snow bound.

you know a lot of snow fell when....


your snow brush snaps from the weight of it!

i'm back. and so is the SNOW.

i know, i know - i could be the worst blogger around. updating only once in a blue moon and with lame-o topics to boot. you probably were about to give up on me completely but figured you'd give me one last shot checking in today....

time for my excuses:
- paint spilled on my keyboard so i couldn't type.
- i started working out every day cutting into my blogging time.
- lucy ate my computer, all three of them... then she ate my passwords.

hah. no excuses here. the truth is i've been busy-busy at work and pathetically was just too darn exhausted to find 10 extra minutes in my day. i'm really not too happy with myself about it. i look forward to checking in with the world, writing about the nonsense that fills my brain and seeing everyone's comments. and i couldn't.

well - the get up, go to work, go home, sleep, repeat thing got old REAL quick. so i'm back.

so what's new with everyone?!? i'll keep ya posted on our world. some things didn't stay the same the last few weeks. take for instance - my SNOW SHOVELING skills. I got quite a bit of practice when a bazillion inches of snow fell this past weekend. mc shoveled 3 times in like 24 hours... so i decided to give him a break. i warmed myself up with an IRISH coffee, hauled Lucy outside for company and all i have to report is i'm not the most productive shoveler. i was hoping my shovel for 20 / warm up inside for 20 would make the neighbors (who were both snowblowing their driveway at the time) take pity on me. no way jose. i'll remember that next time they need a favor.

oh mom, i know u always complain we don't give u our xmas list early enough. i want a snowblower.

winter wonderland.

as fast as fall left us, WINTER came in with a bang. we got the first real snowfall of the season up here and it doesn't look like it will stop until Thursday!(we rec'd 6 in of snow and are supposed to get another 6 2nite!)

I haven't finished uploading the pics from the weekend, but I dug out some of them for the wintery occasion. they're shots of some of my fave things at mcallister's parents house. i think they're even prettier covered in SNOW. oh, and there's a short video of Lucy playing in the snow this morning. i thought she was trying to dig to china but she was only looking for her rope. happi winter everyone!

an old wagon wheel.

a warm, inviting entrance.

old bench. (garden art)

flower urn and metal chair.

wagon hitch.

lucy digging to china.

V-DAY!

happy valentine's!!

winter is here.

Winter is officially here! Lucy, McAllister and I spent all weekend shovelling the driveway and playing in the SNOW.

felt.

Last weekend, i sat in front of the fireplace and sewed some Valentine's inspired CRAFTS. They were so simple, and such a nice accent to our front door.

The project idea was in this month's Country Home magazine. While I'm not super skilled at a sewing machine, I can handle some basic hand-sewn stiches easily. Plus, it made a great use for WINSLOW's STUFFING.

You can see more at my PROJECT GALLERY.