Heather: Defined

  It’s been quite a winter!!  A snowstorm hit our valley, which the news called “The Arctic Blast”!  Well, it was quite a Blast!!  We haven’t had snow like this in YEARS!  But this was much more extreme than the last one we had!  Let’s just say we had 2 feet of snow!!! I was ecstatic!!!  I’ve always wanted to have snow like this during Christmas…especially as I child!  I would daydream of it every time I heard “Sleigh Ride”!   “It’ll nearly be like a picture print by Currier and Ives” ~~~~~~~~~~ Well, there was no sleigh ride, but my dad and I got to take a walk to the grocery store, since we were snowed in.   What an adventure!  Doing this with my dad made me think of the stories he told us about when he was a little boy.  My dad lived in the good old days, the 1930’s.  He always told us that there was no such thing as school closures when it snowed.  They would just walk to school, like any other...

  As you read this, listen to the YouTube soundtrack of Little Women, as it will take you to that place of old and  bring back memories of your own. E very time I watch “Little Women”, it brings back my fondest memories of my sisters and mom. My mom, sister (Kristen), and I made a special trip to Portland to see this movie in December of 1994.  I remember it being a cold day as we walked into the warm, huge, and packed theater.  The sense of warmth of the theater, and  all the people made me know that this was going to be a special movie.  And must I say, that was the most comfortable theater chair I ever sat in! Once those opening credits started, I started having goosebumps just from the beautiful and powerful music!  Then being taken away to a world that I never been before, for I had never read the book.    W e laughed… and cried… …and was quite frustrated that Laurie and Jo never married!  Come one!  Oh well! ...

T his Thanksgiving, my brother Bruce and sister Kristen, and their families, joined us.  Since Kristen and her family would not be joining us for Christmas, I decided to decorate as if it was Christmas for them!  Of course, I was more than happy to take on the task of decorating, especially for Christmas, my favorite time of year! Our Nativity   My candle Nativity     See my teapot!  Well, my co-workers surprised me with a matching teacup and saucer!   The is Santa photograph was given to our family many Christmas’ ago.  The man in the pic was a piano student of my mom’s, and every Christmas he was Santa.      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T hanksgiving D ay Pure yumminess! Sister and Sister-in-law working hard in the kitchen   Can you guess what they’re watching?   T hanksgiving M eal H ope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving day! ~...