Christmas Tea

Christmas Tea

Last night our Church held it's 3rd annual

Christmas Tea dinner.

Since this is our first Christmas at

Potters House... I decided I wouldn't

host a table this year.

Good decision ..

Cuz

These Ladies ROCK!

Hosting A Table...

Each table hostess is in charge of decorating

their own table and selling seats.

The cost of a seat... Only 10 Bucks!!

Just being able to sit at one of these beautifully decorated

tables itself was worth the $10...

BUT...

Our meal ... which consisted of

Turkey, Dressing, Green Beans, Mac & Cheese

Sweet Potato casserole and Red Velvet Cake, was

prepared and served by the gentlemen

in our Church.

That was priceless!

Our Pastor's Wife.. Sister Tina,

Ashley and Sister Barbara..

*The lil peek-a-boo on the bottom left corner.. that's Court

he is Sister Tina's son*

Our float found new life...

It was so sad seeing my float torn apart

after the parade.

*Sigh*

It had to be done...

Can't really store a 22 foot float with ease.

It came to life again last night transforming

the fellowship hall into a winter wonderland.

The Tables..

Hope you enjoy.. My photography skills don't

do them justice.

This Gold table was the Youth Table..

Hostess: Sister Ginger

Ashley had the honor of sitting at this beautiful table.

The pictures below are from

Sister Tina's table.. where I had the pleasure of

sitting. Again pictures didn't do it justice.

Who woulda thought pink and animal

print woulda been so beautiful.

Even after it was all over and the big lights came

on and napkins littered the table it was still beautiful...

Starting to look like Christmas...

Finally !

The Tree ! The Tree !

I actually found a few minutes to get

the tree up and finished.

*hand-clap*

It's one of those pre-lit rotating Martha Stewart trees.

Very simple to assemble .. only minutes to put it up.

The hard part is having the time to get all those

ornaments on.. so that's why

for the last 8 days it rotated all empty and bare.

Today it's happy & full of Christmas cheer.

Santa Bell Ornaments

Matthew's Ornament
Always added to the tree last.

Started on the Fireplace...

These are the Santas that Jeff bought for me

last year. Haven't quite decided on

where they'll go.. the fireplace mantle

is up to high and you can't really get a good view of 'em.

I'll snap a photo when I find the

perfect spot.

My Elf Family

I'm having way tooooo

much fun with this lil toy!

The Charleston is my Favorite!

Ann over at

http://ann-jamesaskeltonyahoocom.blogspot.com/

had made one and posted it on her blog.

Thanks Ann for introducing me to this neat

lil toy. I LOVE IT !

Elf 3

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Elf 2

Christmas Parade

Friday Morning

Putting it all together

The Foundation

Getting the Big Guy ready...

Saturday Morning
Parade Day
Finished Product...

It turned out so Beautiful...

We were All so Proud!!
I Love This Shot...

So Peaceful

Ashley & Lindsey

More pictures in slideshow

at bottom of blog..

Festival of Trees

Festival of Trees

My friend Angela and I went to the

Festival of Trees

in Atlanta.

The picture below is of her front porch..

She used a lot of her kids toys for decorations..

It turned out so CUTE!

This is one of my favorite wreaths..

I have a thing for the Old Time Santas..

Scroll down to the bottom of my page to

see a slideshow of some of my favorite

trees there.

I've Been Tagged !!

I've been Tagged Oh My !

I've been tagged by Tam over at

http://yakiddyyakyak.blogspot.com/

Hopefully this greenhorn won't mess this up.

Ok here I go.

~Rules to this Tag~

1. Link to the person who tagged you

2. Post the rules on your blog

3. Write 6 random things about yourself

4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them

5. Let each person know they been tagged and leave them a comment

6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

My Tagger:

Tam @ http://yakiddyyakyak.blogspot.com/

6 Things About Me:

1. Although I was born in 1966 .. I didn't truly come to life

until 1973 when I was adopted by 2 of the most amazing people on earth.

2. I'm a Coke-A-Holic ..

Classic Coke Only .. This is so nodda Diet Coke Body!

3. I have 5 dogs.

Gizzy- Border Terrier

Rascal- Border Terrier

Rocky- Chihuahua

Tippy- Rat Terrier

Binkie- Jack Russel Terrier

4. I have never lived in any other state but Georgia.

5. I'm a freak about my yard.

Everything has to be perfect.

6. I survived an aneurysm 5 years ago with God's Grace.

He has plans for me!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Those I Tagged:

Cindy at: http://wwwcutepinkstuffcom.blogspot.com/

Doty Family at: http://mandeeandbrandy.blogspot.com/

Cindy at: http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

Dara at: http://once-upon-a-cottage.blogspot.com/

Betsy at: http://thepineappledoor.blogspot.com/

Rhoda at: http://southernhospitality-rhoda.blogspot.com/

The Pole Santas

I haven't made these guys in years..

Ohhh the memories..

Many a nights spent in the garage

with Jeff as he cut out the

patterns for me.

He'd work all day.. then come

home and work late into the

night just for me and my lil hobby.

I made the first one for Ashley's

day care as a gift...

They put him at the front desk and

BOOM!

Over the next few years

that one sold me over 150 of 'em!

Black Friday

The Day-After Thanksgiving...

4:00 am.

We found our spot in front of Target at 4:00 am.

We were 14th & 15th in line.. a lil further back

than last year.. but we got the goods.

This year was a breeze compared to past

years. No gloves, blankets or heavy coats needed.

We managed to get in line behind the same man from

last year. He remembered us and also

remembered Ashley getting to

the electronics department way

ahead of everyone else too.

"She's A Champ"

Those lil legs can move!

I could never clear my list without her.

This is only my 5th year getting to shop on

Black Friday.. and the last

3 years I've made it a

"Just Me & Her" deal.

For 22 years I was a Jeweler and

worked retail.. So you know I

really hated this day lol.

The holidays were always a blur.. and I

was always to tired to enjoy them.

Soooooooo ..

The November that Matthew died I decided I'd had

enough of all that and I took that season off..

and ain't been back since.