Cooler Temps....A Christmas Tree....A Thankful Me....

Good Morning Girls....I am so happy....last night when my sweetie walked in the door ....he asked me ..."Do you feel good enough to go with me to get our Christmas Tree....I have one on hold"....of course my answer was ....YES....so I ran and got my jacket with a hood....another pair of socks.... and off we went to a neighborhood nursery that had some really tall ....thin....FRESHLY CUT....Trees....

Here she is....isn't she a beauty.....she is sitting in a tall bucket of water till tomorrow....after I get home from work we will begin transforming our brick beauty for the Holiday's.......I am over the moon....the temperature has finally dropped from the 70's to the low 40's....now it feels like Christmas...I am so thankful to have our tree....a plan....cooler weather....AND....a surprise bloom on our Christmas cactus to boot....

I am reminded again and again how blessed I am....no matter what the circumstances....I have SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR....I have been reminded of this as I've been at work helping people with their Yankee Candle purchases....I have the opportunity to share a moment with each customer..as they graciously allow me a peek into the window of their lives....some have new baby's in strollers....some have family visiting ....some come in to just experience some aroma therapy.....sharing that they've lost their Jobs....or have illness in their family's...but here's the thing....I realize every day how precious....how fragile....how magnificent....

THIS WONDERFUL LIFE .....IS

Even when we are challenged with seasons of want....we are blessed ....we can ALWAYS find a moment to thank our heavenly father for the provision of his love...peace...and tender watch care over our lives....I hope you all have a weekend full of family....warmth...happiness..... and a moment to take stock of the blessings in your life.....I am thinking of you all...I pray blessings over you today....big hugs too till next time.....Karena

Another Day In "Whoville".....

Good Morning Girls....It's another day in my....LOBLOLLY LIFE....I am STILL dealing with some health issues...I've never had a season in my life like this one...the doctor I went to has me scheduled with a pain management team after the first of the year....until then I try to do as much as I'm able...

But as I've shared in previous posts....the physical limitation has kept me from decorating yet for this BLESSED SEASON...I did manage to get down all our fall stuff...pile it up on our kitchen table ...so my sweetie could box it up and bring it upstairs.

The past week I've been going to work regularly ...my manager has been very kind to schedule me for no longer then four hours at a time...I have been so thankful to the Lord for this distraction...I just take my happy pills before I leave....that shapes me up JUST FINE..they are only prescription strength Advil and a muscle relaxer.....I go to the chiropractor twice a week...he has made an amazing difference even though I am still not back to my old self...he assures me in time my body Will heal....in the meantime I try to keep moving...what's that old saying..."A body in motion...stays in motion"...anyway during this time I've had extra time to spend on the computer just looking around at some of the things I am passionate about...

I found this site about ....little cottages that are under 900 sq feet of living space .....but.... pack a visual wallop of ....ADORABLE....it seems folks are buying these little beauty's to live in...  they downsize ....BIG TIME....to live SMALL....seems like a smart thing to do...we don't really need all the stuff we have....I like the thought of it.....

I love "Storybook" style houses this little peach caught my eye....I could see living in this little cottage....it reminds me of "Snow White" ......I am disappointed that I didn't think to bookmark this site for revisiting...if I find it again I will give you the link....how are all of you doing with your Holiday preparations ....I've seen as I check in on you...you are all looking very ....CHRISTMASIE......I guess that's it for today girls....I hope you have a blessed day...big hugs until next time...Karena

Still Dreaming Of A White Christmas.....

Happy Sunday to you girls....it's cool in the house ...temps are suppose to rise into the low 70's here....I wanted to say a quick hello as I am working today....4 hours that will fly by....helping folks pick or find their favorite "Yankee Candle"...conversation with some of my customers has included a like minded wish for ...SNOW..being a California girl It is always at the top of my wish list.....Last year the weatherman predicted we might have snow Christmas Day....after dinner  ....we all took a look outside to find the first floating flakes falling from the sky....I can't tell you how happy it made me...or how excited we all felt to receive Mother Nature's perfect gift....

My sweetie has tomorrow off....AND so do I....this was a precious gift from my Heavenly father...having the day together we might be able to get down our Christmas box's .....I am chomping at the bit to dress our little cottage up for the Holiday's....my sweetie mentioned it too so I know he's looking forward to the transformation....tonight when I get home from work I will call the Family to invite them for Christmas Dinner....

As we work....create...and share the ...JOY....of the season...I will be "DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS"....this photo is of a snow storm we had in North Carolina  two years back...our back yard was blanketed with white...the bird friends that were so use to eating out of our bird feeders and bathing in the bird bath showed up anyway....to see if anything was left for them to eat under the snow.......I took this photo out the Kitchen window...I remember that snow stuck around for a few days with more besides....it pleasures me to look at this picture... I know lots of you will or maybe already have snow on the ground....you lucky ducks....I pray all of you have a cozy day today....I will be thinking of you...thanks for stopping by....big hugs and blessings too....till next time.......Karena