All is Calm All is Bright

I saw the

 All is Calm All is Bright 

DIY

over at the Sweetest Occasion blog

and

decided my bedroom needed some decoration for Christmas.

Super Easy...

Now what would Christmas be without 

frosting a million sugar cookies?

Stars,

quick and easy.

The peanut butter balls are new this year.

A little time consuming, but so worth it.

I found the recipe here.

I cut the recipe in half and I am so glad I did.

Can you imagine doing three more trays of those little suckers?

Just thought I would throw in some very unprofessional pictures 

of some of my Christmas decorations.

Now you know why 

I scour the internet looking for pics for the blog.

one...I own a point and shoot and that's about all I know about taking pictures.

two-anything on a camera besides where you click to take the picture 

scares the h*** out of me.

And

last but not least,

is the random groceries my Dad dropped off this week.

Corn?

The grapes were really good.

So was the bread.

I have yet to eat the ONE avocado or the

winter? corn.

Thanks Dad,

Its one of my favorite parts of the day when you bring me groceries.

Petie

My Buddhist Corner and a Dirty Window

I think all I am missing is a burning cigarette.

Oh, and maybe some fruit or a donut.

Explaining the Buddhist corner:

Just to clarify,
I am not Buddhist. 
 I have nothing against the Buddhist people, its just not my thing.
I was making fun of my little window sill.
Whenever you visit the nail places they always have a 
ceramic Buddhist with a burning cigarette, fruit, and a donut.
I do not know why.
It was my attempt at being humorous and making fun of myself.
I could not throw away the little yellow can and so I thought I would put some daisies
in it from our garden.  I picked the last of our beets and these were
to small to cook, so I put them in the bottles.
And what can I say about Mary, 
I have lots of stories about Mary in my life,
but that is for another post.
I love looking at my Buddhist corner when I am doing my dishes.

and Would you look at that window...

Happy Monday...

Petie

i love pumpkins.....

I love this picture....

trying to focus on what I love, because

my computer is having issues....

again.....

I am ready to scream.....

Argggghhh,

Petie

computer notes

A few days before the wedding,

I was having a really bad day...

Let's just say,

that the broom came out of the closet

and I jumped right on...

I was definitely feeling sorry for myself

and the witch (me) made sure everybody knew it...

My youngest daughter,

quickly assessing the situation,

left this note on my computer...

She knows me to well...

a grateful witch,

Petie

P.S.

The picture to the right is of my middle brother and me. My outfit, with the ruffles on my bottom, looks like something that came from Eden's bouquet,

except that it was taken in

April of 1964.