A girl can only do so much.
Something had to give.
The blog took the hit.
Since my last post (November 18)
This has happened….
a surprise package arrived.
my niece, Mackenzie made me beautiful note cards.
and this happened….
Then this ~
decorating church for the Christmas season
in “warehouse/pallet” style
quiet evenings spent with friends
Traditions continued with Nate making a batch
of his Grandma D’s fudge recipe
Gift making happened
Thanks to Mr. D and his newly acquired sewing skills,
we knocked out most of the sewing-required gifts in one evening.
We made
A Chicago Bears fleece blanket for our nephew
14 homemade burp cloths
and
two new Christmas stockings …
A Chicago Bears fleece blanket for our nephew
14 homemade burp cloths
and
two new Christmas stockings …
One for Mike the son we get in July,
and a stocking for our “little one” expected to arrive late April
The Cottage was decorated
with vintage bulbs
and vintage gates
inside and out!
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(gates are courtesy of Cara and Tim — from their yard in Cincinnati) |
Understated and simple decorations outside this year …
using lots of natural materials
and pallets!
Pine cones, pine boughs and white lights
filled the chimenea
Mike asked Baby Girl to be his wife!
and she said yes!
Danae recently posted this on Facebook:
“I feel pretty spoiled. Not only do I get to become @mikedebolt024’s wife this summer, I also get to wear this beautiful ring that was designed specially for me with his great grandmother’s and his gramma’s diamonds!”
Wedding date set: July 19, 2014
Planning has commenced.
Dress bought.
Wedding extravaganza attended.
Cara and Tim arrived Christmas Eve afternoon
after the Christmas Eve service, we enjoyed time with our friends and kids
at our annual Christmas Eve open house
after everyone left, Santa came.
Waking up to fresh snow on Christmas morning,
gave Tim and Cara a chance to enjoy some shoveling!
Traps were set in the attic to (hopefully) snag critters (red squirrels?) 
Our first baby sent us pics of her first baby…
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| ultrasound pics from early December, baby bump pic from 1/12/14 Kerry, Karyn, Jackie, Brie, Cindy, thanks for the encouragement to get back on the blog wagon! my blogging buddy tonight…  |
From our family to yours ….
