~♥ Merry CHRISTmas ♥~

12/24 - I added a few more pictures of my kitchen at the bottom of the post, so please take a look if you haven't seen them before.
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Thank you all so much for your visits and sweet comments on my last post...I really appreciate it!

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Last weekend I hosted a cookie exchange at my home with some of my dearest friends...I thought I'd share a few pictures with you.

Did you notice "The Farm Chicks Christmas" book?  If you haven't gotten yours, you are missing out...what a darling book.  I found mine at Michaels.

What a wonderful time with dear friends.  We all received a nice selection of cookies...now, if I can just control how many I eat.

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Here are a few pictures of my kitchen at CHRISTmas:

Thank you all so much for your visits during this past year...I'm taking a blogging break until the beginning of 2011.

Have a blessed CHRISTmas, blogging friends.

♥ Kim

~♥ Come On In ♥~

It's time for a little Christmas tour around the old farmhouse...

This is atop my desk where I do my blogging.

 The Living Room

 The Kitchen

My Canisters from Walmart decorated with Chalkink Markers

Above my Pantry

 The Laundry Room

 The Powder Room

Thank you for stopping by for a visit...I hope you enjoyed this little tour.  I still have more decorating to do and if I have the time, I'll post a few more pictures.  I'm busy this week baking for my upcoming cookie exchange, plus there are presents to wrap, etc.  Have a wonderful day and please come back again soon!

♥ Kim

p.s.  I hope you all took advantage of the free gift tags from Gooseberry Patch that I posted about...if not, check out my previous post to find out how you can get yours!
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I'm linking with The Nester

http://www.thenester.com

~♥ Free Printable Gift Tags ♥~

Good afternoon sweet blogging friends...I hope you all are well and are busy preparing for the holidays.  Some decorating has taken place at my home, but I'm not quite finished.  I also have some baking to do for my upcoming cookie exchange.

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Just look what I found from Gooseberry Patch...I had to share this with you...wouldn't these look wonderful on the gifts you're giving this year?

 Click Here and you can go and print some of your own.  I'm planning on using my scrapbooking scissors to add a decorative edge when I cut them out.  Plus I'll use some of my Martha Stewart glitter to jazz them up a little :)

Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by!

♥ Kim 

Graphic by: http://www.gooseberrypatch.com/

~♥ Gifts and Gobs ♥~

Hello blogging friends...not sure what the weather is like in your neck of the woods, but it has been snowing like crazy here for a couple of days...not the kind of snow for making snowmen, but the kind that is fluffy.

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Several days ago I received a package in the mail and this is what I found when I opened it.

I just couldn't wait until Christmas to open them!

                      My dear blogging friend, Kelli from 
"Lovely Vintage Country Life" sent these to me...I was so touched by her kindness...won't you stop over to say hello to her...she has a sweet blog. 
Click Here to visit Kelli.
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I know you're all curious what I gave my friend, Lisa, as a gift for hosting the Gob making party.

Here is what I gave her...

We had so much fun that I thought I'd share a few pictures of the Gob making party with you.

Debbie making the icing.

 Lisa measuring the ingredients.

Sally and Lisa (oh no, Sally blinked)

 Me and Lisa

 Sue and Debbie

 The best way to drink tea...with a candy cane in it!

 Sally, Sue and Debbie

Me and Lisa

 Ready to put into the oven.

There's nothing better than a Gob!

Here's the happy group of Gob makers!
(sorry, Sue, not sure why I am soooo close)
L to R - Me, Sue, Debbie, Sally & Lisa

Thanks for stopping by...I always enjoy the company.
♥ Kim

p.s.  A special thank you to the ladies from the Gob making party for allowing me put their pictures on my blog.  Thanks to Sue for the use of several of her pictures.

~♥ Christmas Is In The Air ♥~

Here in Southwestern PA I awoke this morning to some snow flurries...it was so delightful being in the nice cozy house and seeing the snow swirling about outside.

Have you all started decorating for Christmas?  While I haven't at my home...I usually don't start until December 1st...I have decided to change the look of my blog...I hope you like it.

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I was invited to go to a Gob making party later today...doesn't that sound yummy?  My dear friend, Lisa, is hosting the event.  I wanted to give her a little gift for being so sweet...while I can't show you what I am giving to her (just in case she reads my blog) I can show you a picture of how I wrapped it...I was inspired by

Gooseberry Patch.

And speaking of Gooseberry Patch...I hope you'll watch the video above...it's so inspiring and has gotten me excited about my upcoming Christmas Cookie Exchange that I am hosting at my home on Saturday, December 18th.

These are the cookies I made last year.

Enjoy!

♥ Kim

Graphic by: http://www.gooseberrypatch.com/

~♥ Things That Make Me Smile ♥~

There is no place I'd rather be than at H♥ME...seeing certain things puts a smile on my face...here are a  few of them:

A large fork, knife and spoon...my dear Gram had something similar on her wall when I was growing up.

 A picture of my sweet M♥M when she was a little girl.

 This whimsical vase

 Buttons that belonged to my dear Gram that she collected over the years.

 A picture of the log house my dear Gram grew up in.

 A picture of my dear Hubby when he was a year old (sorry for the glare).

 A picture of my hubby and his older brothers in their cowboy hats and western wear...

And of course, visits from dear blogging friends always puts a smile on my face as well!

♥ Kim