O Happy Day

Well the big day has past and Nathan is most happy with his take on Christmas. He is one that is very easily and happily satisfied with very little. It doesn't take much to please the fella, just some participation and enthusiasm suits him. Jake and his family gave Nate a DVD player which is one gift he had asked for. His weekly trips to the video store had become problematic as there were few VHS tapes available anymore...just more DVD's. Those visits every Wednesday are important to him as it allows him freedom to be on his own in the store, shopping (which he loves to do!) while Mom and Dad go get the groceries. All in Blockbuster and Hollywood Video know the guy and he is in good hands as we watch him until he disappears inside. Speaking of shopping, all his other friends and family gave him some cash to do just that and he is already making plans for the bookstore, new pants, new DVD's and some lunch at his favorite fast food place. All Cecil and I have to do is go along for the ride...

Christmas was quiet and peaceful although I sorely missed having my extended family around, I felt their presence and got some nice presents from them too! Spent the morning and part of the afternoon cooking a small turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed taters, gravy, roasted carrots, sweet taters and onions, stuffed pimento cheese celery, and pistachio ambrosia. We ate huge for Saturday and Sunday. O yeah, a homemade pumpkin pie for dessert along with the sand tart cookies which I made for Cecil. The menu is strictly Nate's request...he knows what he likes. Turkey sandwiches with mayo make him smile too.


Here are some of the bracelets I made from Cecil's art. They are already sold, snatched up by Jake's family who love both my jewelry and Cec's stuff too"







The first one is from an painting Cec did for our twenty-fifth anniversary called, appropriately, "Twenty-five"

In the middle is snippits from both Lookingglasses with hand made glass beads by friend Karen Cascio

Finally, black and white images from "Crawdaddy Concentration" and "Serpent Time"

They were lots of fun to make and I hope you enjoy seeing them...