another holiday post...
the second to last in fact, as i have a few work in progresses that i hope to have finished up & mailed within the next week or so.
one of the best loved christmas gifts that we received this year were these gorgeous rainbow blocks, from nova natural...
each one of our children, from our 2 year old up to our 11 year old have been building beautiful & unique towers, castles, & sculptures ever since they were opened on christmas eve!
one of ehren's castles, complete with a tunnel for his car...
orin's person...
oh my, & santa brought this on christmas morning. isn't it amazing!?!
a handmade table & chair set for our littles...
it is so much sturdier than anything i could have found in a shop, and handmade to boot! definitely an heirloom if there ever was one...
okay, these aren't exactly christmas gifts, but our littles love playing with rags in the bath. until i have given them various washcloths.
but while searching for dishcloth patterns for a certain sister-in-law's christmas basket, i came across this sweet owl patterned cloth. & it is smaller than most, so even more perfect for our young ones.
ok & if you aren't sold on them yet, they use only .4 oz of yarn! can you possibly think of a better knit to use up your littlest cotton niblets?? i think not. ;)
and lastly i would like to introduce miss maya to you...
she is a golder retrieve pup, 6 months old, that we adopted from the yancey county animal shelter, december 30th.
we had a golder retriever about 7 years ago, and she was such an integral part of our family. so much love! however, she was hit by a car when she was just 3 years old. we have spent the last 4 years, well, yearning i suppose for another retriever.
they are so sweet & amazing family dogs, so good with kids (not so much with the chickens, but i am sure that will mellow out @ some point ;).
we thought about getting another one this past summer; we thought that we were ready, but we weren't.
dogs are like children & if you have ever loved & lost then you know what i mean by this. they bring so much love, life & personality toour lives that it can be very emotional to think of 'replacing' them.
we kept talking about it though...
when we went to Florida this past september, it seemed as though everyone has a golder retriever & i took that to be a sign. but we still didn't want to rush into anything...
i just happen to look on petfinder.com this past thursday (it's harmless to look, right?? ;) for a golden retriever pup & there she was & in burnsville no less (about 30 min from us).
however, we just knew that she wouldn't be there when we arrived, it would have been too good to be true, you know?? but she was & the attraction was immediate. she went with us out to their puppy play yard & it was just a perfect fit.
& the rest is history, as they say, right??
i thought our house was full of love before, but now it just emanates... our house is so much happier with maya & i am thankful to have been able to give a sweet dog a home that, well, might have had a different future...
blessings to each of you in this new year!! xo
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