amidst the chaos...

what's been happening here...

 

 

it seems as though everything is breaking at once...  i know we are not alone in this... everyone experiences things from time to time that test us...

 

as of right now our little home is experiencing very low cold water pressure, a toilet that continues to run after flushing, a dryer that is no longer drying, a roof that is leaking and a garbage disposal that is no longer disposing (causing water to come pouring out of my cabinets under the sink...)

 i keep telling myself to just breathe... things could be much, much worse...

so... today i'm going to focus on something that makes me happy... christmas decorating...  every year it is something that i look forward to... amidst the chaos that it has been around here lately, i finally took the time to start making it look a little festive...

would you like to take a peek?










the stockings were hung by the chimney with care...


i made these stockings for our family out of chenille and coordinating fabric... the cuff is trimmed in cream ball fringe... and each stocking has a hand stitched tag for each member of our family... maizie and marina love getting these out each year...

the true meaning of christmas...

our nativity scene is very special to me... my mom gave this gift to me a few years back and added pieces to it each year until it was complete...

tiny village...

 

 

to cozy this up, i added little springs of pine from our backyard tree and tucked a few in a glass bottle to add some height...

elwin... our resident elf...

this little guy can get himself into some mischief...

these are just a few glimpses of christmas from around our home...


for today... instead of focusing on the negative (like my house falling down around me) which can really make everything seem ho-hum... i'm focusing on the positive... things that make me smile... i encourage you to do the same...


have a happy day~
angie


(photos are from my instagram feed... are you on instagram? if you'd like, you can follow me @angreese)