FRIEND

Main Entry: FRIEND
Pronunciation: \ˈfrend\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English frend, from Old English frēond; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English frēon to love, frēo free
Date: before 12th century
1 a : one attached to another by affection or esteem b : acquaintance
2 a : one that is not hostile b : one that is of the same nation, party, or group
3 : one that favors or promotes something (as a charity)
4 : a favored companion


Friends are like the ingredients to a good cookie, just out of the oven.

Mix together; friends
- with kind hearts
- who give
- and share

Add warmth and create a bond.

If desired ; Frost with field trips and lunch dates.

I am thankful for this recipe. It's a great cookie!

WISHES

OK. How is it, that one person can trash a room so quick? My craft room looks as if a tornado went thru! I need a Genie in a Bottle to grant me one wish. My one wish would be to have a House Faerie. I thought this out... if I asked the Genie to clean up my room, it would be done once, only for me to mess it up again! If I wished for a House Faerie, she could neatly put my things away each time I used them! So here goes....

Dear Santa,
Please bring me a Genie in a Bottle, so I may wish for a House Faerie. I've been almost good this year!

Thank you. Pam

TUESDAY

_ Cold, rainy, dark and dreery
_ Warm, fuzzy socks
_ Hot cocoa
_ Good music
_ Messy house

WHO CARES!!!!!

NATURE AT ITS BEST

This is the view from my nephew's backyard (upstate NY). It is so beautiful and peaceful.

'Holiday Traditions'

Halloween is over and it marks the beginning of the Holiday season. Twinkling lights, the smell of fresh cut pine and warm fuzzy slippers.

I'm going to get my tree up early this year, so I can enjoy it as long as possible. The last two years, I didn't really decorate much and I didn't have much holiday spirit, but things are better and I'm back! I bought my first present the other day. Actually, my second. I had bought a little car for Grayson and I gave it to him already! I just couldn't wait! So bad!!! ha-ha-ha... Anyway, I'm racking my brain as to what to get my kids. It was much easier when they were little. Toys-R-Us had everything a child could want.

And then there are Cookies! How can I forget cookies? Baking, lots of baking to do!I always bake cookies Christmas Eve day with the kids. We've done this since they were little. Sugar cookies with icing, sprinkles and little candies. I'm not sure what was more decorated, their masterpieces or the floor? It didn't matter, because the smiles on their faces were priceless. This year, I have Grayson to continue the tradition. I may have to change the day, but the joy will still be there!