TOMORROW - DEC. 1ST - OH MY GOSH

Yes, Oh My Gosh. Where has the past year and one half gone too??? RETIREMENT!!!!

I can honestly say, I have not been bored.

Why do so many people complain that there is nothing to do. I have had plenty to do and have still let a few projects go. Chokecherries need to be pruned back and I just flat ran out of time while we still had fairly good weather. These definitely need to be pruned after the first very, very hard freeze which happened sometime ago.

This winter I really want to get back to crocheting. Didn't make it last winter because of playing catch up in the house because of all of the working years. Yes, when working you let a ton of things go because you have no other choice as the job is your primary concern.

As all of my family members know I love Christmas as this is when our Savior was born.

I also love the decorating side which I have been doing for the past 3 days. I will finish little touches on the snow village later today. I dug into all of my decorations and there is a small amount of Christmas in every room of the house. I have a dear friend who lives in Chandler, AZ now that used to do this to her house when she lived here and I fell in love with the idea. The most wonderful Christian lady I have ever known, sometimes it would be Feb. or Mar. before she could get everything down and put up with working. She is now managing a huge restaurant in Scottsdale and has just bought a brand new home in Chandler. I would love to see it, maybe I'll get to some day soon.