, but very nice ... and the Seahawks won which made the day even better!  Here's a picture of our holiday table ... Dad does a great job of setting a Thanksgiving table *smile*

 Yep, that's Terry and I ...

 and the rest of the family .. My dad, Chris, Monica, Terry and Robert ...

 Brrrr it's cold here ... but sunny!  I love days like this!  We had a bit of snow on Saturday ... just a dusting actually, but it's been so cold the dust is still on the ground.  I started my decorating over the weekend.  Terry decorates outside while I decorate inside ... well he really does a lot more, like bring all the boxes down from the attic and then down to the living area of the house ... and he hardly complains *smile*

I'm pretty close to being done ... still have the reindeer to put out, but they should be done by tomorrow.  We will be going to get the tree on Saturday ... so I am almost done and an enjoy the decorations ... I do love this time of year.  Thought I'd show some of the decorations ...

This red dresser sits in my kitchen ... the salt and pepper shakers are from Pottery Barn ... collected them over the last few years ...

 This is my Christmas salt and pepper shaker collection ... I hang a lot of my stitching on the wall too ...

 This area is in the kitchen eating area ... we have two metal bookcases in that fit in under the garden window ...

 and this is my kitchen window ...

 Here's my mantel ... I love changing it up every year ...

 A close up from the mantel ... love this little vignette (is that the right word?) ...

 The deer vase belonged to my mother-in-law, Gin ... she gave it to me years ago ... I treasure it even more now that she's gone from us ...

Thanks for stopping by and I love reading your comments ... so keep them coming *smile*  I hope you find your Joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for family heirlooms...