SnOw!

 This is what it looks like outside my front door. We have had snow all day long! They are predicting it to snow all night too!  I love the snow this time of year.

Here are a couple of pics of Christmas in our home. I didn't go all out this year. I wanted to keep things simple. Until next time, have a blessed "snowy" day!

Random Acts of Kindness

I stopped by our local Alco store yesterday morning after my walk to peek at their Christmas decorations.  In all my morning lovliness (no make-up, ponytail, and sweats), a gentleman came up to me and said that he noticed me walk in the store and just wanted to tell me that I was very pretty.  Wow!  He had to courage to come to me and say that. He, of all people, was in a wheelchair. He's probably used to others looking at him or turning the other direction as he approaches. But he sought me out to tell me the sweetest thing that I've heard in a long time.  It humbled me to think that sometimes we all need to say sweet words to people we have no connection with. It, without a doubt, left me with a smile on my face and a warmth in my heart.
Instead of looking down as someone walks by we should smile and say hi or a kind word to them. Maybe they will also leave with smile on their face!

Canned!

Canned out that is! Our garden gave us a bounty of produce this year! I have canned tomatoes into sauce, pizza sauce, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, chili sauce, and salsa!


I have pickled cucumbers and jalapeno's into sweet/spicy pickles, dills, jalapeno pickles, and pickle relish. I have jellied jalapeno's and made apple butter. I have froze corn, zucchini, and rhubarb. Dried apples and zucchini too! We are set for this winter! It was nice to see the garden be put to bed for the year. I am thinking expanding next year, am I crazy?

Our Home(SlideShow)

Here is a slide show of our home at Christmas time. Enjoy!

Thanks for touring our home!

Erin