A Very Gingerbread Christmas

I was very nervous about upgrading Blogger - I didn't want to lose all of my posts, and I had heard a lot of horror stories, but everything went very smoothly. The only problem that I had was my age -- Blogger made me 252 years old -- that would probably make me the oldest blogger on record. Thank you Blogger.

I'm going to share a little of my Christmas decorating this year - I thought simplicity was best. I had the hardest time getting into decorating and now I'm glad I did -- I won't have much to put away!!

I'm a Gingerbread collector. Most of my gingerbread collection stays out all year.

Unless it looks terribly Christmas-y, like these placemats. The nice part of having a collection like this and a December birthday is, I get a lot of gingerbread related items.Yep, I do have a lot of gingerbread!

But, I also collect Santas, Snowmen and Nutcrackers. Most of my snowmen I leave out until Valentine's Day, since we seem to get most of our snow in the January-February timeframe.

Now, here are some of my Christmas gifts - starting with my new Horn Sewing Machine Table. Thank you, Mom. Let's just hope that I can keep the room looking as neat and tidy as it does right now.

I'm asking myself the same question: Why am I blogging, when I should be sewing? I'm waiting for some fabric to come out of the dryer so I can start on a fleece jacket. Not quilty, you say -- hmmmm....it does have a binding that goes around the whole thing -- sounds quilty to me!!

I also have to share this "Money Shirt" that I received from my group at work. It's a color that everyone loves and it always fits. I am also thrilled that someone made something for me, it's so creative and not something that I would have ever thought of.

Here are a few more of my Christmas gifts. Yes, I have been blessed this Christmas.

And, let's not forget Bailey, he wasn't slighted in the least. Even he had a Christmas stocking that was full of presents that he loved. I think he loved Christmas so much that he is still sitting on the back of the chair, hoping that Santa will come back again real soon.

Yes, I'm already loving the new blogger, I can add as many pictures as I want!!!!