THE KANSAS FLINT HILLS during the Winter months can get r a t h e r COLD. It's frigid this week as the temps hit the single digits. This morning at 9 degrees.
OUR week at HOME is quickly disappearing. Hubby takes the week off from work the days between CHRISTMAS and NEW YEARS. His Birthday and CHRISTMAS were spent at our Daughter and Son.in.law's HOME, ate birthday cake and waited for SANTA. Ate well, slept well, had fellowship. Pleasant CHRISTMAS. Lil Miss spent the night with us, but left early the next morn as her Momma wanted to spend Mother/Daughter TIME together while on her Christmas break.
Braving the cold the day after Christmas we went shopping to see if we could buy some projected lights for our 2018 CHRISTMAS decorations. We scored! HALF OFF. Snowflakes at the front door will grace our abode with twinkle lights in the trees. Makes me smile. TEMPS were frigid as we drove HOME before dark.
A quiet evening. Watched the 1983 movie CHRISTMAS STORY bundled in a fuzzy throw. Haven't watched It's A Wonderful Life, White Christmas, Little Women, this season so far.
What will 2018 bring? Not sure, but praying for vision of what I'm to do. One day closer to SPRING? We entered the WINTER SEASON with a blast of cold air and
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OUR CHRISTMAS TREE in the Living room will stay up until after EPIPHANY then I'll put away this charmer. Soooooo enjoyed this tree this season.
We also put a flocked CHRISTMAS TREE in a rotating stand upstairs in the Guest room. Graced the branches with acrylic snow flakes and twinkle lights.
CHRISTMAS slides into the New Year. Will try to make Foolproof FUDGE! So easy. So gooooood.
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On Thursday we made a quick trip to KANSAS CITY to pick up two Parlour Chairs that were worked over by an awesome Upholsterer. The smaller chair was in the house fire, was refinished then reupholstered. The other wasn't in the fire, but now has the same soft grey velveteen material placed on it by the same Upholsterer.
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Terribly cold outside, but warmer the day before. We picked our chairs up and placed them in the backseat of our car. VERY pleased with the results.
APPLEBEE's for lunch. Since we were in the neighborhood we drove OLD TOWN BELTON. Quaint downtown. Walked about in one of the antique stores before going to TARA's CAFE where we got a chocolate milk shake for the road.
Trip went well, but am glad to be HOME today in a warm house.
I was raised in a time where there was NO SOCIAL MEDIA. My Grandparents and Parents were not aware of every detail I was thinking or minute by minute details of my young life.
It's exhausting to me to read so much on FaceBook. Checking often to read the news. Will pull back on this. Cutting back on social media in 2018.
Will be eating more veggies, less starchy items and walking my house stairs for exercise. Hand Weights as I sit. Bottled SPRING water to the rescue.
Making HOME A Priority,
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