Family time

We were finally able to celebrate Christmas and New Year's with some family of ours tonight. We had a wonderful time and we miss them already. I think it's the most wonderful thing to have family that you also consider friends.

Wordless Wednesday: Festive flowers

Have a safe New Year's Eve

Have a safe and very happy New Year! I'll be celebrating at home with my family. They're the people I'm happiest with and home is our favorite place to be so it's a win-win. I will make a nice dinner and we'll most likely watch a movie together.

Thank yo for visiting my blog in 2017. See you in 2018.

New crochet projects

Colors for a couple of new projects for 2018.

Goals

I am more of a goal-oriented person than a resolution setter. For me, setting a goal and breaking it down into parts to be achieved is a more comprehensible method than simply stating a resolution. I'm in the process of clarifying my goals for 2018 but there will certainly be writing and publishing goals, reading goals (I do this on GoodReads) and health and fitness goals. How about you? Do resolutions work for you or are goals better?

Endless possibilities

I find the ending of one year and the beginning of the next to be so rejuvenating. I'm not entirely sure why but I also know I'm not alone in this. Although, at the moment I'm really tired LOL. I am looking forward to 2018 with an open mind and heart. I hope that it will be a wonderfully positive year full of good health, happiness and steps forward for everyone. 

Wordless Wednesday: Ginger

Teaser Tuesday: Festive in Death by J.D. Robb

Teaser Tuesday is newly hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read 

- Open to a random page 

- Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 

- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser. 

My teaser this week is from Festive in Death by J.D. Robb:

"You've got a backup," she commented.

"Holidays. Some deck the halls, others opt to haunt them."

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this joyous holiday! I hope everyone has a peaceful and joyful day! Thank you for stopping in to visit through the year! It means a lot to me!

Christmas tree

Merry Christmas Eve! I hope everyone has a wonderful time with their family and friends!

Love Actually - The Love Theme suite

Pretty decorations

There are so many reasons to love this time of year. The decorations are definitely part of it for me!

A Christmas Story

I remember seeing this movie as a kid when it first came out. We loved it. I married a man who loves it and now our children love it! So it has become part of our annual tradition to watch this movie at least once and usually multiple times. This is the Christmas movie we are going to watch tonight. Which movies are family traditions for all of you?

Wordless Wednesday: Poinsettia tree

Teaser Tuesday: Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle

Teaser Tuesday is newly hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read 

- Open to a random page 

- Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 

- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser. 

My teaser this week is from Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle:

Beside the brightly lit ice rink, a lavish Christmas tree blazed with primary colors. Then, with no warning, the private park went suddenly dark. 

Homemade Christmas decoration

My daughter made this Christmas tree decoration and I LOVE it! The homemade decorations by my kids are my favorites!

The Polar Express

Flat braid joining technique

Patience

What an interesting and rather lovely quote. I hope it's true because I have been struggling with patience for the last couple of days. Actually, patience is something I've struggled with a lot of my life. I don't mean to be impatient and don't even want to be but as I said, it has been a struggle. 

The Last Jedi (music)