sweet pictures

Happy Birthday Boy!

Easton October 2011

Easton and Oma in December

Brad, Jennifer and Easton October 2011

Ian, Brad, Easton and Jennifer Dec 2011

Merry Christmas!

David and I wish you a wonderful Christmas celebration!

and so do the Beagles...

Simply said today...

Froehliche Weihnachten!

Feliz Navidad!

Merry Christmas!

O Holy Night!

We sang "O Holy Night!" on Saturday night at church and I just sat to listen to the words (My hubbie was singing next to me & his voice sounds AMAZING with this song!!! So I was quiet and listened!) There's two lines that touched my heart -- "Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices" and "The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger, In all our trials born to be our friend!"

I really thought about the words..... the weary soul rejoices and He was born to be our friend! How many of you can relate to these words today? Take heart and rejoice in our friend, Jesus!

2008 Christmas Picture!

Cross that task off of the list -- thanks to Costco, I ordered my Christmas cards in my jammies and I can pick them up today at noon! Here's what I decided to go with -- since it was Mr. York's Air Force retirement in May, I wanted to do an official Air Force family photo! I had the photo cropped and then placed onto a patriotic photo card. I think it'll work (it better cuz I just ordered 100 of them!) and I will be able to get the cards out in Monday's mail. I hope the kids are happy because I didn't make them dress in anything matching or Christmasy -- just one happy Air Force family after 24 years of active duty service!

Taking the Day Off!

Taking today off! But I want to say thank you to Holly at Hog Wild About Stamping! She presented me with my first award today!! Thanks, Holly! I haven't posted ONE stamping item yet, but perhaps I'll get busy in that department, too.

I decided that I needed to take today off and re-group. Not sure what that entails yet -- do I just crawl back into bed and sleep the day away? Do I clean the house from top to bottom and then finally put some Christmas decorations up? Do I shop for presents? Do I bake for my family? Do I meet up with a friend for coffee? Or.....do I first spend time with the Lord and see what His plans are for me today? I think I'm going to choose the latter. It might be a much productive day!!! Do any of you remember the song by Sarah Groves called "How is it Between Us?"

Woke up on the wrong side of the bed, The wrong side of the room, The wrong side of the world Can't put my finger on the mood. It's not melancholy, anger or the blues. I love my husband, my house, my job. Couldn't be any better, and really what else is there? Then I realize I'm forgetting God, and that's the root of all my misery. Lord, first of all, how is it between You and me?
CHORUS:How is it between us? How is it between us? When did I talk to You last, and what has happened since? How is it between us? How is it between us? When did I talk to you last, and what has happened?

It's A Wonderful Christmas with Michael W Smith

Michael W. Smith's concert was amazing tonight! A definite uplifter for me -- he sang a tiny bit of "Friends!",too. That song always gets me. So, I included it on my playlist for you to enjoy~

I've already purchased this Christmas CD -- it's awesome! Now to get his newest CD titled "A New Hallelujah."

Time to Decorate?

Everyone else has been busy decorating and I have yet to put anything out!! The two snifferdoodles (aka beagle puppies Ubu and Dieter) and the terrorist kitten (aka Klaus) are the busiest little guys ever and I don't think much would be safe this year! However, I have seen some cute decorations when I've been at some of my guest teaching schools. I saw one yesterday that I loved so I am going to try to re-create it -- a big glass/plastic jar with a red ribbon tied at the mouth of the jar. Inside: everything green, red, white and gold....buttons of all shapes and sizes, jingle bells, etc. I'm going to have to look at it again to see what else was in it and sneak a picture, too, to post. It was so simple and very me! It'll go perfect on top of the piano~ safe!

ps I think I will search through Grandma Zimmer's button boxes; I'm sure there's Christmasy ones! I love going through those boxes --what a fun way to remember her during this Christmas season!

Jim Brickman concert

Last night we went to see Jim Brickman in concert! Amazing~ he's so talented and I could listen to his music forever. Now, if I could just win the Escape Cruise that's scheduled for the end of January....doesn't that sound heavenly? Jim Brickman, a cruise to Carribean Islands of Aruba, Curacoa, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas when it's so cold here in Spokane and relaxation! Perhaps I'll see if my fairy godmother will grant this wonderful gift! If you get a chance to see Jim's Holiday Homecoming Tour, go!!! It's a great way to get into the Christmas spirit!

12 days of Christmas, Starbucks style!

On the 12th day of Christmas, my Starbucks gave to me...

12 eggnog lattes
11 cappuccinos

10 cups a'brewing

9 cocoas steaming
8 shots a'pouring

7 gingerbread lattes

6 peppermint mochas

5 perfect shots
4 pounds of beans

3 coffee presses
2 cups of tea

and a barista in a green apron

Cute Christmas sighting....

Everywhere you look, there's Christmas already! David and I were at the Kitchen Station (awesome kitchen store in Spokane http://www.thekitchenengine.com/index.html ) and I spied this latte' mug. Of course, I snapped the picture and left the mug for someone else to purchase. I don't think I'll sing the song "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" the regular way this year!