A Primitive Christmas

Hi my Prims,
I wanted to share some things that are close to my heart. First I want to let you all know I won Valarie's giveaway, the snowmen and when I get it in the mail I will put her blog link up and I ask you to join her blog it is awesome, remember we support our Prim Pals!!!
Thanks Valarie, I can't for the mailman to come!
You can see her blog here.

http://www.yorkiesprimitives.blogspot.com/

Also Brenda "The Rusty Thimble" is having a Christmas givewaway every week, how awesome is that, her work is Perfection, I know because I have a homemade old Santa and EVERYONE that sees it loves him, in this post you will see him! So, on my side bar click on The Rusty Thimble and make sure you join and let Brenda know I sent you her way, all the information will be there on how to win, and there will be sometimes 3 winners in ONE day!!!
Brenda has a HUGE heart do to this FABULOUS giveaway, so please go on over! A link is on the bottom of this post!!
Love ya Brenda, XOXOX!!!

Now, the things I love about Christmas
1. hot chocolate
2. watching all our favorite movies
3. having friends over
4. doing a Christmas swap with our dear friends
5. decorating our home and making it warm and cozy!
6. having a fire in our fire place with the screen up so you can see the warm glow of the burning wood and the crackling of the wood
7. Going to see all the lights that we go every year to see, at the Shrine in Attleboro, MA,  and there are over 3 million  lights this year, sipping hot cider and the having hot chocolate with the boys.
8. Baking homemade cookies that are from my Grandmother's recipe, which she made every year and even the boys help, but with our oldest in College it is just our youngest that helps and he enjoys it alot.
9. seeing our first snow fall , and taking a walk in the snow
10 Mr. Hillcrest reads the Night before Christmas every year now and our oldest will be home for that!

11. Having our family all home warm and safe, and snuggling in our homemade blanlets that I made , can you believe that!!!'
Okay now for some pictures!!

Here is our bedroom, the A/C is coming out, but with th hot flashes it might just stay in!!!

a picture of our wood stove and mantle, the 1800's bellows still works, and Mr. Hillcrest uses it!

See the village behind my kitchen table, I have ALOT more pictures to share with you but I will show one more!

Here is our tree, remember I have a twig tree in every room, but the boys wanted this tree that they were brought up with, but when the are gone with families of their own Mr,Hillcrest and will be getting a hugs twig German primitive tree!

okay a few more pictures,

Another part of our living room, where Mr. Hillcrest can watch the football games

Our close up picture of our village, that is all I am showing for now!

I have SO much more to show you, our 3 bathrooms, hallway etc. So I will be back!

Oh, one more picture I said I would show you, my Santa from Brenda, PLEASE check out her selling shop blog, you will be drooling!

I put a small battery light I the the pocket isn't he the GREATEST!, Again Brenda  thank you SO much!!!XOXO, you can go see her blog here

http://therustythimble.blogspot.com/ 

and her selling blog here

http://rustythimblesalesblog.blogspot.com/

Look what I got from my very, very good friend, Lori. Alot of you know her as The black crow. She made this Santa light, she is so talented and a sweetheart.  She also made me a primitive cloth that has yummy fixins that you put in warm milk or hot water, and let me tell you it is yummy, and then add whipped cream on top and and candy cane on the side of your mug, YUMMO!!!

Lori and I are always doing swaps together and we talk on the phone every morning and every night, she is a sweetheart. Lori and Joe were going to come down but because I had more work done by my Doctor, I needed alot more time to heal, but we made plans for April and Lori and Joe will be coming down  for a few days to spend time with Mr.Hillcrest and I and we can't wait.

Lori hit over 200 members on her FABULOUS blog and is going to have a GIVEAWAY, so please go over and join her blog and let Lori know I sent you there, you will LOVE her blog. I do, but don't forget she is my best buddy. Make sure you have a paper towel with you because you will need it. You will be DROOLING!!! I love you Lori!!!XOXOX You will fi Lori's blog here

http://loritheblackcrow.blogspot.com/

Thank you again for my special gifts that you sent me, it means the world to me to have a TRUE friend like you!! 

Until next time, there will be more pictures of Hillcresthome.

I hope you enjoyed the tour. I still have alot more to do!!

Love one another and be kind to each other.

Prim Blessings,

Tricia