Another birthday....

Last week Bucky turned 25....our almost son in law.

we all went out to dinner with his parents and grandparents and friends

Fun times!



can you tell he did not want me taking his pictures!

so excited that these 2 are getting married soon....love them!!

later.......

Dec 12th....

I put my flocked tree in the den this year instead of the living room

And I used all gold decorations on the flocked tree so I decorated the den a little different this year......trying to stay with gold instead of red and green.



I think it turned out pretty

tomorrow I'll show more decorations....except that really, they pretty much look the same as last year :)

later.........

Dec 4th...

I am so sad tonight.....Johnny and I were at the store and I happened to look down at my hand and oh Lord....the diamond in my engagement ring was gone!

This is my engagement ring that Johnny gave me 32 years ago.

Back when we were young

Back when we were trying to buy our first house

Johnny gave it to me Christmas of 1978.

We moved into our first house in January 1979

I've had people say that I should trade my ring in, trade up but I never could.

that ring just has such a place in my heart

and now it's gone

I have been in tears all evening.



later.....

Dec 2nd...

I've never wanted Johnny to cover our house or yard in Christmas lights

I always thought it looked a bit tacky

So we always decorated our home for Christmas in white candles in the window, greenery on the porch and around the door.

very tastefully done

But Johnny always wanted lights...lots of lights, colored lights and especially blue lights.

So I said ok...go ahead and put them on the fence only....after all, that's the backyard and the front still looked good. And that is what he did for the last few years.

You know how they tell you that you mellow with age....guess I'm mellowing out pretty good because I told Johnny this year, just go all "Griswold" if that's what you want. And that he did!

he has lights on the garage doors, a big twinkling snowflake, lights on the fence, colored lights on the deck, blue lights on the bushes and......fake deer in the front yard. Yes folks........FAKE deer in the front yard!!

And the first time that our little Maddox saw the lights, well, that look on his face just made it all worth while.

later........