On Tour.....

Hi! And welcome to our home!

We are so glad you stopped by! I hope you enjoy looking at our Christmas decorations! Please leave me a comment so I can check yours out too!

Let's get started.



To start off, this is our tree. Keith and I cut down a tree each year and always have a blast. Well I do at least, Keith complains that I take too long to pick it out, but its always fun. This year, I was in the recovery stage from surgery so the pain pills were really talking to me! I love our tree, even if the base of it is slightly crooked....causing it to fall over after I got all the ornaments on it....



Quite possibly my favorite thing about my tree is the HUGE bow on top that my sister made for me. I love it!!!!



In case you haven't figured out my Christmas "theme"....it is red and green....lots of red and green! I found this red/green polka dot paper this year at HollyDays in Baton Rouge and bought it immediately. I even got boxes...the smaller boxes came from Wal Greens....everything must match!

Our stockings, these are new this year, and I am not sure if I like them yet...I love Soph's but I think I want some with Keith and my name on them...Soooo I am working on that....



Quite possibly one of my favorite pieces of furniture..Keith made this table for me out of really old wood found at the bottom of the MS River and old church pews...I love it!!!!!!!! I have 2 small trees on this table and a decanter with glittery swizzles...


This book is also on the table. My mom and dad used to collect these books and I have taken them now...I love them! I read them every year...even though I know exactly what they say.




This is hanging above the door that leads into the study....



Our counter has garland lining it with lots of red and green balls in it....Sophie loves to try to tear this down daily!


This year, I decided I wanted to start collecting something "Christmas" and I decided on Santa Clause's.....so Keith went out and bought me my very first Santa...I love it...I hope to get a new one each year...


This is probably one of the most meaningful Christmas decorations...My late Uncle Skipper hand painted this Nativity set...Well my mom said he did, I personally don't remember it. But I have always loved this set as a child and this Christmas my mom passed it on to me. I nearly cried I was so excited. I am so thrilled to have this in my house. I loved my Uncle Skipper and I love this Nativity scene.


Santa's Helper...Sophie's hat...


Also this year, Keith and I decided that since we hope to have children soon that we wanted to go ahead and get our "elf" and have it as a part of our tradition. Here is the book, beside it sits 2 red tree things that I got from Hobby Lobby.


Ernie the Elf.




Merry Christmas to all and to all a Goodnight!!!!

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Special Prayer Request

Fred Rein of Fort Worth, TX was brutally beaten by 3 teens while delivering pizza's in Fort Worth Saturday night. He was left for dead after being beat repeatedly by an aluminum baseball bat. Mr. Fred is currently in ICU with severe brain injuries.

You can read the whole story HERE

Please please please send up your prayers for Fred Rein and his family as they search for a miracle and for justice.

People describe Fred as the nicest person you will ever meet, and when I was listening to it on KKITM on my way to work this AM, I couldn't help but tear up as they talked about it. It broke my heart. This is someone's dad, someone's pawpaw, someone's husband. And he was beaten for a free pizza and some cash? Are you freaking kidding me!

Please pray for them.

It's KIDD's KIDS DAY!!!!!!

I listen faithfully to Kidd Kraddick in the Morning....Have for years. And each year they take a group of chronically and terminally ill children to DISNEY WORLD! They give these kids and their families the trip of a lifetime...for some kids...this is the only happiness they get...for some kids...its the last trip they might take...

This touches my heart so deep. 1 day a year, KKITM has the annual Kidd's Kids Day where they raise money for the trip....

So, with that being said....I CHALLENGE each person that reads my blog today to go HERE and donate to this wonderful cause...

I am so blessed to have 2 healthy nephews that I love sooo deeply. I don't know what I would do if something was wrong with them...I admire so much the families that have the strength to push on...I don't know if God blessed with me that strength...

So please donate today, and help send these kids on the trip of their life. They deserve it. Plus it will make you feel good inside.

PS....You can donate anytime...not just today!

Have a great day!

Luke Does Love His Nannie!

Sorry I haven't posted in so long!!!! :(

I have tons of stuff to report, but haven't had time to sit down and do it!

I will get to it, I promise....maybe this weekend...

Until then, please read THIS (click on the word "this") post my sister did today about ME and my precious Godchild Luke. We will be attending Centreville's Homecoming festivities this Friday night and I am taking Luke to eat at Vines. I know he is so excited, maybe even more excited than his Nannie is!


Happy Hump Day!

Beginning tonight at 9/8c!!!!

ITS BACK!!!!!



I put on a roast in the crock pot this morning, so supper will be ready when I get home this afternoon....and then...the entire house will go completely silent at 8:30 PM...(I say this because I DVR the first 30 minutes without watching, that way when I begin at 8:30 I can fast forward through commericals!....ok so maybe I have this down to an art...its Grey's what do you expect?)

I need to get some kleenex ready because I am sure this will be a tear jerker...

Happy watching!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know this post is supposed to be about my exciting trip to see Taylor Swift, but I have even more exciting news to share!!

My former boss, Amy and her husband David have struggled with infertility for many years. They began the process of adoption about 3 years ago. Since then, Amy and David were devasted twice when a mother had agreed to give her baby up for adoption, and then at the last minute, changed her mind, shattering David and Amy's dream of having their family. However, they knew that when the time was right, God would bless them with their little boy or girl. And then, He did.

Isabella Morgan Killingsworth came into David and Amy's lives in February 2009. However, last week.....THE ADOPTION WAS FINALIZED!!!!!! Now, Amy and David can rest easy knowing that Bella is and always will be their little girl. When Amy texted me with the news after court was ended. I cried and thanked God for providing these wonderful people with their missing piece.

So today, I send out to the blog world a huge congratulations to Amy and David and sweet precious Bella.

Congrats!

Here is a picture of Isabella Morgan. We call her Bella.