Mama's Holiday wish list meme

Mama’s Holiday Wish List MemeTodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.
1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
1. a new home 2. our family and friends gathered at our new home 3. picking up new decor for our new home 4. all the children get their Christmas wish 5. time for Jesus
2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received? one year my brother made me a wooden hand rail for my home, it touched me and I loved it, but my favorite is photos of my family in frames, books, wall hangings or just a plain white envelope
3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle? I want to learn how to "tat"
4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child? my grandmother made jam every year for us , it was a sacrifice for her and a tradition I will always love and cherish
5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year? after looking at the catalogs with them - it is plan to see-- they want it all-- I will be buying transformer, cars, and anything pink!
6. What is your favorite holiday food? home made eggnog
7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays? thankfully the Christmas quilts are done, the wreaths ( 9) are made and the trees ( 12) will be completely decorated shortly then I can cook cookies and candy
8. What is your favorite holiday movie? Scrooge
9. Favorite holiday song? 12 days of Christmas , little drummer boy, silent night
10. Favorite holiday pastime? cooking cookies, seeing Christmas lights, festival of trees and secretly making someones holiday brighter

Nellie in the Bellie

We had a baby shower for Alicia and Parker ( my nephew ) this weekend. And even though it was a blizzard outside, it was warm and toasty inside with all our family there. Nellie got some cute stuff!

Holes in my quilt

As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls.Before each of us, laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life.But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all.I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened.My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty,like binding air.Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise.My gaze dropped to the ground in shame.. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, and wealth, and false accusations that took from me my world, as I knew it. I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to the Father in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me.And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was.I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes. Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes,creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes.He said, 'Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you.'May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through!

I permanently borrowed this from Melissa website! It is just too beautiful not to share with everyone

dejavu

I look at my blog and think -- really - it's been 2 weeks since you have some thing to post. Now that is sad. You would think that after selling the house we would have lots of time but that is not true. It is a huge "sit and wait" to see if anything goes wrong
25 years ago we put our twin home up for sale on labor day-- same as this home
and we had it sold by Halloween-- just like this home
and we were scheduled to move over Thanksgiving
but on that Monday the whole deal fell through and we ended up taking the house off the market for the holidays and selling at the first of the year
I am afraid this might happen again!
we are just anxious to get the final go ahead and finally do it!

Five People I would want to be stuck in an Elevator with

One of my favorites posted this game and I wanted to play
So I do not stick with the same type of people , I limited the choices to five categories
family-- hands down it would be my husband. I need him and if I am in any tough stuff I want him to be there with me. Besides he worries about me and I would be so worried about him I couldn't enjoy the others if he was on the other side-- so in he goes
neighbor-- it would have to be Ruth..She is a rock and a example of patience and suffer as I have ever know, yet she never complains, she ways smiles, she helps others when we should be helping her and the one time in my life when I needed a friend , she was there. I love her and her husband both but if I ever spent time with her I would hope something of the brilliant spirit would rub off on me and an I could ask and listen to how she does it.
someone alive: darn this one is harder than I thought-- I pick my grand kids as I never want to without them and they always make my heart happy and even suck in an elevator we would have a riot. This is taking in account that 5 grand kids equal one adult
someone not alive-- Mary , the mother of Jesus, I struggle as my kids are now grown and are off making their own decision, mistakes, successes and life's. How did she do that as Jesus went about the Lords work? I would love to spend some time with her.
celebrity: Adam Lambert-- I know this is a bizarre one but he is so talented and I just know there is no other way I would ever meet him or even get to talk to him unless we were stuck in some bizarre place together. I love to hear him sing, I love to hear him perform. So if music calms the soul and can heal the heart, then I would want the best singer in there with me. He could certainly make you forget about being stuck.

Your turn

It's a trade

Our home October 2009

Our home November 2009

After 25 years we are moving. This home in West Jordan has been more than we could ever imagine but now that our kids are gone, it is the first time in 35 years, where Rob and I can do some thing wild and crazy and to think about what we want. If you know anything about us , then you know property is important and we cannot get enough. This 5 plus acres home is a great start. We both love animals and this will allow Rob to keep his birds and for me to have turkeys, quail, chickens, ducks , burro or anything else I can adopt and bring home . We both love the out doors and like the rugged frontier - which now we have plenty. I do plan to start planting grandpa's red hot pokers as soon as I move in. We have both know for a while we were suppose to move on . At first, I fought it and once I gave in and said " thy will be done" Everything has fallen into place. It took too long to get the House on the market as I knew we should have gotten it on the market August . But the first of September we were for sale. We have made many lookers and 2 people put up their house for sale to buy our house. I refused to sign with an agent and I knew we would sell by October 31 and we did. I had always knew it would happen,but a few weeks back I suggested to Rob that we get the cement fixed and he said, nope our house will be sold in October. So we both knew.

We have been drawn not only to Herriman but a specific subdivision and road. One agent had 2 of the 3 homes we were looking at so we were talking to her often. Obviously she knew the homes we were looking at and our home and even though Rob suggested it the first time we meet her, she finally approached the owners to trade with us and after seeing our house two times in 4 days -- they agreed

So a trade it is

and we are schedule to close and move the week of Festival

Now if that is not a leap of Faith-- I do not know what is

please the $6500 tax credit is scheduled to be approved the day we close-- sweet!

there is no doubt about some one else having a hand in the process

we are just on for the ride and can hardly wait for it to get started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Halloween 2009

What a great last Halloween at this home
I made home made chicken noodle soup
300 cupcakes
popcorn
punch
otter pops
and treats
It was a steady stream 6 to 8:30
thanks Matt for watching the store while I took Lily out
thanks Mickelle and Lexi for helping while I took Ambree out
Wish it had not been so busy so I could have gotten more pictures
but Matt videoed it for me
hopefully he will send it soon