Candy Sleds & Cozy Mouses!

Brrrrrrr...That's all I can say about the weather here! 22 degrees and going down to 15 tonight! Bundle up! Bundle Up! We had about 2 inches of snow yesterday and now that has turned to ice :(   dangerous. It sure looks pretty though. I always think how, to me, the "whiteness" of a blanket of snow on the ground and coating on the trees gives such an incredible feeling of peace! "All is calm, All is white"....I love how the snow outside can be so bright that it actually casts a glow on a dark room.

Keeping cozy in my house are some little mouses! Not real ones--and you might think my grammar is bad calling them "mouses" instead of mice but since our cat Robin was a baby and he would play with his furry mice, we referred to them as "mouses." I have always loved mouse things! My dollhouse I had growing up was inhabited by little dressed up fancy ones! Do you remember those? I had a whole bunch. I had a "maid", a lady dressed in a fancy dressing gown that held a mirror, a little boy and girl , and a whole bunch. I never see them anymore. I even had a little Irish mouse that was dressed for St Patrick's Day! I wish I still had them... That's what I would like to live in my doll house that I picked up a few months ago but I never see them. Even on the internet...If anyone knows of any....calling Kim K...come in, Kim K......dressed up mice....any ideas where I can locate some at a reasonable price..... :)

Well, I have a few of my favorite mouse things to show you and I have to confess that in "my mind"  all real mouse and squirrels and raccoons and other little woodland creatures live like this...The inside of their hole in a tree, or their burrow in a hill looks like this.....It does, right? If my Dad was alive he would and I asked that, he's say "Yes Margaret, they do." Love my Daddy.

So here are a few little mouses in my house:

Knitting for her babies! Scarves, mittens..see the babies peeking out below her!

Look at these little cuties watching a Christmas show. The tv actually lights up and plays music.

 The look of excitement on their little faces! I love it! Why do I think they are watching "The Ed Sullivan Show?" One of his musical guests...a duo...

This little guy below sits on the shelf. He is my elf on the shelf!

Craft fair mousie getting cozy in his matchbox.

A group of friends!

This little guy ....."Not a creature was stirring..."

What a sweet little face! These aren't "rodents"! These are mousies!

Oh and one more mouse item! My Countdown Calendar! I have had this for years! Look closely! It's Christmas time at the Mouse House! 

 I hope you enjoyed our tour!

 I went to a craft fair this weekend and one of the things I bought was this adorable candy sled!  Look below!

Get yourself a bag of Hershey miniatures, a bag of kit kats, medium size candy canes, your glue gun and some holiday ribbon! It's pretty self explanatory. My Brownie troop will be making these at our holiday party next week and Caitlin is making them for my Christmas Day table for each place setting! We are going to add a place card in front of it. Have fun!

Speaking of Brownies, our troop visited the Friendship Center of Girl Scouts on Monday night for a drive through of holiday lights and it was amazing! After  that we viewed all the trees all the troops decorated for donation. Ours was themed " A Warm & Cozy Christmas".  We had gloves, hats, hot cocoa, cup 'o 'soup, and little gift bags of toys as our decorations. The girls made ornaments and snowflakes. All of these trees were created by Girl Scout troops and will be donated to needy families.

  There were rows and rows of them! The girls were just beaming with pride at the compliments yet excited to know someone who really needs it will have their home brightened by the tree they made this Christmas.

Have a cozy day!