Christmas decorations are all done!

Come on it!

I am done with my Christmas decorations. I'm glad I was able to finish it before I caught this cold. I don't think I could of done much seeing I am sneezing and blowing my nose constantly. ugh.

Please, come in and I will give you a tour of my home. There's hot chocolate in the kitchen and some snickerdoodles for munching.

This is what the entryway looks like. I kept it simple and non fussy. I didn't want to deal with dusting many knick knacks during the holiday.

I bought this wire tree from Wisteria for my Christmas cards but decided to use it for my smaller glass ornaments. I think it looks cute this way.

Here's my living room. I love looking at my tree during the night. It bring me back being a small child looking at my mom's Christmas tree. Hmm...someone was playing with my nativity scene..again!

My dining room is also ready for Christmas. We will have our Christmas dinner here since my daughter feels like a grown up eating in this room. I just bought a garland in Micheals and wrapped it around my chandelier. Added some snowflakes and that was it!

My centerpiece. I took out the pumpkins and amber glass beads and added some pillar candles, fake snow, pinecones and some ornaments. I had this angel already and it went well with my color palate.

As you walk by to my family room, you will pass our advent calendar. The kids love seeing what kind of treats they get in the afternoon. Huh. I forgot to get the tape dispenser out. Oh well.

My family room. My kids love playing in this room and now with some new books, my daughter loves to snuggle on the couch with the blanket and read the book to her brother.

Lets go where I like to spend my time in. My kitchen. Here's the kitchen chandelier. It's the same as last year but I think it adds some warmth to my room.

This year I got a small white Christmas tree for my kitchen. Here's one of the 2 new ornaments that I bought a few days ago. I love her eyelashes!

Here's a corner of my kitchen. As you can see, somebody has gone into my apothecary jar filled with mini tobblerone. They ask for permission and since it's the holidays, I usually say yes. I'm a softy.

And my little elf/fairy. I love her!

Need to powder your nose? Here's the powder room. Yes, it gets some Christmas bling bling.

Peace!

Up the stairs to the playroom and you will see the children's small Christmas tree decorated by them. Everyday it looks different since they like to change it up a bit.

I hope you enjoyed your tour. I can make another pot of hot cocoa or coffee if you wish to stay longer....not sure if I'll still have cookies though. ;)

Happy Holidays!

DIY Christmas branch.

Well here's another idea that is cheap and you can do to change up your holiday decor. Remember my Halloween photo where I had some black branches in my front porch? Weeellll you can reuse them and just spray paint it another color. hihihi

I really liked the effect it had on the branch. You could see a bit of the black paint underneath and the bark was crackling a bit. It made my branch look like un bouleau blanc (birch).

Now add some unbreakable ornaments and some snowflakes and you got yourself a cute and cheap Christmas decor. Voila!

Happy Holidays!

Christmas books. Livres de Noel.

Here's another idea that I "borrowed" from my friend Suzanne. She has a basket with Christmas books. I thought that would be a great thing for us to have also. My kids loves books and we read them in bed but maybe they would love a good read during the day too.

Now I was in search for the right size basket. I found this one from Micheal's (50% off) but the color was gold. Not for me. What's a girl to do?? Well spray paint it of course! After 2 coast of black satin pain and one coat of clear acrylic, it's ready!

I bought these 3 new books and my son quickly got one to read. Yes, seeing him enjoying a Christmas book made me feel happy. What do you guys think? Do you also have this going in your home?

Happy Holidays!

It finally got me!

I hab a cold. I'm stubbed up! achoo!

I think I was getting one but I tried to ignore it and just kept on doing my work, errands, decorating, etc. Well today it reminded me it was here and wouldn't go away. Drat!

My first cold of the season. It better be gone by this Sunday. I don't have time to have a cold. lol Took some NyQuil 2 hours ago and nothing! soupir. I do love my Afrin though! That stuff works like magic! Will have it on my nightstand tonight.

Wish me luck that this cold will go away. It got the wrong "host" to live in so it can go its merry way somewhere else!

Ahhh ahhh Bientot!

My first Christmas package. Mon premier paquet de Noel.

I ordered for my son a few days ago one of his Christmas presents. I am not sure if this is from "Santa" or from us. I'll see once I get his second gift.

As more electronic gadgets are being pushed as the perfect holiday gift, I'm trying to stay away from those for my children. This toy does not require batteries nor does it make noise. It's made out of wood! All you need is your imagination and my children has plenty of that! lol It's pretty heavy too so poor Fedex guy had to carried it to my front door.

He was rewarded with a small token of my appreciation for the next couple of weeks of lifting packages. My friend Suzanne gave me that idea and I thought it was a nice way to say thank you for those who will be working non stop this season. Inside holds a piece of either truffles, tobblerone and hard candy. They may not have time to get a snack so this might tide them over.

I am now off to sip my coffee and finish my Christmas cards!

Happy Holidays!

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A Bientot!

Christmas card. Carte de Noel.

I just received my first Christmas card! It's from my friend Laura and it made my day. Laura and I noticed that once our "babies" were growing up, scheduling a playdate is no longer easy. We live a few miles apart, our kids have different schedules, we volunteer at our kid's school, I work on certain days, ect. I miss seeing her like I used to. The good news is that I'll be seeing her this Sunday. Can't wait!

Happy Holidays!

A new/old Christmas tradition. Une vielle/nouvelle tradition de Noel.

This past Sunday, my friend and I decorated out gingerbread house...well tree this year. Although the kids were gone once we started icing the tree. Nice. Here we are trying to make a family tradition for them and they leave us to play! Sheesh! Oh well. We each had soda to give us some extra energy. lol

I have to say it was so much easier to assemble a tree. No need to wait for the icing to set for each wall. No collapsing roof to worry about. The kids did help a bit but who are we kidding?! They only care for the end result.

Here's my kids "helping" out at first. Sorry for the bad photos. I was playing with the settings and didn't put them back as before.

The end product. My friend's is the one with the snowman.

Here she is with her daughter.

My attempt at a family photo after so many tries.

Here's what the last photo looked like after many tries. lol My friend said it captures the real people. soupir

Next year I'll do it again but this time, there's going to be food for us moms. Forget the kids! lol

A Bientot!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Yes, our tree is up and Christmas decorations are starting to pop up all over our home. Whheeeeeeee! I'm like a child when it comes to Christmas! My one excuse to bake more than once a week. Can't wait!

A Bientot!

I'm stuffed.

I'm sure many groans were heard yesterday after eating so much food. I was fine UNTIL I had a piece of pumpkin cheesecake. That's when I felt my pants getting too tight. soupir This year I made a different rub for the turkey. It turned out good. Made stuffing and cranberry sauce for the first time too. I have to say, my stuffing rocked! lol I really liked it. Didn't think I would since most look thick and pasty. Not this one. I will share the recipe on a different post.

Here's a close up of a great salad. This too I will post the recipe on another day. Yummy!

The bird.

My table.

This morning I made a nice breakfast which included pumpkin pancakes. It was a hearty breakfast that should tide us over until lunch time. The kids are so happy that hubby's dad spent the night with us. Now that's what I'm thankful for. Family staying close and my children's happiness.

I did some online shopping last night instead of venturing at the stores. I got great deals plus I had discount codes on top of free shipping. Did that all while sipping coffee and not being shoved by a mom grabbing some Gymboree clothing. lol Some women have that crazed look when it comes to sales. Yikes! I don't want to get shoved and wait a long time to pay for my items. No thank you.

Now we are all here relaxing. Grandpa is playing with the kids in the playroom. Hubby is watching some movie on his laptop and I'm watching Judge Judy telling someone they are dumb. Love that show! lol Off to grab a piece of cheesecake before it disappears...

A Bientot!