MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY WONDERFUL BLOGGING FRIENDS

Wishing all of you a very 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and a wonderful

NEW YEAR.

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We have 

GRANDS AND GIFTS

and a

MOMS' MEAL

and a 

WINTER WEDDING

in the next few days.

However, even with all this busy-ness,

I want 

YOU to KNOW

that

YOU are an important part of

MY LIFE!

I have come to know and love 

SO MANY OF YOU

and

just want to share a bit of

CHRISTMAS LOVE AND CHEER

with all of you.

See you in the 

NEW YEAR!

YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO DO THIS

I have posted this before 

but I have some new readers this year

so thought I would share it again.

I am still on break but will pop in with

two or three 

Christmas Ideas

you still have time to do.

I have done this post

a couple of times.

Several people said 

they had never seen anything like it.

I thought I would post before it

gets any later in the season--

in case you want make these for 

your own home.

I have been doing this since my

own kids were small.

You know how a front door says 

WELCOME

when you come in?

By the way-

Those sleigh bells are off the horses my 

father drove as a young man.

So -there's my 

Happy Hello!

BUT I like my door to say

GOOD-BYE

when someone leaves, too.

And I like to say it NICELY

Unlike some people that will say-

Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the 

way out.

How do I do that?

I let my visitors take a little memento

of their visit with them.

It is called 

Cut and Run Take

Here they are-

 my sweet little

GINGERBREAD BOYS

hanging in a row.

Here's how to make this

sweet little door hanging.

Roll out Saran Wrap about 2 feet longer 

than the side of your door.

Lay your Gingerbread Boys in a line 

on the center of the plastic wrap.

leaving about 4-6" between them.

You could also do this with any sturdy

cookie- like a sugar cookie cut 

like a snowflake or star.

Flip them upside down making sure that they

are still in the center

Pull the plastic wrap to the back

overlapping it so they are enclosed 

all the way around.

Gently flip them over and using ribbon

tie a knot above and below EACH one.

Hang some children's scissors on

some curly ribbon from the top

to cut the saran wrap.

When you cut them apart 

you will cut between the ribbons 

leaving each one fully encased

In plastic wrap.

Here I am making a cut between the ties.

You start with the bottom one and 

each person can cut off a gingerbread boy 

to take along when they leave.

I hang them on a nail

hidden on top of the door jamb.

shhhhh-MyHero hates nails anywhere

I dressed the top

with some greenery and red balls.

I love  Gingerbread Boys, don't you?

Sometimes I feel sorry for them though.

Poor things.

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The one on the right hears about like 

MyHero does-especially when it comes

to trying to get a chore done!

Now- get in that kitchen and start baking!

As for me..

Well, I am trying not to BAKE

so that I don't EAT

Gingerbread Boys!

OH!  And these are really cute with

SNOWFLAKE CUTOUTS

instead of 

Gingerbread boys.

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Have a Wonderful Week!!!!

I WILL BE BACK

Good Morning-

Thank you all for the 

prayers for the family

of a man we all loved.

In light of everything

going on this time of year,

I am taking a break

from blogging for a bit.

This is NOT a 

PERMANENT GOOD-BYE!

I will still pop in and out of

FaceBook

& I will still 

do posts for the business-

Putting The Real In Real Estate.

I am well but in a bit of limboland

with our move and 

life-changes.

I will be back soon

and promise to give you at least

one laugh per post.

Have a wonderful 

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Love to all of you~

THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYERS- OUR FRIEND JERRY PRICE HAS PASSED OVER

We were among the lucky ones

that knew him in life.

John and I are just two of the souls

he touched with his wisdom,

support, and guidance.

He was kind when he needed 

to be kind,

and tough when he needed to be tough.

When he wasn't with his family

and those that he loved,

he was happiest on the

golf course.

Today-This is how I choose 

to picture him--

enjoying a little 

Heavenly Golfing.

I sure hope he had time 

to read this book...

I loved Jerry and would

always tease him after church

because he managed to work

SPORTS into 

EVERY. SINGLE. SERMON.

Yes-he did! Seriously!!!

Jerry always said I had a 

WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR...

so, I expect he would

appreciate my way of saying

Good-bye to him here.

Please keep his family in your

prayers-and-as always,

if you are not a person of prayer,

please wing good thoughts and

healing wishes their way.

I hope you all have a wonderful

weekend.

Ours will be happy/sad as we

all move forward and

"let go and let God",

as they say.

RIP, Jerry Price.

You were a man among men

and your legacy will reach

farther than you could ever

have imagined.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DEAR FRIEND, JERRY PRICE & HIS FAMILY

This is a very hard post to write.

This man is soon to leave our

earthly realm

where he will be healed and whole again-

at least that is my belief.

He has been instrumental in healing

the hurts in so many 

hearts and minds, my own included.

All of us had

hoped and prayed for a

healing of his body.

Cancer has ravaged his body

but not his spirit.

This is his post  on FB from the 4th.

Jerry Price

December 4 at 4:34 PM · 

Last night I told my brother and family members I was going to see Jesus. That was true. Its exactly how I thought and felt. And it still is.

But I said the unsayable to my family and it was about time my desire to see JESUS takes precedence but hear this. Judy and I aren't giving up on fighting to live in the now. We're not planning to abandon the commitment to work hard to live!

I want everyone to pray Gods will be done and I am ready to be called HOME to see Jesus. If you were to actually see my emaciated body you'd wonder how I'm even here. But God is going to make the final call.

Quite an emotional roller coaster. Hard. Dark moments. Bright moments! Alive moments.

Just had a group of men in my room. Tremendous encouragement to live but permission to leave and see my LORD.

Thank you for standing and fighting that battle with Judy and me.

Love you! Gods Will be done and he gets the glory.

My daughter just texted me and said

that he is failing fast and it is just 

a matter of time now.

Originally he was given months.

Today that is shortened to hours and days perhaps.

His daughter is in Australia and

struggling to navigate traveling to AZ.

Other family is in the midwest.

Their bodies are absent but their hearts

are with their dad, grandad, uncle.

Jerry has been a pastor his whole life

and given of himself unconditionally.

He would want me to tell you that he

was a 

GREAT GOLFER

(and always beat MyHero).

He would smile reading this.

Soon he will be smiling with the angels.

I told him there is a great 

golf course in the sky where he will

ALWAYS have a perfect game.

God bless you, Jerry Price!

Please pray for his wife, Judy,

his daughters, his son and all the rest 

of his family.

If you are not a pray-er, please

wing your good thoughts and 

wishes toward them.

God bless you, Jerry.

Our loss will be Heaven's gain.

PICK YOUR FAVORITE DECEMBER TABLE RESULTS

Now-I am not saying that some 

of you gals are crazy but.....

whew..

So here were your choices!

Let's see where you are sitting, okay?

Table #1-Green Green Wants To Be Seen

You all loved the green!

Arlene, Lauren(only here because of the napkin rings), 
Jettie (my "sistah" thru the internet- we go way back-to the old MSN groups), Moontides(bear with her she is new here and doesn't know that you can only pick ONE table), Missy (always trouble), Brenda, Sandra, Dewena, Dawn~ 

and you are the lucky table

to have THE COCKTAIL KING, Ron!!!!

sitting with y'all!

Table#2-Rustic Modern

Katie, Petie(likes it but is complaining about the purple and gold and wants pink and gold-always one, folks), 

Sandi, Kim(doesn't like the table but likes the room),

Debra(she's easy-no complaints),

Stephanie(wrote a book before making up her mind),

bobbie (hates the yellow and complaining about no champagne),

Sally, Susie, 

Lisa(whining about the flowers @ Table 8 

& the wild group at Table 6)

Nancy(complaining about the chairs before she even sits down)

Moving along to:

Table #3-A Rose For Everyone

Here we have Billie Jo, Tonya, Jessica & Carol.

(Not a single whiner at the table)!!!

Unbelievable!!!!

Table #4-Blue For You

Sweet Louise and Rose,

Sandy Y, Donna &

Dear LV-(here because it reminds her of Elvis)

Do you think I should tell her my grandboy

named his dog Elvis?...but they call him Bo.

Don't ask- our whole family is screwed up!

Table #5-Silvery Snowflakes

Here you will see Rain (don't you love the name)

Jenny, Theresa, Lisa M & Sally.

A small group 

that can actually hear each other talk.

Table #6-Green & Gold

Hello-JFM, Linda(He Lives), 

Kay(trying to pretend she likes the Green Bay Packers),

Gayla-she was seeing angel plates and then UN-seeing them..

She might be nipping at the bottle a bit before the party!,

Ellie-My ex-SIL, AnnMarie, Terri D

and Janice (she made it just in time).

And I am putting Adam here just because 

of his football wisecracks.  

He can bring Daisy, too, if he likes.

Table#7-I Plead For Plaid

Wowser---Gonna have to rent a banquet hall here!

Nonnie, Ma, Penny & Gert,

Barbara(has to sit here even though she wants to sit at table #8.  Why?  Well her messy family eats BBQ Brisket and she is afraid to be at an all white table.  Guess the red plaid will cover up her family's sins!)

Jack & Sherry (my sweet travelers),

Diane-wants to know if we will eat venison or moose-

Linda(LaCarte) Jan, Linda(WokeUp)

Sylvia- loves both white tables but can't make up her mind so is sitting here,  Hey!  I can't even make this stuff up!

Vee, Jeanie (although she loved #2-go figure), Cecilia, Sandie, Julie, Noreen,Happy,

Jenn(says the table gives her a 1970s flashback-Do you think she's probably wearing bell bottoms, too?)

Debby, Donna, Jenny D, Kris (WHAT?) Phyllis, Shirley, Henny, Krishna, Rita, Jane, 

KarenAnn (chose this table after a complicated mental process), Lorrie, Fran & Terra & 
KATHY-(that I left out and am adding in)..duh....and SHERI-(RedRoseAlley)--sorry I forgot you kiddo!!!!!

And coming down the home stretch~

Table #8-Whisper of White

Gay- already whining because the fuzzy things might get in her drink...seriously...she won't even notice after her third glass!

Our Canadian friend, Laurie the Artist,

Liz, Nonie, Robyn, 

Denise-sitting here so if she spills her white wine it won't show

AND last, but not least,

Cindy and SHE told ME to behave MYSELF...

Seriously?

Wow!  I may need to take a nap

after this post.

You think KarenAnn had a complicated process?

You have NO idea!!!

Okay-So I checked my names twice and

IF I MISSED ANYONE or put you at the 

WRONG TABLE-

I apologize...let me know and I will fix it.

(or maybe not depending on my mood)

I hope you all have a 

GREAT WEDNESDAY

and I will see you in a day or so....

I hope, I hope, I hope!!

PICK YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY/CHRISTMAS TABLE SETTING

Bobbie Cottleston Pie 

barely let me lick the whipped cream off my lips

from my last piece of pumpkin pie 

before she wondered-

WHEN ARE YOU DOING A CHRISTMAS

PICK YOUR TABLE POST?

Huh- Do I look like I have hours to spend just searching

and looking at all these picture perfect tables?

Huh?  Well, I do! (ha-I am such a liar).

You KNOW I love ya, Bobbie, and I only tease

those I love!

Anyway,

I'll let YOU look and pick your favorite.

Ready?

#1

Green, Green Wants To Be Seen

#2

Rustic Modern

#3

A Rose For Everyone

(No bachelor is going home tonight

for those of you that watch The Bachelor on TV)

#4

Blue For You

#5

Silvery Snowflakes

#6

Green & Gold

GO PACK GO!

#7

I Plead For Plaid

#8

Whisper Of White

Well, I don't know HOW you all 

are gonna pick just one..

BUT--THAT IS the rule!

You do remember that, don't you?  lol

Some of you have a really hard time picking

JUST ONE(you brats)!

So, pick a table 

and we will fill it with all your best friends.

 I hope there's a place for me there, too!

Well----don't just sit there---

VOTE!

For those that give a hoot,

I will be in Chicago with my 

two daughters and 4 grandgirls for the weekend

and spending an evening at another blogger's home.

More about that later-if I survive!

Have a great weekend!!!!