Hello friends and Happy Sunday - and Happy November! On October 31st, I put up my first Christmas tree. It's in my dining room. My Petunia kitten enjoyed "helping." She climbs up into the middle of the tree and paws at me through the branches while I work. It's very cute until you feel the occasional claw. 🙃
I was hoping to put up my second tree. It's a flocked tree with half the lights out. My intention was to cut out the lights and reuse the tree. About 15 minutes into the process, I realized that I was coughing on all the white flocking dust and really not getting far. I can't believe how they twist those lights into the branches! So I decided that it wasn't worth doing and threw the thing out the front door and opened windows to vent the dust. Saving a couple hundred dollars on a tree and then ending up with pneumonia isn't worth it. I think from now on, I plan to stick with trees that don't come prelit.
So this week, I'm on the hunt for a reasonably priced unflocked unlit tree for my living room. I can't do a real tree because we have electric heat vents there that could dry the tree and cause a fire. Suggestions are welcome! I have the Holiday Living Windsor Tree from Lowes in mind. It's under $200. I have not seen it in person, and my closest Lowes is over an hour away, but I may take a little drive and check it out tomorrow or Tuesday.
My kitty was kinda naughty today. While I was carrying totes in and out from the garage, she got out of the house. I looked for her and called and called. My husband finally found her chasing the squirrels on the front lawn. I always warn her that there are "hairy scary bad boys outside (our boy cats 😂) so she needs to stay inside with her mama where she is safe." But does she listen? Nope. Typical teenage girl. Lol. I'm just glad she didn't go far. I don't want her to get lost. I have heard of cats who don't want to go outside and I was hoping she would be one of those, but I suppose that's rare. I always say, "You can take the cat out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the cat." 😁
I'm really rambling today- and I apologize. I feel a bit off. My son has been sick all week and I keep expecting to come down with it, too. Maybe today is the day. 🤔
On another note, my dad's treatments are going well. He should be done with them a day or two before Thanksgiving. Thank you again to all of you who are praying for him! It's appreciated!
As far as other prayer requests go, I'd like to ask prayer for our country. I know there are many people who are missing paychecks right now. Hopefully, they get enough votes in the S€nate to open things up soon.
If you have any requests, please feel free to share them below. And as always, if you'd like to keep the request private, you can simply write the word "unspoken." We can pray for you knowing that God knows the request. Galatians 6:2 reminds us to... "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
Look for my Christmas Coffee/ Hot Cocoa Bar Video this week. I also plan to give some Christmas gift ideas in that video as well. So hopefully I will see you all again very soon! I appreciate all of your comments and support! Have a wonderful week! Take care, sweet friends! ~ Rachel 😊💕🐈🎄🦃
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Hello friends and Happy Sunday - and Happy November! On October 31st, I put up my first Christmas tree. It's in my dining room. My Petunia kitten enjoyed "helping." She climbs up into the middle of the tree and paws at me through the branches while I work. It's very cute until you feel the occasional claw. 🙃
I was hoping to put up my second tree. It's a flocked tree with half the lights out. My intention was to cut out the lights and reuse the tree. About 15 minutes into the process, I realized that I was coughing on all the white flocking dust and really not getting far. I can't believe how they twist those lights into the branches! So I decided that it wasn't worth doing and threw the thing out the front door and opened windows to vent the dust. Saving a couple hundred dollars on a tree and then ending up with pneumonia isn't worth it. I think from now on, I plan to stick with trees that don't come prelit.
So this week, I'm on the hunt for a reasonably priced unflocked unlit tree for my living room. I can't do a real tree because we have electric heat vents there that could dry the tree and cause a fire. Suggestions are welcome! I have the Holiday Living Windsor Tree from Lowes in mind. It's under $200. I have not seen it in person, and my closest Lowes is over an hour away, but I may take a little drive and check it out tomorrow or Tuesday.
My kitty was kinda naughty today. While I was carrying totes in and out from the garage, she got out of the house. I looked for her and called and called. My husband finally found her chasing the squirrels on the front lawn. I always warn her that there are "hairy scary bad boys outside (our boy cats 😂) so she needs to stay inside with her mama where she is safe." But does she listen? Nope. Typical teenage girl. Lol. I'm just glad she didn't go far. I don't want her to get lost. I have heard of cats who don't want to go outside and I was hoping she would be one of those, but I suppose that's rare. I always say, "You can take the cat out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the cat." 😁
I'm really rambling today- and I apologize. I feel a bit off. My son has been sick all week and I keep expecting to come down with it, too. Maybe today is the day. 🤔
On another note, my dad's treatments are going well. He should be done with them a day or two before Thanksgiving. Thank you again to all of you who are praying for him! It's appreciated!
As far as other prayer requests go, I'd like to ask prayer for our country. I know there are many people who are missing paychecks right now. Hopefully, they get enough votes in the S€nate to open things up soon.
If you have any requests, please feel free to share them below. And as always, if you'd like to keep the request private, you can simply write the word "unspoken." We can pray for you knowing that God knows the request. Galatians 6:2 reminds us to... "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
Look for my Christmas Coffee/ Hot Cocoa Bar Video this week. I also plan to give some Christmas gift ideas in that video as well. So hopefully I will see you all again very soon!
I appreciate all of your comments and support! Have a wonderful week! Take care, sweet friends! ~ Rachel 😊💕🐈🎄🦃
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