Random Monday Thoughts, 12/14/2015

Random Monday Thoughts, 12/14/2015

It’s Monday again! During the holidays the weekends seem to go faster & faster, right? I guess it’s par for the course! Today, since it’s the holidays I thought I’d focus on something Christmas related! So, I’m sharing with you my five favorite ornaments on our tree! It’s fun to watch ornaments collect through the years and hear the stories that go along with them, isn’t it?  So, here are my 5 favorite ornaments on our tree (in no particular order)!

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This ornament was made by one of my great grandmothers!  She was always making things out of yarn and plastic!  This is small mailbox (both my brother and I had one) and on the other side is the year we were born!  I always looked forward to getting this out each year and putting the flag up!  Several years ago (I think I was probably in college) my mom wrote me a little note and stuck it in there!  I’ve never removed it!  I love pulling it out each year and reading it!

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I Made A Wreath at Carlson Tree Farm!

I have good news and really good news! The good news is that I’m much better at making a wreath than I was at painting my own painting! The really good news is that the folks at Carlson Tree Farm, rural Coulter Iowa, make it super easy, are super friendly, and super patient!

Last year when the North Iowa Bloggers set the date for making wreaths at the Carlson Tree Farm, I was bummed to see that my schedule was already full with a basketball game (not that I would trade watching my boys for anything), but I was so happy when I didn’t have a scheduling conflict this year!! So, this past Tuesday I headed out to their farm outside of Coulter, Iowa with 4 of my fellow bloggers (Mary of Natural Plus Nursery; Val of Corn, Beans, Pigs, & Kids; Alicia of The Pork Diaries; and Donna of donnahup.com) to see what kind of wreath I could come up with.  I’ll be honest that I was excited and yet hesitant because of my debacle trying to do one of those sip & paint classes.  A painter I am not, but apparently (with the wonderful help of the Carlson ladies) a wreath maker, I can be!

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Perfectly Chic or Perfectly Family?

I was counting picture ornaments of the boys the other day.  My SIL makes me one every year!  This is my 5th Christmas with them and I marvel at how much they’ve grown, matured, and changed.  Not only have they grown and changed physically, but they’ve also matured and grown into spectactular young men.  I know that I have grown and changed as well.  Maybe I haven’t grown physically (if you know me, you know how funny that is because I’m incredibly short!), but I know that I’ve grown and changed as a step-mom.  I’ve learned a lot about parenting and being a step-parent, but I digress…

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