We have also been trying to stay warm. Benjamin was very excited to see these icicles by our water garden this morning.
I did take a short break from cleaning today and picked up these cheery pansies for my front porch.
I have a little cleaning to do in my gardens too. I spotted this fallen dried rose this afternoon. Isn't it sweet?!
After my cleaning is finished I will catch up on some letter writing and magazine reading.
And a catnap might be nice too. :0)
What have you been doing this week?
I've been doing a little of this and a little of that! we just came home from our vacation in Texas. Glad to be home and in my own bed :)
ReplyDeleteMissy
What a cute blog you have with lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteI really need to get to my cleaning and sorting too!
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of your cat, did she finish the jigsaw puzzle? ;)
Picking up after our children who are on school break, doing loads and loads of laundry, and filing away 2007 bills to get ready for the 2008 ones--in other words, not much fun stuff--LOL!!
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Paula
It seems like I have been struggling at trying get everyone healthy again. I hate colds and what not. If that isn't the case then I have been running trying to catch up on things. Love your picture of the pansies...
ReplyDeleteCleaning, company, and back to school. Love the pansies!
ReplyDeleteI have a mountain of laundry that needs attention, Christmas decorations begging to be put away, and 4 precocious children who need help with their homeschool lessons. That being said, it's time for me to get off of the computer now. ;)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Mrs. C
ooooo, seeing the icicles made me check my fountain---we leave it on all year and it was in the 20's last night and only in lowish 30's today---thankfully although it was frozen a trickle is still going!! will add some hot water soon. I have pansies all over--front and back and on the porch!! I love winter pansies--they are so cheerful, but look droopy today in this weather!!!! I've been moving furniture and doing punches of color--see my blog ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI have been getting the house back in order, cleaning, cooking and just really relaxing.
Hi Kelli! We're back from a few days out of town enjoying family over the holidays and also Summer time. Your last posts are filled with so much creativity. Love the year-round series. And all the Christmas goodies. Have a great 2008! Love,
ReplyDeleteI have been lying on a couch with a bad back. Your week sounds much more productive! :o)
ReplyDeleteI'm doing lots of cleaning, too, Kelli. All of our Christmas things are put away. I will have to go look for a pretty winter tablecloth for our dining room.
ReplyDeleteWe have been doing organizational projects. Like organizing the desk, bedrooms, closets.
ReplyDeleteWe've also been spending time playing games with the kids.
I've had daycare kids all week except for New Years Day!
Derek and Al went back to school today and Megan goes back tomorrow.
The icicles by your water garden are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year!
Hi Kelli, the garden pictures are lovely. Isn't Mother Nature amazing?
ReplyDeleteI've been busy putting Christmas away too, catching up with blogging friends and I'm reading the winter edition of your magazine....it is fabulous. Thank you for such a beautiful read and for all the time and effort it takes to create such a wonderful publication. I know everyone feels the same as I do. Linda
Yesterday was spent watching the snowstorm (nearly 2 feet of new snow). Today I'm gathering all the holiday decor to be stored for only 10 1/2 more months! I'll spend a few minutes in the home office getting things organized for the new year and then it's outside to build my first snowman of 2008! Pictures to come later on my blog. Fun! Fun! Fun!
ReplyDeleteI love the photos! The water garden is beautiful with icicles.
ReplyDeleteMust be something about calico's. Ours always sleeps in boxes, on top of paper bags, and anywhere I don't want her too. She's beautiful!
Still trying to pack up all of my Christmas things...as I had to buy 2 more containers to store them in... wow - looks like I bought more new things than I had realized! Also trying to clean as I go..but the going has been slow as I am wrestling with a terrible head ache...grrrrr!
ReplyDeleteHi Kelli :) We are doing much the same - gathering up, organizing, regrouping from Christmas, New Year's and a birthday - whew! DH returned to work today after his holiday, and we are missing him terribly. I am planning our new schedule, getting geared back up for school next week, and we are still praying for some snow this year :) Love to you, Q
ReplyDeleteA good old fashioned deep cleaning is in order here as well. I also like to start the new year all fresh and tidy. I need to redo my schedule and start a new household organizer/notebook...lots to do!
ReplyDeleteUnpacking, ironing, washing, ironing...did I mention ironing?
ReplyDeleteI did organize my master closet (my 3 year old calls it my dressing room!. It does look much better!
I don't have my tree down yet though. I usually do it on New Years Day but this year is a little different.
Happy New Years Kelli!
Today the tree comes down and the Christmas repacking begins! After that, a cup of tea and a new Martha Stewart Living magazine--but if I go out, I will pick up the new Victoria, too!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted you to know how much I enjoy your lovely blog and magazine. It is a treat for me to visit you.
Warm regards,
Shannon
Kelli, Look at those icicles. I didn't know it was that cold for long enough to do that! We are cleaning up Christmas things and starting new projects. (Rag rugs, here I come.) Praise God, SIL passed his test for the police department. He must take the physical exam shortly. We are all so thrilled, we are beside ourselves. What a way for him to start the new year.
ReplyDeleteAt first glance the kitty looked like a polecat. What a long-haired one. I do like the look of that magazine.
Nancy
Hi Kelli!
ReplyDeleteI have been doing some major cleaning too---all decor is put away too:)
Your kitty is adorable.
Julieann
I love your pictures Kelli - my garden beds are covered in S-N-O-W (I know you don't allow 4 letter words on your blog!) but it supposed to get warm again next week!
ReplyDeleteWe are still enjoying a visit from my mum and dad - and trying to fit in a little shopping! Our van is needing some major repairs and we are still trying to get things back in place after our water problems, but other than that, we are just enjoying one another's company.
Kelli, it sounds like you have had a wonderful productive week! I would have loved to be home this week, but it was back to work after the holidays.
ReplyDeleteI am going to start participating in your Friday Show & Tell tomorrow. What a wonderful idea! I have added you to my links on my blog as well.
Take care and stop by to visit.
Sandra
"Nora Lee's Nook"
Kelli,
ReplyDeleteI'm cleaning and putting Christmas stuff away and eating a lot of jelly so my husband can make his version of your chandelier :)
Michelle
I have been looking for ways to redo and change up some for the New Year. Looking at magazines to organize as I go. I have new clients and I am cooking for them everyday so diet is gonna be hard.
ReplyDeleteOrganizing, cleaning ...organizing.....cleaning.....
ReplyDeletedid I mention organizing????? :)
Oh lucky you! I still have to wait about 6 week before I will be able to find fresh pansies in the garden store! Those are sooo pretty!
ReplyDeleteAnd the little rose is very special, too!
What I have been doing this week? Reading the lastes book of my favourite US writer (more than 500 pages) in three days... ;-) Sitting on the sofa with a hot pot of coffee when it's so cold outside. Is there anything better in winter? ;-))
Hugs, Anita
All of your decorating looks nice Kelli. I've been putting things away too, and just finished writing all the important dates on my new calendar. I'm a little late getting to things this year. Being ill, has sort of left me feeling a little off kilter, and it's going to take awhile before I'm caught up.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty wonderful having Victoria back again, isn't it. I enjoyed the second issue, especially.
Best wishes!