Laowai

Our house is feeling cozy this week. The temperatures dropped and it just feels good to walk in and feel the warmth.

When we returned from New York the girls had decorated for my birthday. Of course they had lots of help from my mom. She brought doilies and they made a darling garland. Say that five times fast. Darling garland, darling garland, darling…

This is the note that Bea made for me before we went for my big birthday trip. Brian showed her pictures of all the big landmarks in New York and then she drew them.

My gift from Brian and the girls (besides my fantastic trip to New York) was a penguin scarf. 

And look what else was waiting for me – my Christmas cactus in bloom. I love Christmas Cactuses… Cacti. Here’s how I take care of them: I treat them horribly all year long and then they bloom reliably year after year. Plus they remind me of my great grandma Fosher – I can picture the huge one she had on her back porch.

So when the temperature dropped to the single digits and it snowed and the girls were excited to put on their snow pants I felt justified in breaking out the Christmas crafts. I’ve been obsessed with little cardboard houses – putz houses. Today we painted and tomorrow we’ll break out the glitter.

I hope your house is feeling cozy too.