Phew.... it's hard to believe that it is already January 14th... talk about procrastination. Thank you all for bearing with my lack of posting... I've been kicking myself the whole time. Christmas has come and gone, the tree is down, the wrapping paper has finally been hauled off to the dump.... (which was disappointing to say the least... as some of you may know I like to find old windows, chairs, treasures there, and it just so happened to snow an awful lot which in turn, thwarted my effort to nurse my junking addiction). Humph. :)
Our kids (aka three dogs) were happy as our "toy box" is overflowing with dog treats... kongs... and an array of little squeaky things that have kept them quite entertained. THEY have really enjoyed the snow and the two huskies have been practicing their mushing skills!

I'm excited to finally share with you our Christmas presents!!! Dallas and I decided to do something a little different this year, and make them ourselves... which worked out great for us as we wanted them to be special, and we were also working on a tight budget. I saw a tutorial on transferring pictures to blocks of wood, and we thought it was perfect! Now if we could only get it to work as easily as it seemed to in the video...... well with only three failed attempts we got it... and we think they turned out really great! I did take photos of the process, but I will have to include them in a tutorial later... as I am having some technical difficulties with my computer today.... :) so I apologize for the picture quality! Here is the final product!!

I also thought I would share some of my great finds at an after Christmas sale.... I`m in love with this little local floral/gift shop!!!

SO FUN!!
I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful Christmas season and that your 2013 is off to a good start.
I hope the first joy of the New Year is just a glimpse of what is in store for the rest of it!!
--Proverbs 4:18-- bessings!!
K