its beginning....

From Pinterest

i know it is only the front edge of november...

{i have been playing

Christmas Carols since

mid-october}

i know that fall is barely here

{i still have pumpkins

and leaves scattered

around, and turkey

decorations}

i know thanksgiving, which i love is still before us.

{we have been writing our blessings list

on the chalkboarded back door,

my oldest son's entry? 

Algebra and Geometry}

but,

{you knew that word was coming...right?}

 my heart is just like that puppy above and i am already...

all about Christmas

{jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!}

We had a great weekend, including some great vintage finds on ornaments, and wrapping paper.   Found some fun board games, winter coats..ate some Christmas cookies and listened to live carolers, as we shopped at three different thrift stores that were having Christmas sales.  (they hide away all their Christmas donations through out the year, and bring them out on this one day!)

So here are some of my finds...and the scene around our house this weekend....

{let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

we live in a part of

California

that hardly EVER gets snow,

so I can at least sing it}