Snowflakes.....

Today Lloyd pointed out one tiny perfect snowflake that had landed on my window - can you believe that I have NEVER seen one single tiny snowflake quite like that? Only in books or online...never in real life...they often seem all clumped together but the last couple of days it has been gently snowing tiny delicate perfect snowflakes......I was fascinated! So as I was sat by the fire this afternoon, I watched the snowflakes land on my snowpants and stay there....perfect! I grabbed my camera and tried to get some good pictures....I don't really have the right lens but I got a few nice shots....I think I need a new macro lens so I can get close ups in focus of these little treasures.....

How wonderful!

Someone treated me to a free year long membership of Linking Parents! How wonderful is that? I have no idea who.....Carmel sent me a pm and firstly I was looking at the webpage and saw that I had another pm and I was fretting over how to tell people I don't have access to pm's! But I thought I'd click on it anyway - and wow - I could read them!

I'm stunned! I'm not the most popular person at LP (lol) to be popular there you normally have to have endless problems and be fairly depressing......happy people aren't too popular! But someone must like me :) How great is that????

So I don't know if it was Carmel or if Carmel just wrote to let me know.....but whoever it was, I am thrilled...it's nice to have my avatar back again....but I WON'T be joining the boxing ring!!!! Even the idea of that forum makes me feel YUCK.....

It isn't so much the membership that makes me happy as much as the fact that someone chose me :) thats such a nice feeling :)

THANK YOU!

Natures Diamonds.....

Frosty Honeysuckle......

Jack Frost came to visit...

preview of things to come....

Last night we noticed how foggy it had become - we put the back deck light on and saw that the ice fog was leaving an amazing hoar frost on all the trees and we knew we would wake up to a winter wonderland today! I took these two pictures of the bush that all the chickadees sit in while they wait for their turn on the bird feeder....

Boxing Day

Today has been lovely and relaxing again :) I went out snowshoeing twice and LOVED it :) Lloyd lit a fire and we sat outside together....I played dominoes with Abigail....just quiet lazy day at home :) Really nice! Although WOW what a workout snowshoeing is!!!!

Tonight we are watching a family movie together...maybe play a game.....

It's supposed to snow tonight :) More snow to snowshoe in tomorrow :)

Best part of today - sitting by the fire outside with Rosie - Lloyd had taken Abby on the quad and Amber went with them, but Rosie sat with me by the fire and we just cuddled watching the flames and enjoyed all the peace and quiet and still air and pretty snow and the sunset :) Just lovely :)

I hope you all had a great day today....

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 48th Wedding Anniversary to my Mom and Dad today!

Thinking of you and hoping you had a lovely day!

Two more.........

Sammy......

Abby Banana.....and her new 'Daughter' Emma!

Please note: Abigail chose her own outfit today ;)

Samsam enjoying the gift opening....

We opened our gifts around 3pm today and it's always something to look forward to and makes the day last much longer than if we opened them all in the morning...of all our traditions, the children say it is THIS that they hope to continue with their own children!

Gift time.....

The older children get just as much as the younger two, but the boys especially are not so keen on having their picture taken ;)

Christmas dinner.....

The children after enjoying the crackers and starting on their dinner....which is actually lunch lol....Lloyd cooked this year again and it was DELICIOUS!!!! Best yet I think! The parsnips were GORGEOUS!!!!

I was very lucky this year :)

The sewing machine is wonderful and is what I really wanted - but the snowshoes are fantastic and I can't wait to try them tomorrow! Such a surprise - I've wanted some since we moved here so it's brilliant :) Last year the snow was so deep I couldn't walk the dogs up on the field so now I CAN :)

All the gifts I got were lovely - Lloyds parents sent me the Willow Tree Angel to add to my collection - she is called 'Thinking of You'...and the book about the Queen (one of the things my Mom and Dad sent me) made me laugh out loud because, as you all know, I am well aware that the Queen carries a string of sausages in her hand bag!!!!! Funny!!!