Fast Year

As a child growing up, my dad used to say the older you get the faster time goes!! He certainly was right! I remember growing up and the school year seems so long. I always look forward to Christmas break felt like a long break. Usually my time was spent making snowman and going sledding with friends and playing with whatever we got for Christmas.  Now as an adult, it is spent cleaning up the aftermath of Christmas preparing for the new year and there are never enough days to get it all done.!!!

We ended up getting close to 11 inches of snow some blowing drifts so this morning as I am creating this content, my husband and I we spent a couple of hours out shoveling off the cement slab of the new home trying to prepare ahead of time for the builders and contractors we have lost close to 11 days of work due to weather ! But I know the end prize will be worth the wait!

My husband took the above photo when he was out pushing snow. That was Christmas Eve morning at 8:20 AM. You know it’s cold when you see the full circle!! But yet so beautiful to look at!

A  sample graph and design that I came up with for my kitchen in the future!

Hope everyone is staying healthy and hope that everyone is staying warm. I want to wish everyone a happy new year I do not know if I will be posting prior to the new year !

Blessed & Grateful

There are so many hidden blessings in life . Things we take for granted, daily simple things we do not even think of!  For instance, since all the storm damage and our living situation I will never take for granted indoor plumbing !  But, I am grateful for water I can carry to the stove to heat for dishes  or for humidity in the air, warm water to soak my cold hands in or warm water to wash my face … yes the little things we take for granted.   

Have you met Oreo and Beauty yet? Our inside outside babies.  They are border collie Aussie kelpie blue heeler cross and just turned two!   They both argue such good girls and yes they are sisters !  We love having them and their favorite game of course but a ball!

Now it is December and the hustle and bustle have started for so many and in a way sad to see! I love Christmas and I love to give  but I also believe in making the memories.  Take the time to sew or create an art memory with a someone.   Or perhaps a baking memory day and share a recipe!

This year for clients I am sharing a recipe that was given to me a few years ago by a dear friend ! I will share it here and hope all enjoy!!