TA DA!!!!!!!

Well, it is only the 26th day of January.......but I have finally put away Christmas.  It all looks so empty.

It was a beautiful day and while Amy was out riding I decided to tackle the mess.  So, part of me is happy.  The other part would love all the lights up forever.

There has been lots of activity with the new houses on our block, so hopefully we will have some new neighbors.  

I have hit a mental block.  So this will be short.  :)

Love,
Leslie

You Blink and it is All Over....

Christmas was lovely.  It was fun to get ready and have all the surprises hidden away.  I could not have asked for a better time.

Sarah Plunkett Martin's kids made this and sent it to me!!

I wish I could tell you I made these, but they were delicious!!!!!  I did put them out on the plate.  That counts, right?

We did have some not good excitement, Lori's father-in-law had a small heart attack on Christmas night, right before we had dinner.  Jim took him to the ER and after many tests found out that he has a major problem with his heart and he is not going to get better.  He has gone from a 14 hour a day worker to in bed in hospice in a week.  It is a massive decline.

I have taken Christmas down and put it all in the dining room.  The tree is still up.  It looks beautiful.   But, it is all going away.  I left a tree up until we had a huge blizzard the week of Valentine's Day in Maryland.  Maybe.............

I guess I can't leave it all in here, can I?

This is the back of our house from the alley behind the house.

Got a huge box of fabulous treats from Margaret's family.  Chicago style pizza this weekend!!!!!!!!

Much love,
Leslie


PS ~ we had the cheeze pizza last night and it was AMAZING!!!!!!!