Friday, December 19, 2025

Almost Christmas Faves

 We are now within a week of Christmas!  Are you ready?  Yes, life can be quite busy and hectic in December.  Let's hit the pause button and just relax and focus on all the things which bring us joy and gratefulness.  Here are my weekly Friday Fave Fives (click the link to join us!)

1.  I have been knitting quite a bit lately.  Two sweaters for two little boys.  I am thankful for needles, yarn and patterns.

2.  Last Saturday was not the day I would have wanted to be outside walking around a cemetery.  But.  PAL's American Heritage Girls group was participating in a wreath laying ceremony honoring veterans who are buried in a local cemetery.  The leader asked The Professor to join the ceremony by laying the wreath at the Army monument as he is a US Army veteran.




3.  And then it started snowing!  Our area came under a Level 2 travel warning.  Four inches and very very cold winds.  Even our church service was cancelled on Sunday.  That's not the fave...  I am thankful I have a warm and secure home.

Our (almost) winter wonderland


Gnome hats on the lights


4.  No school on Monday.  The grandboys liked that.

5.  Then the snow melted on Tuesday and Wednesday.  It was warm enough to walk around our lovely city plaza.  PAL and her mom joined us, and of course we had to visit the local bookstores.  I am so happy that PAL and her parents now live nearby.

I agree!  (I may have bought a book or two...)
 

I hope you are staying warm and cozy under warm blankets in the company of your favorite books and family.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

8 comments:

Monica said...

Love those sweaters! Don't like the snow! :) LOL! We are having a mild winter so far here in Missouri. Christmas is supposed to be 73 degrees! Looking forward to that. I know the kiddos enjoy the snow days!

Monica said...

Merry Christmas!!!! :D

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

The sweaters are beautiful. Your snow ❄️ pictures are captivating. Merry Christmas to you ❤️ Thank you so much for sharing, and I also want to thank you for your visits and kind comments on my blog posts. I really appreciate your time.

Ginny Hartzler said...

What a cute book store sign! And the sweaters are adorable! My favorite is the one with stripes.

Faith said...

LOVE the book quote and those toddler aged sweaters are absolutely adorable!!

A former student and his brother participated in the wreath ceremony for the vets. It was their Boy Scout troop.
We didn't get more snow and last night and ALL DAY today it has been grey and rainy and now the 2 inches of snow we had left from our first snowfall of 5 inches is ALL gone. Looks like yet another green xmas for us. it's almost 60 here today. Very unusual for eastern NYS after most of the week was bitter cold.
I hope you have an amazing Christmas with your family and friends.

Tom said...

...Linda, I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas. Stay warm and well.

Wendy said...

Lovely sweaters and pretty pictures of the snow. Have a wonderful Christmas.

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Wow! Look at that snow! And here we are in Florida, today warm and sunny! Currently 74 degrees at 3:00 p.m., but it will be in the 40's over night. Oh, I LOVE those sweaters! They are really really nice, especially with the hoods! What a wonderful gift for some very special little boys!! We wish you a Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years!