little white tree

yesterday Tatum and I put up a little white Christmas tree in our bay window.

we haven't put up our tree or decorated yet, but there are pictures to come when we do.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving and get to eat one of these!

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bloggie bash

Laura Winslow photography is hosting a 10,000 Holiday bloggie bash.

stop by and check it out.

Angela's new do'

Any of you watch Boardwalk Empire on HBO?

I love Angela's new haircut.

I love the cute little bob.

I think it is inspiring me to cut my hair off too.

here is her hair before the new do'

A little sad

I have been a little sad this week. It started last weekend when a high school classmate of mine passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. She was only thirty seven years old.

Even my television shows this week have made me melancholy. ( you are sad when Sons of Anarchy and American Horror Story make you feel sad, haha)

So, I decided to share something that makes me happy.

My family always makes me happy but I wanted to tell you about the squirrel that lives in the tree in our front yard.

He had two nests in our tree, but a storm earlier this summer blew one away.

We have two dogs and an indoor/outdoor cat and our squirrel is not afraid of any of them. In fact, he teases them all. I guess he knows that he is faster and they are never going to catch him.

The other night I was raking up the leaves in our front yard and he started barking at me. He even climbed down the tree just out of reach from me and barked. I do not know what he was trying to tell me, but he was clearly trying to tell me something.

It feels like he is apart of this crazy zoo of ours and just watching him scurry around the yard brings a smile to my face. All of this is just a really long way of saying that sometimes its the small things that matter the most and that is what gets us through our day.

Gussy Sews Inspiration

today's prompt is dinning room

I found a couple of dinning rooms on pinterest I would like to share.

I love the shelves and sea grass chairs.

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I love the colors in this one.

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I love the rustic table in this one.

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I love the windows here.

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What I Wore Wednesday

I have been feeling the anthro vibe lately.

This would be a perfect outfit to wear to Thanksgiving dinner.

Petey turns 9

Sunday was Petey's birthday party.

( he actually doesn't turn 9  till Tue.)

here is his cake:

24 cupcakes in the shape of a 9

I dropped off a $3 bag of army men and asked what they could do with them....

It is better then I could have asked for!!!!

Petey loved it and his was so surprised!!!!!!!

Petey had a happy party and he got everything he asked for.

Happy (early) Birthday my little Petey bear!

Rainbow tights

Tatum wore her new rainbow hello kitty tights today and she was very proud!

Gussy Sews Inspiration

Today's prompt is flowers.

I love flowers!

I love flowers in my home.

I love when Josh shows up and surprises me with flowers.

I have also spread my love of flowers to my little girl.

I love colorful flowers.

I love gorgeous displays of flowers.

I love flowers in mason jars.

I love roses in all colors.

I love flowers in terra cotta too.

I love these colors.

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What I Wore Wednesday

Today's inspiration is Navy and Lime.

and one of my favorites!

Trick or Treat

Last night was trick or treat.

Here is the gang before we left.

Josh took Tatum and Ollie home about an hour into it.

Van and Petey kept going.

Miss Tatum

Ollie through his glasses in the leaves before we left....never t be seen again.

Petey and his whip

my two hard core trick or treaters!