Christmas Tour

This is just a few examples of why I haven't been bloggin a lot lately. I would like to take you on a "tour" of my home decorated for Christmas...


This is the tree in my bedroom. It is decorated in burgundy & gold and has an ornament from every year that my husband & me have been together. We get an ornament engraved every year. Believe it or not, this little tree has 17 engraved ornaments along with all the other ornaments on it...

Here is my Christmas village...

Here are a few odd & ends decorations I have...

This was my grandmother's nativity scene...

This is another nativity scene I have. My husband liked the way this picture turned out with the shadow effect.

This is the tree I have in my kitchen. It is perfect with the sugar cookie & gingerbread ornaments. Not to mention the candy canes and a lollipop for a tree top.

These "old fashion" books and toys are on the table with the "gingerbread" tree...

This is my tree in the living room. It is made up of old fashion snowmen, pinecones, berries, red birds and snowflakes. I call it my "wildlife" tree.

I hope you enjoyed my Christmas tour. It is hard to get a good picture of a Christmas tree. If you leave the flash on, it fades out the lights, but if you turn off the flash, you can barely see the ornaments. I tried to compromise and do a little of both. I also have a wreath on both doors and a plain evergreen wreath with red bows on every window. I love Christmas and now I have time to set back and enjoy!

One Nation - Under God

I was taking pictures of my nephew today and snapped this shot. It looked to me like he was saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

Too cute!

Luau for Charity

The sportsman's club that my husband is a member of holds an annual luau for charity. It consists of a band, a pig roast, good times and of course a "money dance" where all of the proceeds go to a selected charity. This year's charity was St. Jude Children's Hospital. It is always a competition each year to see who raises the most money, the men or the women. I don't know why the men just don't give up...they never win!

Above is my gorgeous husband before the party.

And of course he had to have one of me as well...

You can't have a party without the electric slide...

Gettin' the pig ready to eat!

Above is my friend Jenn, she is a hoot.

Above is Jenn's boyfriend, Neal. I wonder how much money he collected?

Above is a perfect example why the women always win...LOL

Above is a couple of the women who danced for charity.

Above is my cousin and she would die if she knew I posted this picture.

In the end, I think the club raised close to $1000 to send to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

A good time for a good cause.

Autumn Blessings

Fall is my all time favorite season and it was the inspiration of my first poem. I have attached the poem below for you guys to read. It is a short and simple poem, but it is very dear to me being my first one. Enjoy!

Autumn Blessings

The Blessings of Autumn are all around us,
Just look at the beautiful colors of rust.
Reds, Greens, and Yellows, too;
Surely to wash away those lingering blues.

Smiling Scarecrows & Leaves everywhere,
Pumpkins and Gourds made by God with such care.
Feel the crispness in the cool fall breeze,
Watch God’s wonder in the turning of the trees.

Long walks with lovers stealing a kiss,
But as they do remember this…
All of these things are just a small few,
Of the wonderful blessings God shines upon you.

“Autumn Blessings to You & Yours”

Sherri Kaye

September 23, 2003

Old Fashion Days Parade

Our town just had it's Old Fashion Days Festival October 3-5.

Below are some pictures from the parade.

My niece Robyn is the one in the picture below with the camera around her neck.

Don't you just love this puppy with her sunglasses!!

This is my mom and Aunt getting candy to throw to the crowd.

My mom is the one on the left with the dark hair.

This is the back of the "rhino" that Mom & Aunt Rita were riding in.

It wouldn't be a parade without clowns.

The below picture is of our local football team the "Jaguars"

Below is our Mayor!

I love the dalmation in the photo below.

And now we have the classic cars, motorcycles & redneck wheels!

Below is my Uncle Larry and my cousin Kristen.

And this is my best friend's boyfriend Neal and her daughter Shelby

And last but not least is my Aunt Donna in Uncle Larry's GTO.

It was a good weekend. Me and Shelly set up a booth for our new photography business, "Sister 2 Sister Photography". We were able to get some advertising out and booked a couple of appointments. We also got to see a lot of our friends and family which makes the long hours of the festival worth it.

Have a great day!