Surprise Gift!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends and are able to take a deep breath and relax a bit now that it's all over!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for my gang, we're still cleaning up bits of wrapping paper here and there, as well as starting the daunting task of Christmas "take down." (ugh)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, before I forge ahead, I simply had to give a "shout out" to my sweet husband for surprising me with this beauty for Christmas:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA-0kFZfnIpmptT7RZwShk1LalPrSAxXvAIfvR5-LabT1wk5Qy64d8c21QlTkOvvapy3AJjxJ_uD8luCnNy3pnPxymD01UfLkT4bFY-4JgUAq-KhcPeC8PzzF036tYbnMeRSXTl-qiA/s1600/camera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA-0kFZfnIpmptT7RZwShk1LalPrSAxXvAIfvR5-LabT1wk5Qy64d8c21QlTkOvvapy3AJjxJ_uD8luCnNy3pnPxymD01UfLkT4bFY-4JgUAq-KhcPeC8PzzF036tYbnMeRSXTl-qiA/s640/camera.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had *noooo* idea that he was going to do that and can't wait to get to know it better (although, admittedly, I'm a bit intimidated by its fancy lenses and *grown up* features)!  If you're a Nikon D3100 owner and have any tips and tricks you'd like to share, I'm all ears!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Until then, you can find me in an OCD panic, as I deal with boxes, glitter and *mess* everywhere!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy New Year!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><br />

Surprise Gift!

Greetings, friends!   I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends and are able to take a deep breath and relax ...

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Oh, Christmas TreeS!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, it's me ... again!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just when you thought you were done seeing my Christmas  posts, I thought I'd spring one more on ya' before the big day!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll make this easy though ... not many words ... just pictures of a few things that I had yet to share.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First up, the tree in my husband's office ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KYhtlmz-3cxJtJAkTSbiQ0OOdmozCvqbboAtHD6gps9Ar7c4GJwVZZXJ0JiPCktYRbJL1HUm-7-zU3JDIFwAv_uVj7GSiJEG8I7UYwK2ItH6-DuPMrBc9-m0SWYqwxZDKEhg8ejQNg/s1600/xmastreeoffice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KYhtlmz-3cxJtJAkTSbiQ0OOdmozCvqbboAtHD6gps9Ar7c4GJwVZZXJ0JiPCktYRbJL1HUm-7-zU3JDIFwAv_uVj7GSiJEG8I7UYwK2ItH6-DuPMrBc9-m0SWYqwxZDKEhg8ejQNg/s640/xmastreeoffice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dressed in deep reds, dark greens, golds and browns and another crazy tree topper ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzn-1RSZqBWayyyf2YHskAZvrUxPziM9oX0EXgtUzY8EKURUfiM_1wtk3JGr1dcRaY0PRh1MU8iiAJk0RrJYG8Y_IiM1pOd71kT6gGD1euGGfMJJNBtbyq4mmcYa3BhpOGCyToqtbxQ/s1600/xmastreeofficeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzn-1RSZqBWayyyf2YHskAZvrUxPziM9oX0EXgtUzY8EKURUfiM_1wtk3JGr1dcRaY0PRh1MU8iiAJk0RrJYG8Y_IiM1pOd71kT6gGD1euGGfMJJNBtbyq4mmcYa3BhpOGCyToqtbxQ/s640/xmastreeofficeclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">full of our "12 days of Christmas" ornaments,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqSYgDsLkNCW1oe9-c9bfKb3dpqjSiZA42OHbbcJJB6s9eU7XsJxzX8EEtiLAzEcmia8ciwBVvrOvFkvVMm1hFnkKrcdizQO4uJXNitMi2GdvjHakLAxRN4KAPIwCUy6-S33Ej_Twxw/s1600/xmastreeofficeorn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqSYgDsLkNCW1oe9-c9bfKb3dpqjSiZA42OHbbcJJB6s9eU7XsJxzX8EEtiLAzEcmia8ciwBVvrOvFkvVMm1hFnkKrcdizQO4uJXNitMi2GdvjHakLAxRN4KAPIwCUy6-S33Ej_Twxw/s640/xmastreeofficeorn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrHM0_mlKK7QS2ic876U_vLxujfv_YvxbVB6dbxv4Wj5p5hpbXzlJ7uap8S9bXLBSael6sJqpcwkzJnb3isxyin3U7j7Qnn_Q_qqO6HBLHpoFKDTYtZdkjEkR_1sgf8hX2MY8n-kK5g/s1600/xmastreeofficelantern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrHM0_mlKK7QS2ic876U_vLxujfv_YvxbVB6dbxv4Wj5p5hpbXzlJ7uap8S9bXLBSael6sJqpcwkzJnb3isxyin3U7j7Qnn_Q_qqO6HBLHpoFKDTYtZdkjEkR_1sgf8hX2MY8n-kK5g/s640/xmastreeofficelantern.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">along with a vintage golfing Santa or two.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZQkmU18rXvdgSywsPdjrsIdl-KE5zBoARTgHKhE_kZfxZbZMa9AC7UUkQqw3QCpZUMqqngQnAifjVTvFWfQGFihPCdyBxvBIN-vu_ytEck9WknyAFMKnPlkL9h_FPSsqeLopeIDjxg/s1600/xmastreeofficegolf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZQkmU18rXvdgSywsPdjrsIdl-KE5zBoARTgHKhE_kZfxZbZMa9AC7UUkQqw3QCpZUMqqngQnAifjVTvFWfQGFihPCdyBxvBIN-vu_ytEck9WknyAFMKnPlkL9h_FPSsqeLopeIDjxg/s640/xmastreeofficegolf.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moving on over to little man's playroom ... you never know who you'll find on his tree ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-pcHBAoN_wRGvszEwGG0Uyb1RHlYitv5qGP1zWaVGbi-LQn7DyriyoBn1L4Zh-nfO0izk2ymka9JfFAVc6e5F9mQmykgd8QLoy0Fwo18K8issX1U37GAADwviNP2515i9kFai6pdKQ/s1600/xmastreejaxplay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-pcHBAoN_wRGvszEwGG0Uyb1RHlYitv5qGP1zWaVGbi-LQn7DyriyoBn1L4Zh-nfO0izk2ymka9JfFAVc6e5F9mQmykgd8QLoy0Fwo18K8issX1U37GAADwviNP2515i9kFai6pdKQ/s640/xmastreejaxplay.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's Frosty flying around,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4blLETsX83o5kAq00gL_-LfhVA4e8iY37soLgTM5tTCMHZL_ghfbFUFoGPTl0MsHUf4UuuvAs0-hiO12pk6HNyMrebDNzsdbxYk-FrX9PZDzP6yFYpkXhyBim7KMPgPBIby-a5LI2Qw/s1600/xmastreeplayfrosty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4blLETsX83o5kAq00gL_-LfhVA4e8iY37soLgTM5tTCMHZL_ghfbFUFoGPTl0MsHUf4UuuvAs0-hiO12pk6HNyMrebDNzsdbxYk-FrX9PZDzP6yFYpkXhyBim7KMPgPBIby-a5LI2Qw/s640/xmastreeplayfrosty.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and even a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ready to attack anyone who dares to mess with any of the ornaments.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7e-Af4i7tt-MfOuyz6jDPKIiBEKowywZKkjdLhoP9aCKVAKja0AWMhwz4KhjQxshVNPwTu0VweMGl0UFBGKbUcl3wmgc2uRHvCtw8JO1yO3Z2FFT8SxDC6CuDLbP0adttWWsAEZ3Dw/s1600/xmastreejaxplayninja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7e-Af4i7tt-MfOuyz6jDPKIiBEKowywZKkjdLhoP9aCKVAKja0AWMhwz4KhjQxshVNPwTu0VweMGl0UFBGKbUcl3wmgc2uRHvCtw8JO1yO3Z2FFT8SxDC6CuDLbP0adttWWsAEZ3Dw/s640/xmastreejaxplayninja.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Jax's bedroom, I added a small table-top tree:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbTDZbze9wh-iUI71MHTnnGNybaPaCfhMr-qerqnRFa0t6Jvo9lxjWyd5rnX2qXGHaMBhgKicUTbG9Hl8LIZO4ilnoDhQajWEcERjySmp0ZSpbrl9nufkfIz16cA-PbonXZdr_S7sfw/s1600/xmastreejaxbed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbTDZbze9wh-iUI71MHTnnGNybaPaCfhMr-qerqnRFa0t6Jvo9lxjWyd5rnX2qXGHaMBhgKicUTbG9Hl8LIZO4ilnoDhQajWEcERjySmp0ZSpbrl9nufkfIz16cA-PbonXZdr_S7sfw/s640/xmastreejaxbed.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dressed in all things sports.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM1BL465g5YrpKenyshBDOb7CaWeVvAAv55foWzXwUCs6tQsrgvuzl2PCdiEJh-ODDLmQzIiWNqrGQYS9kKmwIlBEevwQh5yGM7Cs4fcg2DpTM_59AFATcOF_hpkovqNLXV4npP-cmw/s1600/xmastreejaxbedorn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM1BL465g5YrpKenyshBDOb7CaWeVvAAv55foWzXwUCs6tQsrgvuzl2PCdiEJh-ODDLmQzIiWNqrGQYS9kKmwIlBEevwQh5yGM7Cs4fcg2DpTM_59AFATcOF_hpkovqNLXV4npP-cmw/s640/xmastreejaxbedorn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, sp*eaking* of sports ... step on out to my husband's man cave, where I treated him to a NY Yankees tree (my apologies if you're not a fan).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2EoCutMcj8g-nJHJ8Qj9sRIYCTormUFFO7eYOUuBeh-rrnHOm1rB0DRivSaltSIFsdh_ypCnsWG-aRo9FzfBxlaYtcATUxsBQCw8q5OnCiLn2sdamSKOSGQlmXIiVJ6OVIQBBLtkpw/s1600/xmastreeyankee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2EoCutMcj8g-nJHJ8Qj9sRIYCTormUFFO7eYOUuBeh-rrnHOm1rB0DRivSaltSIFsdh_ypCnsWG-aRo9FzfBxlaYtcATUxsBQCw8q5OnCiLn2sdamSKOSGQlmXIiVJ6OVIQBBLtkpw/s640/xmastreeyankee.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For fun, I added a few things you'd find on a day at the ballpark, such as popcorn,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm1OB7XAtB0WPEvhadRID5auKA9bHQSqdbzZctqCh5LC23kq40VO2FcUcTVyKPQvKx63eArBhJFCs9T6chUvg-fOC81k1_5I45VtMS25RSVHiDfkng5XjHdFJlsJTzyvSBsyG0WuOrg/s1600/xmastreeyankee1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm1OB7XAtB0WPEvhadRID5auKA9bHQSqdbzZctqCh5LC23kq40VO2FcUcTVyKPQvKx63eArBhJFCs9T6chUvg-fOC81k1_5I45VtMS25RSVHiDfkng5XjHdFJlsJTzyvSBsyG0WuOrg/s640/xmastreeyankee1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">boxes of cracker jacks and an ice cold Budweiser.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuPWrdbHigRxMVj1_cH1WtLCK0DPAiPmVne-j6VT8DDXbPpE7T-XmQ8Km3sBhg-khCiZxAAv-0JnfvEWxC7e4TqnutWJAOF7x42w9HO9OG9692wWczHMuNVGqR8_8T08iBfnNV8AvCw/s1600/xmastreeyankee2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuPWrdbHigRxMVj1_cH1WtLCK0DPAiPmVne-j6VT8DDXbPpE7T-XmQ8Km3sBhg-khCiZxAAv-0JnfvEWxC7e4TqnutWJAOF7x42w9HO9OG9692wWczHMuNVGqR8_8T08iBfnNV8AvCw/s640/xmastreeyankee2.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly, we'll cruise on over to our bedroom.  This tree is dressed in colors of blues, creams and golds to match our room's color palette:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoVqpE9ItXDHf7zgHvjb8nm_GSQPmR0nZs4gPbVNN2CKpAh7a9vR24NcR5QqK2G-H2Fz3SoUnpFNlEgrNrk7z-aiDdKOiA_v_KAhGRu7COwBg5m1xhIRDBHq9zx-xgFxtHu382hV6IQ/s1600/xmastreebed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoVqpE9ItXDHf7zgHvjb8nm_GSQPmR0nZs4gPbVNN2CKpAh7a9vR24NcR5QqK2G-H2Fz3SoUnpFNlEgrNrk7z-aiDdKOiA_v_KAhGRu7COwBg5m1xhIRDBHq9zx-xgFxtHu382hV6IQ/s640/xmastreebed.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fleur-de-lis ornaments (from Dillard's) sparkle in the light,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0Sk334pnoC-NOshwUQEaN3qmCpDqyTg3et0gnalw5HVSu3owsw51iOdjN33EBB0YHZN2OMv8upanSWOOJQMa6hl1wxDqE3mgrBZhYmMny431e8W30R7IdzPaQ-KVd55Bkn71kJyHuQ/s1600/xmastreebedfleur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0Sk334pnoC-NOshwUQEaN3qmCpDqyTg3et0gnalw5HVSu3owsw51iOdjN33EBB0YHZN2OMv8upanSWOOJQMa6hl1wxDqE3mgrBZhYmMny431e8W30R7IdzPaQ-KVd55Bkn71kJyHuQ/s640/xmastreebedfleur.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as do words of "Joy,"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53Pszq-sfOZuGK3ueRT_iG4Dn5ABMUPrqX1dILxYkP1N-uqHR3yyYwDOeF4LD0trKed6gLCPpoKP6eoKRIpLI88uo54ccDuuKXsD-aVDLOuE_x_CHsdp2WKlvL_f12xpR5nSJXFoiRg/s1600/xmastreebedjoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53Pszq-sfOZuGK3ueRT_iG4Dn5ABMUPrqX1dILxYkP1N-uqHR3yyYwDOeF4LD0trKed6gLCPpoKP6eoKRIpLI88uo54ccDuuKXsD-aVDLOuE_x_CHsdp2WKlvL_f12xpR5nSJXFoiRg/s640/xmastreebedjoy.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and a wild and crazy tree topper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORmrPIfs6JCzqP-sGsB6AX0Ebws8OoDFaJHvhtSm2izsJ0SImnuTHKGU9fillnRiJ4oAxTXHi1tknXyOUnTT2r4e5fuHBhISPIm1UnFIsAlWocDBUSY0iySTbfFxl5nHsaajyXh7GUg/s1600/xmastreebedtop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORmrPIfs6JCzqP-sGsB6AX0Ebws8OoDFaJHvhtSm2izsJ0SImnuTHKGU9fillnRiJ4oAxTXHi1tknXyOUnTT2r4e5fuHBhISPIm1UnFIsAlWocDBUSY0iySTbfFxl5nHsaajyXh7GUg/s640/xmastreebedtop.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a bit sad that, not only will our trees be coming down next week, but our festive Christmas cards will, too (idea from Pinterest),</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CTvYaEVUGeaTaXb21vup4ge7C88j0nkQ6w85zRBvGwu6m_WQDd9cbTVcPfDQzvzwBASW5efkZDt3uQuU8m3Psh-4XDv8gvj7LjvkHioCAptTx__puO6niMorDBWzZX59BIl5HVbaQA/s1600/xmasmudcards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CTvYaEVUGeaTaXb21vup4ge7C88j0nkQ6w85zRBvGwu6m_WQDd9cbTVcPfDQzvzwBASW5efkZDt3uQuU8m3Psh-4XDv8gvj7LjvkHioCAptTx__puO6niMorDBWzZX59BIl5HVbaQA/s640/xmasmudcards.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as well as allll of this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPDorc0YHzwq8JkiRWhNq2GWmG7nLwrRmyTvCS4lUQ7KfxJmwOjRDrKbGQKCCsz98I01vcFgOz0df9cJjssvCrzFBuhozHLjuIgcdE-r4_5-T_WsfnbjAfvshYg1YUMmEXd7vGv8UMg/s1600/xmasbreakfastoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPDorc0YHzwq8JkiRWhNq2GWmG7nLwrRmyTvCS4lUQ7KfxJmwOjRDrKbGQKCCsz98I01vcFgOz0df9cJjssvCrzFBuhozHLjuIgcdE-r4_5-T_WsfnbjAfvshYg1YUMmEXd7vGv8UMg/s640/xmasbreakfastoverall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you a bit sad, like me, at how fast this holiday season has gone by, or, are you ready to start the New Year with a fresh, clean slate?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div align="justify"></div>

Oh, Christmas TreeS!

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Christmas Whimsy in the Kitchen

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was a chubby, little girl, I would've loved to have had a Christmas kitchen, full of whimsy, complete with a tree on the island,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxBiyRfQNm6pceOyp6qNYztKXXepaybNW7t1bmj-4zCl5NRJCMKdhCqOheAWvKGAkOCWa-l6OXujGFuuv7w6oxBYPHSq2GMpdueebrgmKrlb8W0msDiRNlaDPTKDAc97-FzeCqKw6TA/s1600/xmaskitchenoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxBiyRfQNm6pceOyp6qNYztKXXepaybNW7t1bmj-4zCl5NRJCMKdhCqOheAWvKGAkOCWa-l6OXujGFuuv7w6oxBYPHSq2GMpdueebrgmKrlb8W0msDiRNlaDPTKDAc97-FzeCqKw6TA/s640/xmaskitchenoverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dp9qB2WyZabyit3-9V9DMiZpIhExrm9P_DFrd8gpxSUdJX1iqgx5hyC8ArbT0EZr50vzdB7nTXEdlg_1Bgil6LfbiA6xZ8waLoN823i57OKjD0yUuM6jcmxwVlI1atquZ8qvXNdSfA/s1600/xmaskitchentree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dp9qB2WyZabyit3-9V9DMiZpIhExrm9P_DFrd8gpxSUdJX1iqgx5hyC8ArbT0EZr50vzdB7nTXEdlg_1Bgil6LfbiA6xZ8waLoN823i57OKjD0yUuM6jcmxwVlI1atquZ8qvXNdSfA/s640/xmaskitchentree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and tiny elves climbing a ladder to help "decorate,"</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQWE266s_Scu1Uavmx77LmlNVpp6Ffhuu7LQvdUXlsfD2CHchU_G-I9W-MO_h0jBcUCwWCpKiOhCOrY1clqJe56WyUxuHGTjGOG0hmaho2dLEx6qKkYWx35q5G99dFpjoGlf32k3VHw/s1600/xmaskitchenelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQWE266s_Scu1Uavmx77LmlNVpp6Ffhuu7LQvdUXlsfD2CHchU_G-I9W-MO_h0jBcUCwWCpKiOhCOrY1clqJe56WyUxuHGTjGOG0hmaho2dLEx6qKkYWx35q5G99dFpjoGlf32k3VHw/s640/xmaskitchenelf.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by covering the tree with ornaments made of faux candies, miniature cookie sheets and lots of yummy treats ... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkwGjgh4UX2AhvHMubJBUzf52JyFAvw8Xfwaxm9SrNhjnehfNuLNVqmhu5iBxZ7iMK9qeygmdooew5kdOImkFqKUkWwFnH74uxcbiwsoY8r1W_SDaiDi835tJ-QgfLWCx5OzJJRX1Bg/s1600/xmaskitchenorn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkwGjgh4UX2AhvHMubJBUzf52JyFAvw8Xfwaxm9SrNhjnehfNuLNVqmhu5iBxZ7iMK9qeygmdooew5kdOImkFqKUkWwFnH74uxcbiwsoY8r1W_SDaiDi835tJ-QgfLWCx5OzJJRX1Bg/s640/xmaskitchenorn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, where Mrs. Claus was waiting to offer you a gingerbread cookie.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdYtrWLerYJCVwiBSHDCfj2c9F1XIfB20MT_N-poZv_8vSWkFOgTAKmSO6agFMkk4MHXT3Wg5a6DAvnXS36HRVv6Pn7PVRG6fxrTPhujd1sxBZzxPOCbKEQEaWYtdms0UuGBfNayJ5A/s1600/xmaskitchenmrsc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdYtrWLerYJCVwiBSHDCfj2c9F1XIfB20MT_N-poZv_8vSWkFOgTAKmSO6agFMkk4MHXT3Wg5a6DAvnXS36HRVv6Pn7PVRG6fxrTPhujd1sxBZzxPOCbKEQEaWYtdms0UuGBfNayJ5A/s640/xmaskitchenmrsc.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was a chubby, little girl, I would've loved to have had a chalkboard on the pantry door, wishing everyone a happy *holly*day:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddiCyBnI_ThYjt1ZMKpvlagxwhKkVSRNpUcY2SEmhrFMiFENxzSW7-CF_rsSfbAzqmB_Y59dRE1dQywy2K_6oj_nwLv7i_szABB-A5WboDsEOmqPOtAjxZLfns6JGKLnaoHGUFkjpRQ/s1600/xmaskitchenchalk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddiCyBnI_ThYjt1ZMKpvlagxwhKkVSRNpUcY2SEmhrFMiFENxzSW7-CF_rsSfbAzqmB_Y59dRE1dQywy2K_6oj_nwLv7i_szABB-A5WboDsEOmqPOtAjxZLfns6JGKLnaoHGUFkjpRQ/s640/xmaskitchenchalk.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, a yummy candy bar to sneak sweets ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G6XjT43TSxEyoH_wk4AYTbwz842w8D-0z6xxwporub3dwZqp8srgAm0Zav43WLBAOpTXwWKHEtqlKNSosm7sCZfgPdCloKEgdPCK2xlw4_Uoaw2GYUonKsZjzS_8n7ddv4duhRnWtw/s1600/xmaskitchencandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G6XjT43TSxEyoH_wk4AYTbwz842w8D-0z6xxwporub3dwZqp8srgAm0Zav43WLBAOpTXwWKHEtqlKNSosm7sCZfgPdCloKEgdPCK2xlw4_Uoaw2GYUonKsZjzS_8n7ddv4duhRnWtw/s640/xmaskitchencandy.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">unless, this little gal tried to stop me.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQwWfu2fU8Wh5wg_eC1XZ0P6bRaozQU1Ep9y7lmjakZY-dRw2EWnpd22Ggp0nRRn49S4QsixlsQsqhc543LdKgr2a6J4eQmXZ3VB8LHLeLFj10cg0snpk3OwA0lo4xssGzF3GR4sy8A/s1600/xmaskitchencandyelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQwWfu2fU8Wh5wg_eC1XZ0P6bRaozQU1Ep9y7lmjakZY-dRw2EWnpd22Ggp0nRRn49S4QsixlsQsqhc543LdKgr2a6J4eQmXZ3VB8LHLeLFj10cg0snpk3OwA0lo4xssGzF3GR4sy8A/s640/xmaskitchencandyelf.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was chubby, little girl, I would've loved to have had a Christmas kitchen with canisters full of a couple of the things you'd need to make holiday cookies ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnT-frNvQgd2_1qnaIuh7HjBeLsZtMm-J_gIIaEGQ-NFGfhqxtq4samR59zRB2Sz1MPhEXIlmPOKRkHojy_10ONQsVDblwlXQF7YWMQETCbeMdGi_U02N4mJ2JLvMATUk0cKNSmXNIQ/s1600/xmaskitchencanisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnT-frNvQgd2_1qnaIuh7HjBeLsZtMm-J_gIIaEGQ-NFGfhqxtq4samR59zRB2Sz1MPhEXIlmPOKRkHojy_10ONQsVDblwlXQF7YWMQETCbeMdGi_U02N4mJ2JLvMATUk0cKNSmXNIQ/s640/xmaskitchencanisters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and little vignettes splashed everywhere to make me smile ...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsaOj-JmB2yz-VwoVtvFtnc0lattflF7h3PYIxFFrIuIEnml07EjSBruRwnRkkmHp9gsPBNpRp2V9dC9Ea5s2nvazFkhsLMslUyxXXFztqBxNacCmgItEbbels1QEvwYCcQbLdl3zcQ/s1600/xmaskitchenbowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsaOj-JmB2yz-VwoVtvFtnc0lattflF7h3PYIxFFrIuIEnml07EjSBruRwnRkkmHp9gsPBNpRp2V9dC9Ea5s2nvazFkhsLMslUyxXXFztqBxNacCmgItEbbels1QEvwYCcQbLdl3zcQ/s640/xmaskitchenbowl.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_JW-SO7TIbjJCxito7uwztn5VD-GBdGCOCyd2Df25Il148FaX34Fnl-YxFH2VD5_HTVdaspK01yKeA-VTV2fOcYmc7-BeUdWa6MMqKxM7aYrLXCG4AEor0lr-ylqCQ2Q9IhgZLjo2A/s1600/xmaskitchenvignette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_JW-SO7TIbjJCxito7uwztn5VD-GBdGCOCyd2Df25Il148FaX34Fnl-YxFH2VD5_HTVdaspK01yKeA-VTV2fOcYmc7-BeUdWa6MMqKxM7aYrLXCG4AEor0lr-ylqCQ2Q9IhgZLjo2A/s640/xmaskitchenvignette.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcCd1m9dgHvjyeUUAXtU5k_jstnEpfD_wf9JwAbYs6hAV_91Ud0teubGQdSPevpm-6nQuFsOMBEqR8WGgWe192tPLo7jH7S0Gc-6tykS2trr1fTQM-pjS09FQXP1rpmEP9ABODlf1g/s1600/xmaskitchenshelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcCd1m9dgHvjyeUUAXtU5k_jstnEpfD_wf9JwAbYs6hAV_91Ud0teubGQdSPevpm-6nQuFsOMBEqR8WGgWe192tPLo7jH7S0Gc-6tykS2trr1fTQM-pjS09FQXP1rpmEP9ABODlf1g/s640/xmaskitchenshelves.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would've loved to have had a soffit covered with snow-filled garland, revealing another sign of the season ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM3B3CJvCqfmhVpkPt2fn9MLf8dCPRVjVIqtiRfaniv79qXmzPU2M5O1PR2f6vez3TlxDtNPi1BAGgF097VR8ehbmHu2qZX3h4uyYkDMHvMU7ck54ptEEfhKO3wCXlbAFpKRsLXxXgA/s1600/xmaskitchensoffitclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM3B3CJvCqfmhVpkPt2fn9MLf8dCPRVjVIqtiRfaniv79qXmzPU2M5O1PR2f6vez3TlxDtNPi1BAGgF097VR8ehbmHu2qZX3h4uyYkDMHvMU7ck54ptEEfhKO3wCXlbAFpKRsLXxXgA/s640/xmaskitchensoffitclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUN9gH5Ze5l87HCUBca0cAH5258bGTbWJhfDOCzyR2l74LolnUnicEhPY0h0eUO2gnRN_yMvB9PgUkRZmBgGeFF2qMzK0_45reUrDe8gqhXaL21mwTm6XizxOFuujm4bw3IX7iOFL17w/s1600/xmaskitchengreat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUN9gH5Ze5l87HCUBca0cAH5258bGTbWJhfDOCzyR2l74LolnUnicEhPY0h0eUO2gnRN_yMvB9PgUkRZmBgGeFF2qMzK0_45reUrDe8gqhXaL21mwTm6XizxOFuujm4bw3IX7iOFL17w/s640/xmaskitchengreat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, other signs and sayings splashed around, too:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyf971otKkWLk5ZRTxGSqU45k8IEaW6x76MNMehyphenhyphenNd8gJOVsqmYFmjM7WVUnLVHohr6AcZfYzv_f1O1isHf4zDP-hVwY6cm1Jr5Il8JOSjqoR2uH48dwCkJiJ8iwvKMiyrevMhRdmIA/s1600/xmaskitchensign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyf971otKkWLk5ZRTxGSqU45k8IEaW6x76MNMehyphenhyphenNd8gJOVsqmYFmjM7WVUnLVHohr6AcZfYzv_f1O1isHf4zDP-hVwY6cm1Jr5Il8JOSjqoR2uH48dwCkJiJ8iwvKMiyrevMhRdmIA/s640/xmaskitchensign.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeOAF_BNanrM3a9CGOLKXrAxGFSr8FaQwgkIUj-M-_ygri5c_8xWQVmdCNU3wBqptsPKPBC_79h9sgphH-ZrnTv-AcYk1cCPO_xhEshHTOU0XAOjyx9RgQlOjYp_PLG1HQWRZ50XYvg/s1600/xmaskitchenplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeOAF_BNanrM3a9CGOLKXrAxGFSr8FaQwgkIUj-M-_ygri5c_8xWQVmdCNU3wBqptsPKPBC_79h9sgphH-ZrnTv-AcYk1cCPO_xhEshHTOU0XAOjyx9RgQlOjYp_PLG1HQWRZ50XYvg/s640/xmaskitchenplate.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I decorate my kitchen every Christmas, I dedicate it to that pudgy, little girl who wanted a colorful and festive kitchen, dressed for the holidays.  And, what fun it is that I can now attempt to create that for my sweet baby boy, who isn't so little anymore:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGEnh_YgcZT3NYEzNqvUzUjHI7ULzNzGd_Dz1dBmw8sAJFyhi7R8G4X1wM8ZmXFsXJMeHm1RwIbwiGTH3zUHjoNBmRrAmf3C0nlKbh8GS5l6mgWWpKgbAkUL7c0uI_aSoj0G2bZ5HJA/s1600/xmaskitchenjax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGEnh_YgcZT3NYEzNqvUzUjHI7ULzNzGd_Dz1dBmw8sAJFyhi7R8G4X1wM8ZmXFsXJMeHm1RwIbwiGTH3zUHjoNBmRrAmf3C0nlKbh8GS5l6mgWWpKgbAkUL7c0uI_aSoj0G2bZ5HJA/s640/xmaskitchenjax.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just hope he enjoys it!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPe7xGGgg0njLf9279x1NsGOsLIN5c2S6pVs9FtM_iFKiRmVbWVxFKZ1-UuwkTF0uv_Mi9Mj45fl8fBg1ZM0yeS93wA_3hF36cUwZTYoG2cb9IiDPrJhysFcTbv-qK6JLtffETAgwpA/s640/xmaskitchenisland.jpg" width="374" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm joining:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SavvySouthernStyle/~3/2XFUkssV5JA/wow-us-wednesdays-97.html">WUW</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-116/">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coastal Charm/<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2012/12/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no144.html">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54490/324/23F7A341254AC000A256EF1E6BE921AB.png" />

Christmas Whimsy in the Kitchen

When I was a chubby, little girl, I would've loved to have had a Christmas kitchen, full of whimsy, complete with a tree on the island, ...

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Snow in the Dining Room

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday, friends.  Are you feeling the rush of the holidays close in on you?  I sure am and have lots of catching up to do this week!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you live in an area where you get snow?  Growing up in Virginia, we got our fair share of it.  I truly miss it ... especially how beautiful it made everything look, especially the trees.  Because we hardly ever get snow here in SC, I simply had to bring it into our holiday decor *some*how again this year:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdSCu_I-LY899-Z80YTOOQDJWnk-Ay2JSK1XXRe0kZiaUL-4KSxjbd6kDvlXiKVzUxYuoqBfRLuVx0mVl2h5Ixljw1ngcu0gaQtcNr7dmJbaZSuLbInFiJRBg0TR3X3lcVe9GIjvPfA/s1600/xmasdiningoverallt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdSCu_I-LY899-Z80YTOOQDJWnk-Ay2JSK1XXRe0kZiaUL-4KSxjbd6kDvlXiKVzUxYuoqBfRLuVx0mVl2h5Ixljw1ngcu0gaQtcNr7dmJbaZSuLbInFiJRBg0TR3X3lcVe9GIjvPfA/s640/xmasdiningoverallt.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, even if my version of snow consists of store bought *faux* bags of it (from Michael's), I'll take it!  It's good to improvise, right?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvD1NEnaMPWFsFddZabzQctFKFCIJeGJfcqIjL3C1oQM0n2UWAMLr6y-J7nZ6i9BfOYi1TA1bAQkfPFaQpMKb3DCbarjv7w1K6k5voepQSvubigk3btde06gsATOIjuAWgG7AswjpUw/s1600/xmasdiningtabledeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvD1NEnaMPWFsFddZabzQctFKFCIJeGJfcqIjL3C1oQM0n2UWAMLr6y-J7nZ6i9BfOYi1TA1bAQkfPFaQpMKb3DCbarjv7w1K6k5voepQSvubigk3btde06gsATOIjuAWgG7AswjpUw/s640/xmasdiningtabledeer.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A long mirror from Wal-Mart serves as the perfect runner and "base" to hold the snow:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOr_eF0ySzgfIWHOY8pedqAWoaRoPt61BretYtfyGJOFqE_SDRTDu-OIYdSY1nMvBBCOXm9rPahLptDHkIdpuR2c5U6NLv-m1fqIP2hqzGYWJfMmX3O6xdqzXy4kLwFRaA3jQIOeTyTQ/s1600/xmasdiningtablecenter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOr_eF0ySzgfIWHOY8pedqAWoaRoPt61BretYtfyGJOFqE_SDRTDu-OIYdSY1nMvBBCOXm9rPahLptDHkIdpuR2c5U6NLv-m1fqIP2hqzGYWJfMmX3O6xdqzXy4kLwFRaA3jQIOeTyTQ/s640/xmasdiningtablecenter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pretty *snow*flake plates (from Target) also make a return appearance this year.  I was excited to see that, not only did they bring back the collection this year, but that they added bowls, too:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirpxfQqKk3sfa2dPeCMxafwndGa5XslaVeTgQWh2z4ugYGEa7Wf60dhDYhswHZZKxeI_rmlXXdyCyWBsGWNqrdV2zvNhQJ9T5vs0oO6qLc6_8Ej7aIjHpbMoWXclU8dl4dyLKcHvgVw/s1600/xmasdiningtableplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirpxfQqKk3sfa2dPeCMxafwndGa5XslaVeTgQWh2z4ugYGEa7Wf60dhDYhswHZZKxeI_rmlXXdyCyWBsGWNqrdV2zvNhQJ9T5vs0oO6qLc6_8Ej7aIjHpbMoWXclU8dl4dyLKcHvgVw/s640/xmasdiningtableplate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Snowy pinecone "sprays" add a bit of fun to the backs of the dining chairs:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarsPrtCGzeN-yQ6D8clQ9ArFdzx_4k7GQb9CLq6RLbcQQ5thNsoQ3_V0hIBae8dPPJU-0nHovS5k-ioEmFIfnqoii_c_JUdzIjh3PLZSVxWqhWWh9aj07JAWbfSlr84X3D-gd9Z2gKQ/s1600/xmasdiningchair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarsPrtCGzeN-yQ6D8clQ9ArFdzx_4k7GQb9CLq6RLbcQQ5thNsoQ3_V0hIBae8dPPJU-0nHovS5k-ioEmFIfnqoii_c_JUdzIjh3PLZSVxWqhWWh9aj07JAWbfSlr84X3D-gd9Z2gKQ/s640/xmasdiningchair.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sparkle and snow continues over on the buffet:</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWT6ja7rACRMSn5ctOo2TaZnNyzefBX1jJyxfJNlC61BLRt0FSBl_sFk34mb3o6OPb0E7f1FNHIN_EIVzYafWtw71k4LrThAknvFRySbSXccbehSG15D0Uj9bohwGkEbl8xmgYw8jgwA/s1600/xmasdiningbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWT6ja7rACRMSn5ctOo2TaZnNyzefBX1jJyxfJNlC61BLRt0FSBl_sFk34mb3o6OPb0E7f1FNHIN_EIVzYafWtw71k4LrThAknvFRySbSXccbehSG15D0Uj9bohwGkEbl8xmgYw8jgwA/s640/xmasdiningbuffet.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcr-RbFl6urjF9P5T1JgWxja0C5u4cm6FmYc0LX2p-Ko62PUZDtrjCcpIU50PCfEgmDxQQYjJxVPQ2YHnW9alXN45hgmA1JfE3kUKU1Im7D-8KV6CFVgPr098o7bXYsXhU_ueDtFrQA/s1600/xmasdiningbuffetclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcr-RbFl6urjF9P5T1JgWxja0C5u4cm6FmYc0LX2p-Ko62PUZDtrjCcpIU50PCfEgmDxQQYjJxVPQ2YHnW9alXN45hgmA1JfE3kUKU1Im7D-8KV6CFVgPr098o7bXYsXhU_ueDtFrQA/s640/xmasdiningbuffetclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnd, tucked in a corner sits one of my favorite trees ... a flocked one!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA6J0uX-rhdeYHWoTEXu_IGR2iOqGFPYErdW9d9Xbr4YUEtptyT8iv4HoD1wC2KFCzFblS0kveyeRIVwzMo-4oOVSXlmR82f2CT30UqOL3t73NT8RJa7fQN3OrdHSeDTiThglQg-55g/s1600/xmasdiningtableclosetree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA6J0uX-rhdeYHWoTEXu_IGR2iOqGFPYErdW9d9Xbr4YUEtptyT8iv4HoD1wC2KFCzFblS0kveyeRIVwzMo-4oOVSXlmR82f2CT30UqOL3t73NT8RJa7fQN3OrdHSeDTiThglQg-55g/s640/xmasdiningtableclosetree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WQM2rMMN8klGqrA5hfsWLn3ToVRcZwNTe6wc0p7cacywh5ZeF_KMIjqDkQW-aNoh1L8RXm4a8J1VIM58DGiw5dtrbxr8b21a6_H2NPYedOQOdQwiaLInmyxBL8Hg9cSj_athyqzS1w/s640/xmasdiningtree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't you just love how the branches are dripping with snow?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVnv0gMK7uKS87NEVZDD_atnNW7y753HBhhjKGsTcxoPgFWLOTTuobYSYooYwGvCAwQFQDCwAmcZXiCe_2ieuN7QalA9Yf2m2es4rRYXIwbXW6BXBFYG9G7hcQDii6ATzXV8hTTv5KA/s1600/xmasdiningorn1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVnv0gMK7uKS87NEVZDD_atnNW7y753HBhhjKGsTcxoPgFWLOTTuobYSYooYwGvCAwQFQDCwAmcZXiCe_2ieuN7QalA9Yf2m2es4rRYXIwbXW6BXBFYG9G7hcQDii6ATzXV8hTTv5KA/s640/xmasdiningorn1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, how it really makes everything glow at night:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIo_0QNxe-6cM2wQ8e0gLeRzb06HB6f_x-pOTVAzrIDZH18S8z4gDtu-FOQ4FWjU_dFD3gT_KGa65Q0Kxy3NDuIMs4GUWtF688xplhP0lLJaI3A7H7XgqMK2E0RYDfZv2BKmtmU4RNEg/s1600/xmastreeornament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIo_0QNxe-6cM2wQ8e0gLeRzb06HB6f_x-pOTVAzrIDZH18S8z4gDtu-FOQ4FWjU_dFD3gT_KGa65Q0Kxy3NDuIMs4GUWtF688xplhP0lLJaI3A7H7XgqMK2E0RYDfZv2BKmtmU4RNEg/s640/xmastreeornament.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glittery branches top it all off:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJqf3Z4EymLE-RWbH3nfZDlZ1zxT8M5jehx8pDeflFO35gyQdauJ8rtrE4nK-J_1dLxDB1WYGXSP_g6NJDWUwiKtMQdqN_8KO_ehwNLaXDVOn6iW_ePKzGRTyA1AX8KMTAD3-g_un5g/s1600/xmasdiningtreetopper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJqf3Z4EymLE-RWbH3nfZDlZ1zxT8M5jehx8pDeflFO35gyQdauJ8rtrE4nK-J_1dLxDB1WYGXSP_g6NJDWUwiKtMQdqN_8KO_ehwNLaXDVOn6iW_ePKzGRTyA1AX8KMTAD3-g_un5g/s640/xmasdiningtreetopper.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pmJYYxv42g33lcdW6H06kGRjyqWTpltnnScnesQ59AkiPNCcCi8AYEz8Ja2WOZgUaK0B9z3ZBa5gYM1ndjjucIErsUS3AF1uQ91Ke7xydb9XnbkdgpXj0kcUVOqdSALCCmyZcXpgUw/s1600/xmasdiningoverallw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pmJYYxv42g33lcdW6H06kGRjyqWTpltnnScnesQ59AkiPNCcCi8AYEz8Ja2WOZgUaK0B9z3ZBa5gYM1ndjjucIErsUS3AF1uQ91Ke7xydb9XnbkdgpXj0kcUVOqdSALCCmyZcXpgUw/s640/xmasdiningoverallw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I love the nighttime ambiance:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come and join the fun,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Stroll Thru Life/<a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2012/12/146th-table-top-tuesday.html">Tabletop Tuesday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-116/">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Snow in the Dining Room

Happy Sunday, friends.  Are you feeling the rush of the holidays close in on you?  I sure am and have lots of catching up to do this week! D...

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