Thanks. I felt blessed to have such a regal visitor but also know my dear duckies are in danger!Too bad they need to come THIS close to humans to survive. Anna we repotted some Blue goddess and gave some to two friends. One friend in Vero with a huge pond said his died.He guessed it was because he TREATED his pond with anti- growth chemicals! Ya think!!!?The ducks trim the lily pads but cannot get the flowers. I do have a photo of ducklings WALKING on them though! Funny thing is they grow best on the pond with the waterfall. There are some trying to get established in the left hand corner of the bottom pic(out of view) My mom loves the flowers! They are such a great addition!!!! And quite easy to care for! Tanya

Jane, you are so right about me adding since I joined all of you enablers. I've already changed out some on the tops of the cabinets with some new things I came across. Also found a couple more gr trees for the table. Will try to share more pictures some time. Nana, glad you found this post and nice to hear you'll be back to look again. With my work schedule I doubt if I'll be changing out much of it this Holiday Season. Calico, I bought the green last year after Christmas and just started my decorating with it this year. I've enjoyed the change and I'm sure you would too. Karen, you made a wise choice to get the sweet Santa Nutcracker w/bag full of toys. That was a fast transaction and ship on it. Maybe the other one will come back with less shipping charges later. They were expensive at Costco when they came out. Thanks for all the sweet comments. Wish I had more time for decorating this month but it's not going to happen. Punk

Wow, Candy ..you sure make use of the nooks & crannies in that entertainment center! Love that!!! Always enjoy seeing your beautiful ceramic nativity set you made so long ago...the 'royal' colors are beautiful! Love the Bible opened up to the 'birth of Jesus' story, I am sure. The tree is just unbelievable ...those long hours certainly pd off ...& how wonderful that your Mom & you could share that time tog. It is GORGEOUS! I've seen alot of those sparkly cone trees shoppping lately...that tall green one looks great by your fireplace along w/the big lighted ornament! TFS, candy! Jeanne s.

LOL, trying out all new recipes, Chase! It all looks fantastic! I try new recipes out on guests, too! Made Ina Garten's Guacamole Salad for dinner tonight along with a grilled flank steak. Saw it on one of her reruns, and printed it out, finally got to it tonight! A keeper for sure, there's nothing left! Had some pizza for a late lunch, thanks to a craving because of Ann and Michelle. Mine was from the pizza place, I'd rather had had a slice of theirs! Looks great! Cute pups, Michelle! They will keep you busy, I'm sure :) Love your chicken, Lou!