Happy Monday friends! This will be short and sweet for ya today. Unfortunately my Open House did not happen due to a freakish snow storm on Satuday, hee hee-just my luck!! It almost NEVER snows in VA in December--so it was a little strange, but the kids loved it!! I did have 5 outta 55 rsvps brave the storm & we all had fun anyhow--not much gets me down, lol! I have a few more parties this month at the house, so all is good! I sent lots of sweets off with the kids Saturday night--they both had sleepovers & fun in the snow! I am super sick with a nasty head cold that I woke up with yesterday, and can barely move my head without pain so no projects today. Most of you know that I lost my grandfather 2 weeks ago--so now I have only 1 surviving grandparent (my grama in NY). I am very thankful that I got to know all of my grandparents in my lifetime & treasure those memories. Unfortunately my husband's grandmother went into the hospital this weekend & is not expected to make it. She has congestive heart failure, her kidneys are failing & she has requested all DNR procedures (do not resuscitate & no medical treatment), so we are sadly waiting for the end. My husband is extremely close to her, she was like a second mother to him (she lived with them growing up) so this is a very painful time for him. Especially since he still has never really reconciled his father's death 3 years ago. So any prayers would so be appreciated this week. My workload this week will be fairly light as well, as we take care of family matters.
So for you today, I have a slideshow of our house decorated for the holidays. The only trees not shown are the kid's because they have STILL NOT finished them yet, LOL--they're slower than me & I do 10 of them, hee hee! Also some fun pics of some of my cats as well that you might get a kick out of! (if you get this as a subscription email, you have to come to my blog to see the slideshow--my url is www.scrapbitz.blogspot.com )
I'll be back tomorrow with some fun & quick gift ideas for ya!
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Thanks for the slide show! Your
ReplyDeletehome is wonderful!! Love the porch:-)
Sorry to hear about the untimely
snow storm but so glad you are
making a blessing out of it. Hope
you will be feeling better and the
Lord gives you his precious peace
during this difficult time for your
family.
You always out do yourself Ms. Dean giving MStewart a run for her money :o)
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with you and your family for Peace in dealing with all you have been and are going thru!!! Always there for you my friend :o)
Hearts and Hugs
Susana
Sorry the storm crimped your open house! Darn it anyway. Hugs to you during this difficult time with your grandparents.
ReplyDeleteYour home is lovely, I love all of your decorations too! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the slide show. I will keep your family in prayer.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing home you have. It takes a lot out of me to just decorate one tree and you've done so many. You are amazing! Thanks for sharing! Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of your families losses - you're in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThe slide show was fun and your home is gorgeous. That's too bad about your open house but maybe you can do it again sometime!
Thinking of you and your family.
ReplyDeleteSorry also to hear the snow storm halted your plans. 10 trees!! Oh my goodness. Your home looks amazing. Huge efforts. Well done.
Kylie xo
You have a beautiful home. Sorry to hear the snow interfered with your open house. Your family is in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteWow! Your house is beautiful even before the decorations and all the trees add such light and more beauty. I have no idea how you get so much done - you must have more hours in a day than I do!! Take care of yourself and your family during this difficult time. My thoughts are with you.
ReplyDeleteWoW...you have alot of x'mas tress and boy are they all beautiful! I luv the x'mas village. You have such a warm and beautiful home. TFS your lovely pix! You pets are too cute!
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Lori
Sorry you are not weel - as always your house looks totally stunning - so wish I lives in America - your decorations are stunning - have you beaten last years record for how may trees you have put up...Warmest wishes to you and your family for Xmas and the New Year
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Hi Suzanne. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I am also sorry to hear about your husbands grandmother. I will be adding your family to my prayers. Please know that you are all in my thoughts and in my prayers. Your home turner out spectacular, and I hope that you are feeling better soon. Take care, Lisa G
ReplyDeleteSuzanne, Wow wonderful slideshow, your home & Christmas Trees are stunning. Your Kittys looked so cute all dressed up. I am so sorry to about your Open House & the Snow Storm. Hope you feel better soon, you must be Superwoman with all your running around, you are probably so run down, even super heroes have to rest sometime. So sorry to hear of the loss of your Grandfather. Will say a prayer for your DH Grandmother.
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I am so sorry for your loss Suzanne and your husbands Grandmother. You and your family are in my prayers. I am so sorry I could not make it to your open house. The house looked beautiful! Thank you for the slideshow. I hope you feel better.
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Gorgeous, Suzanne! Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne, looks like you are all set for a picture perfect Christmas, stay warm and enjoy, thanks so much for sharing, we had snow last night, just a smidge but considering it is the first stuck snow in over 20 years that is something. Hugs
ReplyDeleteSuzanne your home is just beautiful thanks for sharing a peak with us ! I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your Grandfather and now your hubbys Grandmother. Sending lots of prayers and hugs your way :)
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ReplyDeleteJust how many trees do you need!!? ;-) I have yet to put my own single tree up - perhaps this weekend.
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with you. My mother in law died Dec 3rd and the funeral is Dec 7th so we could use some too.
ReplyDeleteSuzanne your decorations are just beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I am sorry to hear of your recent troubles with the snow, your recent loss and your husband's grandmother. Sending well wishes & prayers your way.
ReplyDeleteWow! Your house is just lovely and those trees are beautiful! How did you do it all - I'm exhausted thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteI did not know your grandfather passed away, my sincere condolences and my thoughts and prayers go to you and your family during this difficult time. hugs, Angela
Wow! What a chore putting up all of those trees! You have a very lovely house! And I love that it is so clean as well! I could use some cool down here...still in the 80's!! It should be against the law to sweat while walking the dog in December!! Seriously!!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear about your husband's grandmother. It's never easy. I will keep him in my prayers.
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful home and decorations with us. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family during this stressful time. Holiday hugs.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts are with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteYour house is beautiful!
MommyMichelle
Your home is beautiful Suzanne. Your christmas trees and decorations make it a wonderful retreat in times of trouble (or bad weather ).
ReplyDeleteI will keep your family in my prayers. I did not know of your grandfather's passing - I am sorry. Now your husbands grandmother is ill - such sad things to happen at Christmas time.
I also hope you get over your cold soon - stress I would presume....
Big Hugs, Candy
You have a lovely home and your decorations are wonderful. I enjoyed your slide show. Here in CA in the SF bay area we had a freak snow storm early this AM at very low elevations all around our foothills ..... something that is VERY rare. People loved the snow!
ReplyDeleteWhat a talented lady you are, do you hire out? Enjoyed the tour, and prayers are with your family.....
ReplyDeleteI loved your slide show. How nice of you to let us peek into your world. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. We rarely get snow so I always enjoy it if I don't have to go out in it. Have a Merry Christmas and the best of health and happiness to you and yours in the New Year!
ReplyDeleteAs I am Jewish and only put a small tree up for my husband...white tree with blue w/white wire lights. He loves it. And we are putting it all together tomorrow evening!!!!! Suzanne, thanks so much for sharing your slide show of your home. I have been waiting to see the house in all its Christmas Glory! You do it right darling. Love them. It was good to see your kitties too. Purrrrrrrrrr! May this time of sadness be the start of healing for your husband. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Family esp. Hubby :)
ReplyDeleteSo Sorry to hear of your family's loss, My prayers are with you all.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have better luck with your next party and your storm free for the day, I[d like to ask you a few questions if that's ok.... How many sets of lights do you have in total on your trees? How long does it take you to get them all up and looking MARVELOUS ?
Hugs Cathy
Suzanne, loved the slideshow of your beautifully decorated home! I'm sure those who didn't show because of the weather are really sad to have missed this lovely occasion. You are so amazing in everything you do!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for the losses of your grandfather and your DH's grandmother. It has always seemed to me to happen more often at this time of the year. I know how difficult it is to face what should be a joyous day like Christmas after losing a loved one so close to that day. My mother died 21 years ago the day after Thanksgiving and this year I have several friends who have lost a mother in the last week. I will be praying for you and your DH for your peace and comfort.
Suzanne, thanks for sharing the lovely pictures of your beautiful home and all the gorgeous Christmas trees. I have trouble getting one small fake one up, how you do all of those is beyond me!!! They look wonderful....
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your party had "snow" problems, we don't have those issues out here in sunny CA, we'd love to get some of that white stuff for the holidays.
And with all that has happened with your family, I will keep you all in my prayers. Loss is hard enough to deal with, let alone around the holidays. May your memories of their love and laughter help sustain you, and God bring you peace.
Suzanne,
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for the losses that you and your husband have had to deal with. We never want to loose a loved one and it makes it more difficult during the holidays. My prayers are with you and your family and may you find peace and comfort in the Lord.
I'm sorry the snow storm ruined your open house but it sounds like you did the only thing you could do and that was to make the best of the situation. Your house is gorgeous and thank you for sharing the pictures and thank you so much for sharing your talents!
Big hugs to you and your family,
Nancy
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I'm so sorry for all the things that have come your way. I pray for the perfect time to have your Open House and for peace for your husband to deal with his loss.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your family's loss. I will definitely keep all of you in my prayers during this Holy season. May God bless you with peace and comfort at this time.
ReplyDeleteYour home looks absolutely GORGEOUS! I can clearly see all the hard work it took, but you did a BEAUTIFUL job! Thank you for sharing with us! :)
Hugs~
Suzanne, sorry to hear about your hubby's grandmother. My thoughts are with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your beautiful Christmas decorations. You are amazing!!! What a lot of work you've done. Sorry about the snow storm. Take care!
Many hugs.
Norma
you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers at this very sad time . May God Bless and keep you all.
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with you & your family, Suzanne. This is such a hard time of year to lose a loved one. Hugs to you all.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing your beautiful home. I love all of your trees. My daughter would love love love those zebra jammies. LOL I made her a zebra & purple tied blankie last year for Christmas & she would love to be wearing that while she's all wrapped up. LOL
Love all of your gorgeous kitties too.
Sorry your open house didn't work out for you & even more sorry to hear that you're sickie. More prayers coming your way, sweetie.
I've enjoyed getting to know you through your blog this year. I pray that the next year brings you many blessings.
Huggies ~
Sharron ♥
Hey Suzanne! Lovely, lovely, lovely... home and all the decorations! Simply amazing - just like you :D
ReplyDeleteKeeping you and your family in my prayers. God is with you - I pray His comforting arms are felt by all!
Love and hugs ~ Lori xoxo
keeping you and family in prayer - so hard any time, but this time of year is especially tough!
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Linda
You have such a beautiful house! Thanks for sharing a glimpse of it! I like to keep my house clean, but with my 3 kiddos, it is tough to keep it clean all of the time! Sorry to hear about your Grandmother in law. Hope you are feeling better too! ~Tori
ReplyDeleteSuzanne, I am playing catchup on all my blog reading. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your dh grandmother.
ReplyDeleteGod bless your family during this time.
~Pam
The slide show is great. Your home is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your husband's grandma. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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