Around The House

Come with me as I make a few changes for the

Holidays! I took last weekend off to do some

Christmas shopping for the Grand kids. A shopping

trip to Charleston, SC and now I'm ready to roll!

I have a week and a half to get the rest of the house

ready for our Thanksgiving/Christmas gathering.

So here are a few more changes.

Hope you enjoy!

My foyer chandelier, dressed in white!

Back to the kitchen, the mirror over the mantel

is ready.

Lights are ready for the big day!

Lets take a look at the dining room chandelier!

I always use a fruit theme in my dining room.

I guess you caught a glimpse of the Christmas

tree going up in the dining room. I'm almost

finished with that one!

Thanks for visiting.

I'm joining Marty at

"A Stroll Thru Life"

for Table Top Tuesday.

Bye For Now,

It's a Grandma Thing!!

Come with me and lets go visit Marty at

"A Stroll Thru Life"

for Table Top Tuesday.

Thanks for hosting, Marty.

Well the Holiday season is here! I'm sure everyone

is getting ready for Thanksgiving, just like I am!

We are expecting about fourteen for dinner, so the house

is cleaned and decorated for Thanksgiving. BUT WAIT!!

I received a wonderful email from my Son and DIL

asking if we could celebrate

 Thanksgiving and Christmas together  this year.

OF COURSE is every Grandma's reply, but oh no, the

 little ones have to have Christmas trees and decorations.

So up bright and early this morning, take down the

Thanksgiving decorations, pack them away, put them in the attic,

 start pulling down the Christmas decorations. OK, I have

 two weeks to decorate inside, which usually takes me a

 full three weeks.

Ready, Start, Go!!!

Where to start first????

Well silly, of course, in the cleanest rooms in the house!!!

Guest bathrooms and bedrooms!!

A little peak into one of my guest bathrooms.

A few goodies in the guest room.

My collection of music snow globes.

Lots of snowmen in this room.

Then I skipped onto the kitchen!

A little pick me up for the chandelier!

Some dried hydrangeas, a few sticks from the yard, pine

cones blue ribbon and a few small ornaments.

Now this is the only tree I have managed to put up

and I did it last night. I had to show you this, before the

decorations. I bought this tree at a garage sale last

summer for $10.00. Yes a 7 1/2 foot

Martha Stewart Christmas tree for $10.00.

Perfect condition!!

I just love the fullness of the tree.

Well don't forget to visit with all of today's party

goers!! Your sure to find some real eye candy!

Thanks For Visiting,

Now on Rudolph, Dancer, Vixen.......

A decorating we must go.....

Random Changes

Yes, I know you are tired of seeing this view, but I

just couldn't help myself.

So join me at "A Stroll Thru Life" for Tabletop Tuesday.

Thanks Marty for hosting!

My changes came for two reasons, two thrifty finds I just

had to show you. One is the blue and white tea light and

the other is my new made to look old radio! Both were

yard sale finds, and the best part was the bargain price

 $2.00 for the radio and $1.00 for the tea light.

 The radio did need a new plug, but that was an easy fix.

 Now I must tell you, I have never really been a person to

 use allot of blue in my house, so when I moved here

I was really at a loss as to what to do with the kitchen.

 With the ceramic floor tile being blue and gray tones

 I had to work with it, so after five years,

it's growing on me, and I have started to collect a

 little blue to go into the room.

Same lamps as before, the plates were changed from

 white to blue, more yard sale finds, these are just little

 metal plates a service for eight for $3.00, not bad!

I also changed my little plate rack over my sink.

Used the little tin cups that go with the dishes.

I'm really glad I started to do a few of these changes,

it will really help when I start my Christmas decorating

after Thanksgiving, since I decorate this room in blues.

But for now, fall is still in the air!

Thanks for visiting.

Bye For Now,