So these are a few pictures around my yard from a few days ago. The chairs in my back yard are now literally covered, you can't see them anymore. Does that tell you how much we have had here. The official count of inches so far for December is............drum roll please 53 inches.

The sparkle you see like glitter is the sun on the snow. I love it when it is like that, it is so very beautiful. Have to remind myself of that after all the shoveling we have done and continue to do because yes, there is another snow storm early in the morning.

So far all this snow has brought with it plenty of challenges for our household, before the snow we were in the minus for temps and we got a leak in our pipes. So when we went to fix the leak because it was so crazy cold it wiped out our whole system. We finally got it all thawed so we can fix it as of 2 days ago. So we are almost done with it and then .....yes, then the roof sprung a leak. So my dd and I were up on the roof last night shoveling for all we were worth in thigh high snow. So roof leak fixed today, back to water tomorrow. Thankfully we were between storms, oh thank you Lord!!!!!! So needless to say, all I want is for the last of the pipe repairs to be done, which included taking out our tub!!!!! So I can clean like crazy and find my house again.

A girl needs to be able to sew and this has put a real kink in it!!!!!!

You know the saying, all good things must come to an end, well this water adventure needs to come to an end....grin. It will and then life will be more normal. I am not sure there really is a normal. Every family and their dynamics are different and they work for each one. If we were all the same how boring life truly would be.

We had a nice quiet Christmas, played with the grand kids, had dinner and then napped. Life couldn't be any simpler and it truly does bring joy when I allow it. And yes, I need to remember in the midst of all the crazy water escapades that there is joy. Yes, there is joy!!!!!!

So hoping your Christmases were enjoyable as well.

Merry Christmas and may you have an amazing New Year filled with joy and wonder.

cs

Yes, that is my little Geo metro buried under that pile of snow. At our place, we measured 26 inches of snow from yesterday to today. We had an inch an hour going, and wow are we buried.
We have shoveled and shoveled and shoveled. We get a break for two days and another storm headed our way. We made records for the snowfall here for the last 2 days. Pretty crazy if you ask me!!!!!! Sledding shall be had by all tomorrow.....lol.
I will try taking more pictures tomorrow, just stayed indoors today. Cozy and warm.
later,
cs

So Steph girl
I didn't make those curtain panels into an apron, I put them up in my sewing room and on my front door and I adore them.

And girls this is my insulator tree, it is old insulators that I put lights into on my last years Christmas trees. I cut the branches down off of it last Christmas, then I stored it till this Christmas. We call them bah humbug trees because they are bare and then I decorate them. I have another bah humbug tree that I have lights, trim, bulbs on. I like both of them. I have a couple more trees waiting for some inspiration. Hey if you can't afford a tree you use the one you have.....grin!!!!!
That is only part of the insulator tree showing, it is about 6 and It to1/2 feet. It took me quite a while to do it, hubby helped and I wired it on there. Will need to do a better job of it later, just wanted to see how it would look. I have to say,
I like how it turned out. So those have been my adventures, along with shoveling snow and hauling water as we fix another pipe that froze. Are we having fun yet? LOL
Y'all stay warm and dry.

Yes, this is my recycled

Christmas tree. It was in the garbage and the bottom part of it was pretty bad, so Teresa helped me undo the bottom half and only used the top of it. Used a couple of cans of snow, old bulbs that were thrown out, an inexpensive teal beads, silver tinsel and there she is. All prim and proper. Then I did the garland with blues and teas, have my Santa's from Miss Wilma's on the fireplace and other junk as you can see sitting around. And yes, that is a real fire in my real fireplace.

I finished decorating today. It took me a long time this year to get a little bit done each day, but I finally have it up and it feels festive here. The snow outside helped too.....grin.

Hope each of you are enjoying your family and friends, relationships after all are the most important gifts we can give each other.........

cs

That is a picture from my folks front window. They can see Mt Rainer every morning when it is clear out. It sure is a pretty view is all I can say.

Makes me think about my views, what are my views during a day. I look out my sewing room window onto the road with the tall cedar tree across the street that looks really cool when it snows. I sit on my couch and have a great view of the maple tree out front in all its seasons. But their are other views with have every day. How we view ourselves, how we view those around us....I tend to view those around me with much more grace than I tend to give myself. So thinking more about the view of myself. Not physical but emotionally, mentally, spiritually..... how does pain effect all of these.

Last night was a very long night with pain and grief. Having to go another round of dealing with the fact that I have Fibro and that it does have limitations. That sometimes the pain just plain gets overwhelming and I can't take one more minute of it. Not pretending every thing is okay and fine. Having the cry that is needed. Telling a couple of close friends where I am really at, not hiding and pretending that life is just fine. Being real in life makes me vulnerable, but it is necessary for living a genuine life and for my mental health as well.

So let your life be genuine and real, no matter where you are at. Find those who you trust and let it all hang out. We need those friends in our life, whether they are family, adopted family, or friends that have become family to us. For in sharing we allow them to be who they are as well.

cs