I hope everyone had a nice safe meaningful Christmas this year. It is hard to believe it is all over, I still had so much more I wanted to do and I was having fun after looking at
every ones decorating, trying new things and rearranging mine and re fluffing...Well I have new ideas for next year. This year I was trying to stay calm and relaxed, to keep all the hives and itching away. So we had a calmer less hectic Christmas this year.
Our family room
Christmas tree on Christmas morning. I ended up adding red poinsettias to my tree this year. I was into red this year, and incorporated it into the gold and green and crystal with whites.
Having my parents here lets them enjoy being with us and
their grandchildren, just like today on Christmas morning. They get to watch the kids open their gifts. Here Dad is opening one of his, and Michael just opened his wallet he wanted.
Look at Grandma enjoying Autumn opening her gift..well lets say just Grandma and Autumn got to view it..see the hot pink on my mom's leg that was a new bra for Autumn.. and she is looking at the other one...She said mom I'm not holding these up..
lol but she did love them...
My Mom gets to hear about the necklace Autumn just opened..of course everything has a story..
We are all watching Michael open this gift...lets see I had two old movies in the box, and wall flowers from bath and body along with a book and carpet tape????? so Grandpa is teasing him about what kind of gift is this...Michael took the
dvd movies out first and said I thought we already had these!!! BUT
Here is what was in the box that I was trying to
deskies...His I POD Touch..that was one of his gifts and the first thing he mentioned in passing before he got his license that he wanted...Enjoy...After we finished our gifts we had breakfast...even before my parents moved in they always came for Christmas breakfast..we had egg
casserole. toast and jelly along with ham and fresh homemade apple butter my MIL just made it was oh so good...there was one tiny problem....we
usually have french toast, but since we were cutting things back trying to make things easy Mr. T didn't make it and the Children were
devastated but dad you always make your french toast and bacon....Oh boy...he says can I eat first then I will make you some french toast and bacon....yes they got it..It was Christmas day you know..how can he say no???
Later in the afternoon we went to my Aunt
Alices house. My cousin Rick and Chris were still there with their little boy
RJ, so we got to see them before they left. It was really nice because we
usually miss them. They head over to Chris's mom's later in the day.
So here is my Mom again after she got out of her pj's and we are at my Aunt's house..
Here is Autumn and my Aunt at the table with some gifts..and we just finished eating dessert..My Aunt has the tiniest kitchen ever and no dishwasher..but boy does she cook up a storm all the time..plus she only has one sink...oh my!! anyway when we got there we had ham and it was the most tender soft not salty ham I have eaten in years...so good..and everything else that goes with it.
Here is my Grandpa..I'm very fortunate to still have him..Last year when we got to my Aunt's he thought Autumn was
Michaels girlfriend...had no clue it was autumn and she was devastated..But this year he is doing wonderful and knew us all...Grandpa is 84 years old. here we are finishing up dessert..Let me tell you my Aunt made the best Pecan Pie ever...I had been craving this for a couple months now and did it ever hit the spot there was more
ewww and
owww's going on at the table YUMMY..My MIL was there also and made a homemade chocolate cake also and there was pumpkin roll to.
After our visit we got home to watch the Cleveland Cav's play Basketball against L A Lakers with Kobe Bryant...Lets just say Lebron and company beat them on their home court !!!!
Then It was Football and I am #1 in the play offs this week and I play #2 for the Championship. Last night one of my guys played along with one of his...Do I say tomorrow Sunday is going to be a big football day at our home!!!!
I hope everyone is doing great all is well and everyone had a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy your day and God Bless You..
HUGS,
Jolyn
I'm not going Christmas shopping today either...I'm going to stand in line..
to return items that my lovely daughter didn't care for..Yes thats what I'll do while she goes and
Shops with all her gift cards and money....hmmm what are mom's for....Good thing Mr.T is taking us since its 19 degrees and feels like 3 out with wind and snow...We get dropped off at the door....YIPPY
Here is my nephew and niece. Tyler is opening one of his gifts from us before dinner.
Mom so excited to feed Tyler...and can be a challenge and she is good at it...
Syd opening a scarf we got her.
My family after a good meal all sitting back and relaxing, well maybe not real relaxed we were opening gifts and laughing along with chasing Tyler around....Oh family is so much fun...
Our family room Christmas tree on Christmas morning. I ended up adding red poinsettias to my tree this year. I was into red this year, and incorporated it into the gold and green and crystal with whites.
Having my parents here lets them enjoy being with us and their grandchildren, just like today on Christmas morning. They get to watch the kids open their gifts. Here Dad is opening one of his, and Michael just opened his wallet he wanted.
Look at Grandma enjoying Autumn opening her gift..well lets say just Grandma and Autumn got to view it..see the hot pink on my mom's leg that was a new bra for Autumn.. and she is looking at the other one...She said mom I'm not holding these up..lol but she did love them...
My Mom gets to hear about the necklace Autumn just opened..of course everything has a story..
We are all watching Michael open this gift...lets see I had two old movies in the box, and wall flowers from bath and body along with a book and carpet tape????? so Grandpa is teasing him about what kind of gift is this...Michael took the dvd movies out first and said I thought we already had these!!! BUT
Here is what was in the box that I was trying to deskies...His I POD Touch..that was one of his gifts and the first thing he mentioned in passing before he got his license that he wanted...Enjoy...After we finished our gifts we had breakfast...even before my parents moved in they always came for Christmas breakfast..we had egg casserole. toast and jelly along with ham and fresh homemade apple butter my MIL just made it was oh so good...there was one tiny problem....we usually have french toast, but since we were cutting things back trying to make things easy Mr. T didn't make it and the Children were devastated but dad you always make your french toast and bacon....Oh boy...he says can I eat first then I will make you some french toast and bacon....yes they got it..It was Christmas day you know..how can he say no???
So here is my Mom again after she got out of her pj's and we are at my Aunt's house..
Here is Autumn and my Aunt at the table with some gifts..and we just finished eating dessert..My Aunt has the tiniest kitchen ever and no dishwasher..but boy does she cook up a storm all the time..plus she only has one sink...oh my!! anyway when we got there we had ham and it was the most tender soft not salty ham I have eaten in years...so good..and everything else that goes with it.
Here is my Grandpa..I'm very fortunate to still have him..Last year when we got to my Aunt's he thought Autumn was Michaels girlfriend...had no clue it was autumn and she was devastated..But this year he is doing wonderful and knew us all...Grandpa is 84 years old. here we are finishing up dessert..Let me tell you my Aunt made the best Pecan Pie ever...I had been craving this for a couple months now and did it ever hit the spot there was more ewww and owww's going on at the table YUMMY..My MIL was there also and made a homemade chocolate cake also and there was pumpkin roll to.
The guys from Mr.T's office got me this autographed football from one of the best players in the 70's...FRANKO HARRIS #32....YIPPY... in case you don't know he played for the Steelers....
Last year from one of Mr.T's guys from Pittsburgh, he got me this picture of Franko and in the background, he also got me a lighted Pittsburgh stadium. It is all decorated for Christmas and a santa figure came with it..
If you look at this picture on the back left my cabinets were being changed were the white is on the wall was where my old cabinet counter went. When we got new counter tops instead of it dropping down to make a desk area I wanted it straight across and make the cabinets, to look more like a built in hutch. So Joe are dear friend owns his own cabinet company and he came out and made my door to go with the rest of the cabinets and matched the stain perfect.
So while I was gone today this is what happened. Old section of cabinet removed and counter.
When I got home Mr. T was cleaning the counter top and I looked over and said Oh my goodness..look at this I love it... Look how this section got angled to have more space.
Here is a picture of the whole bottom view finished...
And another view of it...I am so happy Mr.T said Merry Christmas honey...Now the next phase is to do the top part. I want some cabinets with glass cut in the doors and make it look more hutch/furniture looking...
What a life our Tyler will have now....All in gods Plans...the whole story is long but all of God from beginning to end...
This picture was august 09 at my brothers pool. Joey you have a son!!!
This is my Autumn and Tyler on father's day.
Sydney Tyler's big sister!!! Congratulations Sydney... You finally have a brother..
And look how much she loves him and what a helper she is.
Meet my new nephew....We are so excited..Oh you already know all about it...I just love him to pieces..And of course my one and only sweetheart of a niece too.
Saturday morning we moved slow and then I needed to get some last minute errands done. So we ran out and we took Autumn and her friend Jordan and away we went. I got nothing accomplished but autumn did...
Sunday was our big yearly tradition of going to the T.S.O concert. We got great tickets and in a suite...So we got there and all the food was their for us to eat and then watch the fabulous concert. If you ever get a chance to go, to it..Very nice. Next year we want to see the Mannheim Steam Rollers..
This is my wonderful teenagers right before we left. Do I look like a proud mama or what...
This is at the suite having are dinner before concert started...
Today Mr. T ran to the office for awhile and I got up and out finishing some shopping mostly pick ups that were ready. But Mom and I started out at a Christmas Place that we visit every year before Christmas and this year we almost didn't make it..But after a stressful weekend of waiting on some news..I thought Mom and I needed to go there then of course to lunch...By the time it was time for us to get to the grocery store, we were so tired and Moms back and hip were hurting, we did it though and they didn't have some items so Mr T is getting a list tomorrow.... All that to say I just finished up my wrapping..Look at the mess. I never no now when someone is going to pick up the camera on me....Honey say cheese...noo nottt nowww To late...I guess it's pay back....
