To Do Lists

Making some lists and checking them twice...nothing to do with naughty or nice...just making lists cause I get forgetful, silly  :)   and I want to make sure I have everything I need for Thanksgiving preparations and a few other things going on. A little sad to see my pumpkins go away for a year but looking forward to Christmas and all the fun that brings. I am thinking it's gonna be a brutal Winter. I send my thoughts and prayers to Buffalo, oh gosh...all that snow. I love snow but that's just too much. Lets hope everyone gets some relief soon.

I photographed some of the things I bought in Lancaster. Here are a few:

Linda, Barbara and I each bought one of these snowman lanterns. We all had the pumpkin /jack o' lantern one so now we got the snowman! I bought the "Dancing Crow" slate for the outside of my  house for the Spring and Summer. I also have a plate in my foyer with the same "Dancing Crow Inn" saying. My husband and I always wanted to own a bed and breakfast so now I can pretend :)

 Linda found this Winter slate outside a bakery we go to in Bird in Hand. She and I each bought one. I loved the tree, the deer, the snowman and the little happy cardinal :)

For our bedroom, Billy and I have collected various sayings that refer to love cause he is and always will be my honey. I have one that says "Always Kiss Me Goodnight" and another that says "Forever and Always and No Matter What" ---you get the idea...now I found this one below. How sweet is that?  and I couldn't pass up this little snowman!

 Two packages of metal snowflakes!                                           More mittens for the collection!

I still do my mitten theme in the kitchen for Christmas! Now I have more to add and this little plaque too. It says Warm Winter Greetings. I keep the mittens and snowmen up all Winter.

Caitlin and I picked up a few more gingerbread ornaments for the gingerbread tree in the foyer....

I bought tons more candles and melts and potpourri...my addictions. I have to have the house smelling good! My house smells like a gift shop in PA! Seriously. I don't care for flower scents I love fruit scents like blueberry, cranberry, pumpkin, apple pie, sugar cookie, etc.....

I  was only able to photograph these things for now but you get the idea! We had fun!

Caitlin and I started making some clothes pin people. She has been having a ball making them with odds and ends of fabric and trim and cupcake liners. We plan to make some angels too. I love doing simple crafts that she and I can do together.

 Today after school, she and her buddy Ashley are going to make cinnamon bowl fillers and ornaments. I have the dough all ready for them. I need a fresh batch of cinnamon barn star bowl fillers! They can use the cookie cutters to make their shapes and later when they harden, the ornaments can be painted.  That's what my afternoon is looking like today! It's cold and windy out but it's warm inside! Have a great weekend!