Day 8 - December Photo Project

SNOW!!!!!!!  Looking from our front porch to the trailhead across the street.  It will likely all be gone by tomorrow.  We had a "snow" day.  Dacia was so excited!

Enjoying the snow day by curling up with a good book by the fire.  SHHHHHH!  Don't tel her this was school too.  Reading Pride and Prejudice.  Studying the illustrations!

Day 7 - December Photo Project

My sweet, SWEET girl organized a surprise birthday luncheon for my 50th birthday.  When did she grow up to be so big and mature.  She is an amazing young woman of God.

Day 6 - December Photo Project

Look who we ran into while walking around Bridgeport earlier this month!!!  

My old pals....Raggedy Ann and Andy!

Day 5 - December Photo Project

Pa Keon is a favorite breakfast but expensive to buy ready made.  Here is my first attempt at making one sans a recipe.  Pretty good for a first attempt.   The rough recipe is over at my other blog:  LuLu's Creations and Designs.

Day 4 - December Photo Project

Handmade by my grandmother many years ago.  One of my favorite Christmas items that I actually keep out all year long. Along with this wonderful cardinal, she sewed quilts one of which was a wedding gift to Arthur and I even though she had died many years prior to us meeting!

She was an amazing lady. She was born in the early 1900's and lived to see the car become a common place mode of transportation.  She worked as a librarian.  Lived through two world wars, Korean War and Vietnam War.  She saw the telephone become a common household fixture as well as electricity, indoor plumbing, running water, radios and televisions.  She played the piano and the organ beautifully.  

She loved God and was devoted to Him wholeheartedly. I am also privileged to own her Bible and several of her devotional books.  Reading her notes in her Bible and her devotional books is such a wonderful encouragement to me.

Day 3 - December Photo Project

In addition to the December Photo Project, I have been on a personal mission to do something with the family each day in the month of December that pulls us all together.  With it being Saturday, I asked the family to join me by going to the local high school for a craft bazaar.  While we had a good time together it fell rather flat.  We decided to head over to the local mall and walk around.  Oh the memories and fun that we had.  As we were leaving to go to dinner we passed by the Corner Bakery Cafe and was invited in by the manager for a dinner on the cafe.  It was the "training night" before the big opening next week.  What a wonderful evening that we had.  

Here Dacia is showing Dad how to play Color Switch.  Computer games/games online  are not our favorite thing but they are Dacia's.  We are stretching our comfort boundaries and embracing things that she likes.  In the process we are finding new things that we enjoy with her.  I love my sweet tween girl!  She adds so much life and fun to our lives.

Day 2 - December Photo Project

Just another squirrely Friday evening at Fanno Creek Lodge!