BLUE MONDAY and odds and ends......

SWEET SMILING SALLY is once again hosting our fabulous

BLUE MONDAY

Thanks, Sally, for giving us all such a great way to face BLUE MONDAYS.....

Lots of BLUE in the air this day so be sure to visit each and every one..

if you will please remember that my camera is S.I.C.K. and takes blury photos, I'll let you see MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.....

Yep, A BIG TV....

and OOOOO, i am so loving it !!

I am loving it so much because, not just for the MAGNIFICENT picture it has on it, in HUGH BLUE LIVING COLOR ....

but because our two children went in together and presented us with it....

Excuse me....tearing up here.....

THANK YOU AGAIN, DAVID AND STACY. ...

I wish they would invent the strong enuf words to tell you both how much we love you.....until then, tho...

"WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK..... "

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Say hello to SALLY for me when you go by and leave her wonderful comments...

she is so sweet to host this fun day for us each and every week....
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I have a lot of Christmas to share and not much time left to do it in...

(remember that i was NOT able to get on the internet for a week..grrr)

SO I am combining

BLUE MONDAY

with a little left-over decorating and a

FABULOUS CHRISTMAS TAG....

this SNOW SANTA is, by far, my very favorite....

I have had him for a number of years and have forgotten just where I bought him....

i love that he carries his own little christmas tree...

I love his whiteness and his sparkle....

and, most of all I love his little sweet face....
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OOOOO, and remember THIS beauty that belongs to TINA at CHERRY HILL that I so coveted that I could hardly stand it.....?

Well, I am working day and night, well not REALLY day and night, but real, REAL hard to make my little bedroom look just half as pretty as TINA'S. I will repaint the green to a soft, golden yellow after the first of the year. In the meantime, I am totally enjoying the look so far. The new red and white quilt...I love it so much, I almost KISS it every morning and night.

ooo, i know i need different pillows and a snazzy new wreath on the window...need to tweak quite a bit more and I am trying to decide what to put at the foot of my bed...but...
I am using all the bedding I already had...just adding the new quilt.
I'll keep looking for just the right pillows or great fabric to COVER some pillows and in the meantime...
I AM HAPPY.....
"THANKS, TINA, FOR THE WONDERFUL INSPIRATION YOU ALWAYS GIVE ME..."
oooo, and if you have missed seeing her MAGNIFICENT Christmas tree...
o! honey !

MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you sweet, sweet ladies that I just LOVE !

I've been tagged by the fabulous ANDI...(private blog)

SHE says SHE was tagged by SUSIE Q and says THIS about THAT...

"I actually tagged dear sweet Sue myself a light year or so ago and I have yet to see that post...care to explain that my dear??? "..............

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"OH...DEAR SWEET ANDI, ....don't you know SUSIE Q can't find time for such things as TAGS and MEMES and maybe even CHRISTMAS itself...(gasp)

she is waaaay too busy daydreaming about her love forever,

BRIAN....*sigh *swoon* slobber*

OOOOOO, it's

SUSIE Q plus BRIAN

FOREVER.....!!! smooch, hug, feel all fuzzy......

ooo, i do hope MR. Susie Q doesn't hear of this obsession

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and, while EVERYONE pretty much knows that I would run away to a deserted island with

MR. FORD....(and that's NOT Gerald Ford, either)

I can CONTROL myself better than SUSIE Q .....so I CAN do this tag !!!!

(SUSIE Q....get a hold of yourself, girl !

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I must name 6 things that I VALUE;

Other than the obvious of family, friends, etc...here is the superficial things...

I love my Franklin fireplace that belonged to my mother at one time. 2. I love my white SUV with that cool MOON ROOF, altho a good friend of mine says it sure would be hard to MOON someone from the top of the car!! heh heh.... 3. I love our living room since we doubled the size of it. 4. I love my dining room with the vintage fireplace where there's room now for ALL my family to be comfy...that makes me happy. 5. I love my bedroom now that I am working on making it my DREAM ROOM.(i just this minute added fairy lights to my headboard and i am just jumping for joy it is so pretty.... 6. I love and value my beautiful set of wedding rings..
6 THINGS I DONT SUPPORT:

1. I don't support leaving small children in cars alone. 2. Nor not securing them in seat-belts or booster seats. (just the other day I was following a car and could see a little one moving all over the car...when we stopped side by side, I motioned for them to put her in a seat belt and...they gave me the ole BIRD..none of my business?....i think it is!! ) 3. I don't support child abuse. 4. I don't support wife beatings. 5. I don't support O.J.Simpson. 6. I don't support lying of any kind. 7. I don't support stealing and dishonesty. 8. I don't support mistreatment of any one by any body. 9. I don't......OH, SHOOT...I just needed 6.

I DOUBLE DOG DARE ANY ONE TO DO THIS ONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS !! ..You can drink a nice cup of hot chocolate or spiced tea, eat a couple of Christmas cookies while you are doing this CHRISTMAS TAG.

and, if you do, would you PLEASE let me know so i can read your list?

GOD BLESS US, ONE AND ALL.......

CHRISTMAS LOVE, bj