My cake ....

My birthday is coming up next week

and I've put in a request for this lovely

strawberry cheesecake. Looks so good.

Hoping my "hints" to my family work.

"You the Man" ....

Dh celebrated another journey

around the sun last week ....

We went with a funny "moustache"

theme this year. He picked his cake.

But he had no idea we had a theme

until the gifts came out. Too funny!

Family Day.

 We all had this past week off from school and

work. Our original plans went sideways ....

.... but that's a long post for another day. We ended

up taking a few days off from the chaos to have fun.

Christmas shopping and yummy lunch with our

girls. It was so good to have a break and laugh.

I miss ....

The snow has made everything so

stark and quiet, bare and noiseless.

I miss the leaves that hide our house in

the forest. I miss the sound of the wind

blowing through the trees. I miss the hot

sun warming out souls. I miss Summer.

Our Winter Garden.

 As pretty as the snow is right now, I

much prefer a greener landscape.

In the Spring, we're going to start

to plant some cedars and firs so that

there will be green all year long,

once the leaves fall from the trees.

Our little garden bench, looking lost

and forlorn in the bitter cold wind.

Our perennials are now buried deep

beneath a white blanket until Spring.

And our tiny little teeter totters are still

happily "playing" away despite the cold.

Is there snow in your region?

Do you miss your garden like me?

A Lifetime ....

In our arms for a brief moment.

In our hearts forever and ever.

WW.

Hello November.

You bring us closer to actual Winter

and the Christmas Season. Lots of

birthdays in our home this month.

And so much to be thankful for.