Holiday Spirit?

Today's the day to keep my nephew, Jackson....he's always so much fun!He hasn't seen my Christmas tree yet. I can just imagine how much he'll like it. I'm listening to Christmas music this morning. Do y'all have any favorites? I always love Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra singing Christmas songs. When we were little we had 2 favorite Christmas albums--Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry & Rosemary Clooney and a Chipmunks Christmas album. "Here Comes Santa Claus" is playing now (by Gene Autry) and I can just see me & my 3 sisters dancing around to the song and dreaming about what Santa Claus would bring! We LOVED listening to records and dancing....I'm surprised one or all of us didn't end up being singers/dancers! ha! Jackson will be here soon--maybe he'll enjoy some dancing and singing to these song. Too bad the kitties don't enjoy it. They like the singing, just not the dancing part. ;)

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

   

Hope y'all are having a good Thanksgiving! We had our family Thanksgiving early so I'm just hanging around the house today. I did a little Christmas decorating--not too much this year though. Instead of putting up my big tree, I bought a small (4 ft) prelit tree and displayed it on a table in front of the window. It was nice that it was only 2 pieces instead of all those branches to sort out! I couldn't use all my ornaments, so I used only red & white. I think its the first time I've ever had any kind of theme. Normally I put every ornament on my tree that I can cram on there, but I knew I couldn't use them all this time. Another good thing was not having to untangle a bunch of lights. 

I put a couple of tinsel trees on the top of my entertainment center, Christmas rug  in front of the fireplace and decorated the mantel and that's it. I may put up my "Dr. Seuss" tree in the bathroom, but I'm not sure yet.....depends on my mood, I guess. lol! I'll share some more pics below and get back to my relaxing Thanksgiving. Hope you have a good 'un!! :)

   

Working at Home....

I LOVE working at home, so here's my top 10 things I love about working at home & being my own boss (in no particular order):

 1. I can work in my pajamas

 2. I can take a break whenever I want

 3. I can take off whenever I want & get to take off on ALL holidays and weekends if (but only if I want to)

 4. I get to sleep as late as I want

 5. I can check on my kitties anytime I feel like it

 6. I can have a kitty on my lap while I work

 7. You know that one person that gets on your nerves at work? I don't have to worry about her...

 8. Shoes aren't required

 9. I have my own "office"

10. No boss to anwer to!

If you work at home--help me think of some more! You don't have to worry about your boss looking over your shoulder, so go ahead!

 

Little Bit

I finally named the little black kitty--I decided to call her Little Bit because she is just so tiny! She has been in my studio in a kennel and on antibiotics for over a month. I was getting worried because it was taking so long to get well....the vet was worried too, so that made me worry more! We tried a new antibiotic and she was already getting better the next day. So took her yesterday to be spayed and she is back outside today. She's a little scared right now, but I know she's glad to be out of the kennel! She & Frasier were good buddies and I was afraid they might not remember each other after so long, but he is staying right with her now. And speaking of Frasier, he has gotten even bigger and fluffier! Below is a before & after picture of Little Bit and a new picture of Frasier!

 

 

 

 

 

And I forgot to mention before that I bought the cutest painting while I was at my show. I saw it and said I'd come back after I made some more money. But that night I kept thinking about it and that it might get gone before I made it back over there. So the first thing the next morning, before the show opened, I ran over and bought it. I kept thinking this is probably what Rusty looked like when he was a baby! I didn't' get to meet the artist (Diane Williams), but she is from Alabama. Diane--if you happen to read this post, I love my painting!

I'm still here!

Maybe you've been wondering where I've been! I have had so much going on! I got back from my show and have to take care of some kitties and some other stuff. Strawberry had to have FOUR teeth pulled! It was scary for me to have it done, but I'm glad its over with. He seems to be feeling good and has been pretty playful! He has had problems with his gums for a long time, practically his whole life (it has just gotten a lot worse in the last year) and has had his teeth cleaned so many times. So I'm hoping this is what was needed.

 Here's a picture of my booth .... remember I was going to make curtains for my Halloween booth? I ordered the fabric, bought a bunch of tulle and lights and never made the curtains and didn't have electricity for the lights....Well, I was going to make curtains for this booth. I ordered a bunch of red with white polka dots and after I got there, I decided I didn't want to use the red after all! My "Dr. Seuss" tree

was a big hit with the purple lights. People kept trying to buy the tree and my mannequins from me!  It was a long show--I was there almost a week--so I was happy to be home. I've been spending time getting my house cleaned and doing a little holiday decorating. We're having our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow so I may put up my tree on Monday!