Lemons and Flowers?

For those of you poor, unfortunate souls {tongue in cheek} that have to wake up to lemons and flowers in your backyard this time of year, I wanted to share with you a little of what I was fortunate to wake up to this morning in my humble neck of the woods (for those of you that don't know where I live, it's Minnesnowta!)...we woke up to a fresh coating of fluffy snow!!!


Mmm-mmmm, jealous, aren't you? Actually, I don't think I could handle waking up to lemons and flowers during the Christmas season. Christmas to me means fluffy white snow glowing atop the Christmas lights adorned on the shrubs outside. A fresh coating of snow gives you reason to stoke up the fire in the fireplace, put on your comfiest sweats, and snuggle in under the blanket with a cup of hot apple cider for a while....Christmas just wouldn't be the same, for me, walking out into the backyard and pulling a lemon off the lemon tree to make lemonade for the Christmas guests! Of course, I'm just having fun with ya. I guess, if I had to, I could tolerate sitting in the hot sunshine, on the deck, opening up Christmas presents on Christmas morning. But only if someone twisted my arm, for a whole hour, and then threatened to steal my first born child if I didn't do it. It's so wierd to me to think only a few thousand miles away, people are sitting around in shorts and tanks right now, and I'm sitting here freezing. That's the wonder of God, if I do say so myself!

I'll leave you with a chipboard album I finished up this week. I made it on behalf of my neighbor who is giving it to her lifelong friend for her 50th birthday. The chipboard album itself is from Prima, and the front cover is embossed. Isn't it scrumptious? I rubbed Ranger Distress Ink in Peeled Paint all over the embossing and over that rubbed Distress Ink in Walnut. I'm pleased with how the album turned out, but jiminy, it's thick! I hope my neighbor's friend likes it!

Wondering what's on my docket for today? 1. Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. Yuck, yuck, yuck. 2. Wrapping presents. 3. Organizing the house. 4. Snuggling in by the fire. 5. Relaxing. 6. Hanging out with my family. Other than the cleaning, a mighty fine day if I do say so myself! I hope you have a great day too, hanging out with family and friends and celebrating the wonder and joy of the season!