It’s been a minute.

I really haven’t had too much going on project-wise…little to share. I guess I could have shared the new water line I ran from my seasonal meter out front to the back yard. Or maybe the repairs I made to a neighbor’s kitchen island or garbage disposal. Could have shared the cute cupcakes the little girl next door and I made and delivered to our neighbors.

I could share the Alaskan cruise we went on in September. I’m not a travel blogger…just go! I promise you won’t be disappointed.

But seriously, no major projects. I have a few in the thinking/planning stage I will share in the coming months. One will be a room makeover for a very special “delivery” coming in May! Stay tuned!

So for now I will just share what is coming this weekend….CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Yep…for the first time ever I am actually doing a little Christmas decorating BEFORE Thanksgiving!

Why? Well, it has been a lifelong dream to have a tree in every room of my house…and last year I finally achieved that dream.

It started with the “black and white” Christmas tree I put up in the office….I share that HERE.

This year we are going to set up the vintage train set around this tree.

Callum, our youngest grandson, will be 10 months old and he will LOVE it! This is the train set Brian’s grandfather gave his dad when he was a little boy…so Callum will be the 4th generation to enjoy!

The Stewart plaid tree is one I added to the sunroom two years ago…..I shared it HERE!

And for the first time ever, I decorated the master bedroom for the holidays….

What I didn’t share is the large red and white tree I added to this room later in the season.

So with these new additions, as well as ALL the Christmas decor through out the house, I just don’t think I can get it all done the weekend after Thanksgiving….the main tree in the living room takes an entire day!

So for the first time ever I am breaking my hard fast cardinal rule of NO CHRISTMAS BEFORE THANKSGIVING! I love fall decor and I really want to enjoy it for as long as I can. So I have decided to decorate the office, master bedroom and sunroom for Christmas since those rooms don’t have a lot of fall decor!

So stay tuned…at some point in the next few weeks I will share all the holiday decor….again. Little changes from year to year but it is my hope that something I do, and have done for years, may catch your eye and give you a little “Christmas inspiration!”

Happy Thanksgiving!

So little has changed since last year so I decided to link back to a few post from last year….

Here you can check out the “Kitchen Reveal.” Lots of Christmas decor!

Here I shared my “funky bow” obsession….still love them and even made a few more this year. I have made a few for every “holiday” throughout the year!

The only real change is in the “all-season” room. I shared a few changes HERE.

I didn’t decorate this space last year for Christmas because…well, I just didn’t.

On October 1st, I lost my uncle to cancer. We called him “GUS”…because he was our Great Uncle Sam…one of the greatest. He was the 3rd of 5 siblings we have lost in the last year and a half, including my mom, his sister.

They are Stewarts….my Uncle Bob wore his Stewart plaid tie for Uncle Sam’s memorial service and the church decorated all the tables at the reception with Stewart plaid.

So in honor of the Stewart family I decided to decorate this room in Stewart plaid.

Precious. I have always loved Stewart plaid. A simple pre-lit tree with Stewart plaid ribbon and red and green ornaments.

A few plaid pillows and a throw.

Touches here and there in a room that has always honored members of my family.

Two cute little lanterns with remote controlled candles…fun!

I love that you can see the BIG tree through this window!

Here I shared the beautiful stained glass made by my mom and dad and the cool table made from wood salvaged from the building my dad worked in most of his adult life.

So it is fitting that this room honor the “Stewart” family.

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Our family has been hit AGAIN this year with Covid, so AGAIN we will have a “different” Christmas.

But it is still the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

I will be taking a few weeks off but I will have a lot to share in the new year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!