Christmas Decorations

 Well, Christmas is over and I'm way behind on the blog.  Not because we were so entirely busy that there was no time, but technical difficulties have caused delays.  My laptop doesn't want to stay connected to the internet for any length of time, so this will be a relatively short post, just in case.  (There is a new modem sitting on the desk, so maybe that will solve the issue...........once it's installed.)

This was our one and only tree this year!  I could never get a picture with the beautiful tree skirt not rumpled.  This was a wedding gift (30 years ago).  The cats love to snuggle in it, so I'm always straightening it back out.

Right before Christmas, the railroad closed our road into town for some repairs, so we had to drive around.  This brought us into town on Eastwood Street which is lined with trees and big old homes.  We were quite taken with the deer in one of the yards.

Looks like he's getting ready to eat out of the gutter in this pic.

We were quite taken with the large deer (we grow 'em BIG in Missouri!).  So taking the long way wasn't a great hardship since we got to see the deer.

I made pillowcases for some Christmas gifts.  

Starting from the left, the Snoopy pillowcase went to cousin Melinda, a Snoopy fanatic.  The half naked cowboys went to cousin Pam (couldn't resist this fabric on our trip to Hermann).  The floral was for cousin Susie.  I have to say, I really liked this print.  I have since been shopping the sales online, and there is a layer cake that I keep looking at and then I realize this fabric is in it, so I must love the whole line.  And the last one was a dinosaur pillowcase for Sarah.  These are so fun and easy to make and so fun to give as gifts.  

The blog wouldn't be complete without an animal photo...............

David let her in when he left before 5 this morning to load hogs.  I was trying to read in the recliner.  It's really difficult to read with an 80lb. dog on your lap.  We snuggled there for almost an hour before she moved to the couch.  

Also wishing a belated Happy Birthday to Aunt Judy!  I was going to try to post this yesterday, but there were internet issues!

Christi