Starting to look like Christmas(PART 1)

Hi my Prims, I have started to decorate for Christmas, and it keeps my mind off alot, and it is a passion of mine.

Here is some things I have done, but I have ALOT more ahead of me. I really enjoy decorating our homestead. I decorate early so we can sit back and enjoy our Christmas homestead.

Here are a few pictures...

This is my stoveboard and I REALLY like how it came out this year.

I LOVE this prim Santa's outfit.

As you see I do have some tree's with colored lights and I do that for our sons. My other theme tree has all white lights and that one is in our kitchen and is up all year round for every holiday! I will show you that in a few minutes. This year our family Christmas tree that we are putting up in  the great room we are going to use prim lighting for the first time instead of the colored lights and in my Hubby's office there is again another Christmas tree and I have that one in all colored lights. We have a total 9 Christmas trees of all different sizes and some stay up all year because I use them as THEME trees. The one in my office is about 6 ft tall and has all white prim lights. Now can you tell how much we LOVE Christmas.

Here is the one in our kitchen..

Here is our Christmas village...

So here is what we have done so far.
I hope you all enjoyed it!

Be kind to each other and your loved ones.
Give those extra hugs and kisses because
life is short.
Enjoy everyday to the fullest.
Till next time for part 2 of Christmas.

Christmas Blessings,
Tricia

Another post to tell you about a great giveaway!

Hi my prims, I want to let all of you great friends know to hop on over to
http://hungryhookprimitives.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-fun-giveaway-at-hungry-hook.html?spref=tw byMargie. She does beautiful work and the second winner can win a hook rug kit. This is a FABULOUS giveaway. If you also go to my side bar I posted it there as well. Margie will let us know the 2 winners Nov. 1st!!!! Don't miss out on this!!! Please go over and sign up!!!! Thanks Margie for hosting this awesome giveaway!

Here are a couple of pictures of some fall trees when Mr. Hillcrest was driving that is when I took them. The colors this fall are not as virbant as passed years.

Here are the 2 pictures I took....

another one...

I do LOVE this picture that I did already post, but here it is again...

Here are some beautiful homes that I thought you might like to see...

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

Also, I wanted to let you know I have a new picture of fighting breast cancer. It is so important to listen to our bodies and TAKE CHARGE!!!

I had my blood work done yesterday and then this week my MRI then Mr. Hillcrest and I go to Brigham and Women's is where we go and speak to the Doctor and set a date to have my lump removed and it will be done at Brigham and Women's then if I need treatment(PRAYING THAT I DON'T) then I go to Dana- Farber in Boston. I have a notebook FULL of questions all ready to go!!!! I think you all know Colleen, Baby makes five and she has been a blessing with her supportive emails and even gave me her number so we can talk. Colleen thank you for being there for me!

Again, I thank all of my friends here on my blog that has emailed me their own stories and it has helped me SO much. I am strong and Hubby and I will get through this because with my husband by my side and the Lord in the center of our marriage, we can get through anything. Don't get me wrong I am scared but when I start to think and feel fear I start to pray for the Lord to keep me strong. We need to find a cure for this because the reseach I have done, women are getting younger and younger and getting breast cancer and alot of Doctors are not catching it in time. I told Hubby next year if everything works out I am going to do the 3 day walk for the Susan Komen foundation. My friends did it this past summer and of course we donated  a good amount of money, they raised over $11,000 dollars, WOOOOHOOOO! I am So proud of Sue, Mary and Daine, you girls rocked it out!!!

So, that is something I am looking forward too, if everything comes back okay! There is a reason God puts us through things like this and maybe my calling is to walk the walk and help other women. I have been praying hard about this. I hope I can do this next year!

I thank you all again and have a wonderful week. I am already thinking about Christmas, OH, I do have to tell you about a hard cover book that Hubby ordered me, it is called" An Early Christmas" by Tina Woltman.
I CAN'T wait to get it. I found her blog and that is how I found that she was selling this amazing book! I am VERY EXCITED!!!! So, I have someting to look forward too.!!! I DID THE HAPPY DANCE!! I came back to post Tina's blog so yoou can order this wonderful book.
http://www.earlyamerica1815shoppe.blogspot.com

Till next time my friends,
Give those extra hugs and kisses to the ones
you hold dear to your heart. Life is short, live everyday
to the fullest.

Blessings,
Tricia

A FALL DAY WITH HUBBY!

Hi my Prim Friends,
First I want to thank you all for your for your heartfelt, warm comments. It has meant the world to Hubby and I. I see that I have alot of wonderful blogging friends here and I feel very blessed! I have had a very hard couple of days to say the least so Hubby said lets go and take a ride and I felt a little better and we laughed and held hands like always and we didn't talk about anything but fall time and Christmas coming up.

Here are a few pictures of what we did...

We love to go to Out Post Farm and we bought a homemade turkey pie and we had a YUMMY sandwich that they make there....YUMMO!

We also, bought homemade fresh apple cider. It is a little pricey for a gallon but so worth it.

Here are some pumpkins that we saw...

Look, they even make their own honey, jams, fudge, candy apples all different kinds of pies and much, much more..
Take a look...

Homemade jams..

Next picture is there homemade honey...

Check out this picture, Hubby saw this from inside and I of course ran out and took a picture because it was SO DARN CUTE!!!

I think he was ready to drive his Mom and Dad home!!!!LOL!

An old tractor.

Check out Mr. Hillcrest with the goats, There was one you will see that I think she wanted to come home with him, TOO CUTE. She wouldn't let me pat her but she couldn't get enough of Mr. Hillcrest.

Just a BEAUTIFUL Fall day. I really enjoy the cool crisp air and the smell of fall and I just took it all in and just being with my husband, he makes me feel safe and that everything will be okay!

Then we saw a YARD SALE and look at some goodies we bought....

Look at this old vintage oil bottle and spout. It is stamped 1933 because in those days they didn't have cans. Hubby looked it up and when a driver went to the gas station,they would full this jar from a drum and then you could put the oil in your car.
It is made by a company called Dover.

And here are a few other goodies I picked up...

I love this little desk top, I will find something to do with this for sure.


I really enjoyed myself and I THANK YOU ALL again for your friendships, comments, and wonderful supportive emails. I feel VERY BLESSED to have so many blogging friends from my blog and from the BEST forum around APP to be there for my family!

I really feel the love and I love you all.

Blessings,
Tricia