One Landes Place

New Year, New Blog. I'm so excited about my new look, I did it all by myself! I have tons of pictures to post and some funny stories about our vacation to Florida. We had a blast. We are off to celebrate the New Year, see ya in 2009!

Sarabeth's Mother's Day Out performed a Christmas Program on Thursday this week. I missed it because I was having my back procedure, bummer! My friend Lauren took some pictures of Sarabeth as a little reindeer, precious!

There is really no particular reason why I'm posting today for MHR . Matt does so many things for me and is an amazing husband everyday. Sometimes I am always waiting for him to do something "big" that just knocks my socks off when it's really the little things that make him ROCK. For instance, I had steroid injections in my neck and back yesterday. Not a fun experience, even with the anesthesia. Matt was so sweet when he called on his way home and asked if he could pick up dinner. I had already made plans for us to eat left overs but I stopped and thought about how he was thinking ahead, knowing what I had been through that day already. I pray that I will continue to notice the little things that Matt does for me and our family. He truly loves us in ways that we don't even see. I love you babe. Happy MHR day!

I took Sarabeth to see Santa Wednesday. So much for a repeat of last year!

Welcome to our Open House! Kimba at "A Soft Place to Land " is hosting a Holiday Open House. I've already looked at so many decorated homes on there, it's fabulous! Here is a tour of our home for the holidays. Nothing fancy as we are in a small space this year and we didn't put up our tree :( However, my sweet husband did do something super special this year for me. These little snowmen have been part of my Christmas deco since college. One year Matt and I decorated the top of his huge TV with white paper and stood the snowmen on it like they were ice skating! I love these little guys! This Santa clown is from the Emmett Kelly collection. I have had him forever too. I used to collect clowns as a child and this is the only one that ever gets put out. He's hanging out with my Nativity Snow Globe. I took an idea I found at Nesting Place this year and hung wreaths on all my mirrors. I LOVE wreaths and I never can think of where to put them all. Now for t...

The Nesting Place is hosting this great party with lots of really cool garland ideas, I LOVE this site. Since we are going to be in Florida for Christmas this year, and our townhouse is too small for our tree, I decided to have fun with this garland idea . I took two strands of lighted garland that I bought 2 years ago from an after Christmas sale at Michaels and twisted them together. Then I headed over to Hobby Lobby where they had all of their floral stems on sale for 50% off. I also added some things from around the house that I had. This was the only place I could find to put the garland so excuse the big fat TV in view. However, my sweet hubby did build me a mantle over the weekend and it should be up and functional in a few days. I'll repost my new and improved garland complete with my mantel tomorrow. Anyway, enjoy and check out Nesting Place for more fun!

We had Sarabeth's pictures made at True Expressions last month and they turned out so amazing! Nicole is a such a great photographer and was great with Sarabeth. You can see the rest by logging on to her website and use april for the password to view them online. I can't wait to sit down with her and order these!

I know I completely jumped over Thanksgiving pictures and MHR from last week but I have to brag on my man. If you know Matt then you know he has a big heart. He is always willing to help, the problem is, he rarely has the time. When I say he is a busy man, that's a total understatement! The last few months have been painfully hard trying to schedule some time with him when he's not working on something. So, when he did all of this on Sunday for ME, whoa! I was completely surprised and impressed to say the least!! Here's a taste of what my cool husband did this weekend: First on the list, new cabinets for my office/craft room. I have been complaining about how crowded everything is in our home and that we need more space so....Matt to the rescue! He surprised me on Friday night with these cabinets (trash from his job site) and he even hung them and added the trim. They compliment my free desk perfectly! Next on the agenda, a bracket for my window mistreatment (more...