Angie's Creative Spot

Playtime in the snow

Last Friday we had our first major snowstorm.  Throughout the day Freddie and his play date (Jeremy) kept running from window to window pointing at the snowflakes sticking to the window yelling "noooo-eeee, noooo-eeee" they were trying to repeat my excitement of telling them that we were having a snowy day.  Saturday Freddie was able to play in the snow for the first time ever.  Seeing him jump, crawl, wrestle with his dad and eat snow was just so precious.  I'm glad that I remembered my camera to capture the day.

He's not sure of this fluffy snow yet

Taken daddy down, giving me a glance to let me know that I could be next

My handsome snowmen

The snow didn't last long, we had a thunderstorm Sunday, but our snow boots are still at the patio door waiting for the next round of snow so we can have more playtime in the snow.

 

Like my new banner?

Happy Belated New Years everyone!  I hope that everyone had a marvelous Christmas and a joyous New Year.  I had a wonderful time with family and friends.  I neglected updating this little blog to give myself some time to reorganize and set some goals for this year.  One of them is to curb my sweet tooth and adjust my eating habits.  We eat pretty healthy around here most of the time, but there is always room for improvement.  My weakness is cookies.  I've never met a cookie I didn't like.  So I'm laying off of them completely at least until Valentine's Day, gotta have sweets on Valentine's Day right?  Well I've been battling  the cookie temptation lately so I decided to change my banner to tempt you as well (aren't I nice?).  These are a few that I made for my Christmas cookie tins. 

Enjoy the view and have a wonderful weekend.

Last Minute Gift Ideas?

Need a few last minute gift ideas?  Instead going to a crowded mall consider going online to the World Vision gift catalog for a meaningful gift that will help others in need.

You can buy a gift in the name of someone else and World Vision send a beautiful card to let the person know.  This is one of the best gifts ever!

Cookie Time

It's cookie time again in our house.  Christmas music streaming through the house and snow on the ground put me in the mood to bake lots of goodies to gift my family and friends.  Today is a chocolate type of day.  So far I've done two types of cookies and I'm debating if I have the energy to bake a loaf of sweet bread.

Coco-Coffee Crinkle Cookies

Hazelnut Coin Cookies (just need to add the chocolate drizzle)

An artist at work

A few washable crayons and paper keeps my son busy long enough to finish a batch of cookies.  I'm so grateful for Crayola's washable crayons.  They wash right off the walls, floors, tables, etc. 

Anyone out there baking cookies for Christmas?  If so what kind?

My hobby

I have several hobbies that I enjoy when all is quiet in my house and I have free time.  When Freddie was a baby I neglected all hobbies and spent time sleeping during my quiet moments.  Now that my little guy is sleeping better I've been able to return to a relaxing hobby of making jewelry.  Here are some of the items I've made over the last few weeks.

Blue cat's eye set earrings and bracelet set

Freshwater pearls and crystals (I love this one)

I think that the earrings look like ornaments

Liked it so much that I made it in green too

Pink and fushia crystal a bracelet and a matching earrings

I've also made a few pair of earrings, my current favorite are the snowmen on the bottom.

Some of these beauties have already been given out as gifts (which is why I'm sharing them with you).  A few days ago a very kind lady told me that she really liked the ornament earrings I was so touched that she thought they were beautiful.  I find it so relaxing to have a hobby to enjoy during my quiet moments during the day.  What do you like to do when all in quiet in your house?

The Case of the Missing Ornaments

At the end of the day I've noticed that tree looks a little bare.  I didn't put a lot of ornaments on the tree this year only the unbreakable ones and I'm so glad that I did because at the end of each day the bottom third of my tree looks empty.  Every evening I find anywhere between 5 to 10 ornaments scattered around the living room mixed in with Freddie's toys.  Must be more fun than on the tree.

hmmmm, you look bored sitting on this tree

Let's go play with some blocks

Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, the little choir boy, and the candy cane have been finding their way into the TV room daily to play with Freddie's toys.  I so love this time of year and I'm very grateful that I get to have these moments with my little guy.  I hope that you are able to find moments during this Christmas season to be thankful and grateful as well.

 

The Cookie Table

Today during our M.O.M.S. group meeting we decorated each table with a different theme.  My table's theme was Christmas cookies. 

How does it look?

I baked Vanilla Biscotti, Ginger-Molasses, Cherry Cheesecake, Coco-Coffee Crinkles, and Cherry Pie cookies for the get-together (I love baking).  I had such a great time with these wonderful ladies and look forward to seeing them all again next year.

Silly Cat!

The other morning as I came down the stairs I noticed that our cat threw up in the dining room.  This is normal for him, our cat is old with a very sensitive stomach.  As I was cleaning the carpet and thanking God for our Bissell carpet cleaner I notice little green plastic needles mixed in with kitty vomit, he's been trying to eat the tree.  It's an artificial tree! 

Cute little silly cat!

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

Our main tree

Christmas! I finally got the house decorated, I'm a little late this year. I didn't realize that with an active toddler decorating would take a bit longer than last year. This year we have two Christmas trees one in the living room and the other in the dining room:

the "Charlie Brown" tree

The tree in the dining room my mom has named the "Charlie Brown" tree I got years ago during a "black Friday" sale. My mom and I searched the newspaper one Thanksgiving day looking for a Christmas tree. If I remember correctly we were up at 4am to rush the doors to pick up this $15 beauty. The ad said that it was a 6 foot tall Canton fir, they must have forgotten to put the 12 inch stand in the box because after I assembled and fluffed out this tree it barely stands 5 feet. But for my first home I was happy. This little tree has been sitting in our basement for years, I'm glad I didn't throw it away, it looks beautiful in this room.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Veteran's Day

 

"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude."

~Jeff Miller

 

Words cannot express how thankful I am for all of our veterans.