Hap-Hap-Happiest Mother's Day EVER!!!!!

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!

 

I hope that all of you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend and that you were able to celebrate by spending it with your loved ones!! My Mother's Day was one that I will never forget and it will certainly go down in history as one of the most memorable days of my life!!

 

I am so happy to post this morning because I have some really wonderful news to tell you all!!!

 

I AM FINALLY A GRANDMA!!!!!

 

Last Thursday my husband and I decided to take a four day weekend up at our cottage. He had been working 12 to 16 hour days for weeks and I have been pretty busy myself, so it was mutually agreed upon that we both needed a little time off. Since Hannah wasn't able to travel because of her approaching due date, and our son having to work, we thought we would go up early Thursday morning and then stop by the kids on our way home so that I could at least see both of them on my special day.

 

BUT...that all changed on Friday after Hannah's DR appointment and our weekend away was cut a little short!!

 

She called me to tell me how things went and I could tell by the tone in her voice that it wasn't going to be long before we got "THE CALL". Nothing was happening just yet, but my motherly intuition kicked in and I told her that I had a feeling she would be calling us back that night. I immediately started packing because I just knew that we would have to leave in the middle of the night to go to the hospital. To make a long story a short one, we did get the call later that evening, and at 11:23 p.m. my phone rang and it was Hannah telling me that they were at the hospital and she was definitely in labor!!!!!

 

It took us 2 1/2 hours to get to the hospital (2 1/2 of the looooongest hours of my life I might add) and I don't think that I have ever had so much adrenalin running through my veins! I was so pumped up that I probably could have jumped out of the vehicle and gotten there faster by running!  ;)  Just teasing...but seriously, I am sure that all of you first-time Grandmothers know exactly what I am talking about...we simply couldn't get there fast enough!

 

After a 12 1/2 hour and very hard labor, not to mention a delivery with some unforeseen complications, our little Nugget finally came into the world!!!

 

Any guesses????

 

IT'S A BOY!!!

 

An absolutely beautiful and perfect bouncing baby boy!!!!

 

"Harper John" (named after his daddy and grandpa) was born at 12:31 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and you are NEVER going to believe this after all of the troubles Hannah had throughout her entire pregnancy, but he weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was 21" long!!!

 

Can you believe it? After all of the stress and worries of our Nugget being born early Hannah almost carried him to her due date! Our prayers were definitely answered, weren't they? Hannah was released from the hospital on Monday but little Harper isn't getting released until later today and they are both doing very well!

 

What a PERFECT Mother's Day...I got to hold Harper for the first time Sunday morning...AND...I got to spend time with both of my kids as well!! Life surly is good!! :)

 

I know that you are all going to want to see pictures, but Hannah has asked that I not post any just yet, so you'll all have to wait a little longer before I can officially introduce him to all of you. He is so incredibly beautiful!!!

 

OK...what else...as if that isn't enough... ;)

 

Oh...I know that many of you are waiting for me to release my new Sampler and Pin-keep patterns, but obviously I have had a lot going on. I wanted to open the new album of patterns on my PT today, but that will have to wait until Monday afternoon. I have two more designs that I have to put into pattern form yet and hopefully will be able to get those done over the weekend and have everything printed up by then as well. Most of the designs are "everyday" but there are also a couple Americana designs as well.

 

I also wanted to let you all know that I have posted some "Sneak Peek" photos of my new Christmas book on my PT. AND...because I am already getting so many emails from folks asking to prepay for this book, I will be sending out a mass email to everyone on my contact list very soon with the ordering information, prices, etc. ***Please note that I won't be taking any orders until the first part of JUNE, again, all information will be in the email that I send out in the near future.

 

If you are a shop owner and wish to carry my book, or if you are not already on my contact list, please email me so that I can add you to that list...thanks!

 

Well, I have to run now...it is pouring down rain today so a good day to work inside...always so much to do.

 

As always, I thank you all for stopping by!!

Tina - A.K.A. Grams!!! :) :) :)



Collecting Early Cutters

Good Morning All...

 

I am finally finding a minute to post!!!

 

A "little extra time" is something that I have very little of these days, so much is always going on around here!!

 

This morning's post is going to be about "early cookie cutters". I am going to share a little story with you about how I began collecting these fascinating little pieces of cut-and-shaped tin in just a few minutes, but first, I wanted to up-date you all on a couple of things...

 

My first and most exciting news...Hannah and baby are still hanging in there! Tomorrow she will be at 36 weeks and at her appointment last week she was FINALLY taken OFF bed rest!!! She has started to dilate a little and Baby could come at any time, but we are still hoping for our little "Nugget" to stay put for another week or two if possible.  This certainly has been a trying time for us all these past few months, and I couldn't have gotten through the bad days without all of my good friends and followers from this blog! Thank you all once again for your prayers and friendships...you guys ROCK!!! :)

 

Second, I will be having a small up-date on my PT tonight at 7:00 CST. I will have a few cross-stitched items as well as a couple small hookings...AND...if I have time to dig them out, maybe even a few more "gently used" items as well. I have several errands to run today, so time will dictate that, but...if you can find a minute to stop by, I'd love to see you there! :)

 

Collecting Early Cutters...

 

It was back in the early 80's that I first fell in love with the "country" look. I had purchased a few old things here and there at garage sales or auctions, but I didn't really start "collecting" until the early 90's. My very first collection started with a small, tin-backed cookie cutter in the shape of a dog. I don't remember where we were going, but we were driving through the down town where we were living at the time and I asked my husband if we had time to stop at this little antique shop that was there on the corner. I had driven by it many times, but had never taken the time to stop, so that day we did.

 

I remember how fascinated I was as we browsed through the place and looked at all of the things they had for sale and I think that it may have been that very day that I first truly realized my appreciation for all things old. Because we had never collected antiques before and this was all so new to us, we had no idea of the cost of things either, and back then we didn't have a whole lot of extra money, so when we saw what some of the things we were interested in were going for, we were a little surprized....not a lot by today's standards, but for us just starting out, it sure was.

 

We were just getting ready to leave the shop when I spotted something in a little back room. It was an old corn dryer hanging from the ceiling and it was filled with old cookie cutters. Not the kind that my mom or grandma used either...these were cookie cutter like I had never seen before. They were all made of hand cut tin with flat backs and in all kinds of shapes! (If I had only known then what I know now about antique cutters!!) I specifically remember an eagle cutter that was just wonderfully detailed and it was priced at $18.00...can you believe it...just $18.00!!! I also remember one shaped like a boot, it was much more expensive than the eagle, but the man told us that it was very rare and so the price was quite high. They were both amazing and I would have loved to buy them both that day, but...

 

Then I spotted it...a darling little cutter in the shape of a DOG!!! By now you all know what a dog lover I am, and at that time, we had our first Golden Retriever, his name was Bo. I always say that he was the "love of my life...of dogs" and even though we lost him many years ago, there isn't hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of him, even  now...he was "my boy"!! Anyways, that cutter instantly reminded me of Bo, and...it was reasonably priced at just $6.00, so I left that day with what I thought of back then as "the buy of a lifetime"!!

 

I don't know about any of you, but when I leave a shop or show with a wonderful new treasure, I love to sit and look at it...all the way home if I'm not the one driving!! I don't know why, but I always take my smaller treasures out of their bags and I look at them...I look at the patina, wonder about every little bump or bruise, think about the hands that crafted it all of those years ago...maybe that sounds silly to some of you, but to me, that is all a part of the thrill of finding a new piece. Needless to say, I held that little cutter all the way to our destination and all the way home as well! :)

 

For today's post I want to share a few of my favorite cutters with you...starting with...you guessed it, my very first cutter...the little dog that reminds me of my Bo...here it is...

...the little $6.00 purchase that started my collection all of those years ago!

The little lady here is my newest addition, she was purchased by my husband from my friend Darlene Lesicko when we stopped in for a visit on our way home from MO last December. He gave her to me for Christmas this past year. The Colonial man is probably my rarest piece and my second favorite, after "Bo".

I have bunnies and rabbits...

...and hearts in all sizes.

I especially love the little heart on the top right with the flat bottom...I like to imagine that it's maker didn't have a big enough piece of tin for the back, so he had to adjust it's shape to fit, I think that it's just precious!

Leaves for Fall...

Another favorite...a sweet little horse!!

Folky birds...I just love that comb on the head of the top bird...and their sweet little feet...too cute!!

A whale, cat, bear and lion!!

Rooster, Chicken and chick...

I think that the guy on the left is a sailor...though I can't be certain. Another little lady and a Parson!

A Santa and reindeer...

Stars, stars, stars...

And last, but not least...a couple of eggs...or at least that's what I think they are!!!

 

Well, my friends...I reeeeeally have to get going. Times a tickin' and I have another busy day ahead of me. I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at some of my early cutter collection...maybe it will inspire you to start collecting them too! ;)

 

As always, I thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Have a safe and wonderful day!

Tina



33 Weeks Today...

Good Morning Friends...

 

I hope you all had a terrific Easter!! We spent the weekend up at our cottage...it was our 1 year anniversary of  purchasing it and we had hoped to spend it with both of our children, but with Hannah not being able to travel that far, and our son being busy with work, it ended up being just me, John and Cooper.

 

We drove up very early on Friday and it was absolutely gorgeous out...sunny and high 40's. John did a little ice fishing since there was still over three feet of ice on the lake!! I stayed inside the cottage with the fire roaring and worked on a couple of new cross stitch designs. It was very relaxing, just what the two of us needed!!

 

We had intended on staying until Monday, but it turned pretty cold so we decided to head back home on Sunday. We stopped on the way back to spend a little time with Hannah and (her) John's family and had a wonderful time and a delicious Easter dinner.

 

You will be happy to hear that Hannah is doing GREAT!!! She is 33 weeks today and at her appointment last week Friday they finally got some wonderful news!! Her test results came back negative, which means at least two weeks more without delivering...that means that she will be at 34 weeks and 2 days at her next appointment and almost to that crucial 35 week mark!!! YAHOOOOO!!!!! Her DR. also told her that if she were very careful, she could get out on nice days and walk ONCE around the block if she wanted to...and of course she is!!! She is still on bed rest other than her daily walk, but we couldn't be happier with the way things are progressing for her! Thank you again...EVERYONE...for your thoughts and prayers, emails, etc. It has helped us all get through a very difficult time and I am truly grateful to all of you!!

 

On the 23rd we had Hannah's baby shower. What a fun time!! Hannah got permission from her DR. to attend and everything turned out beautifully. Baby's other Grandma did most of the work since the shower was up there, but I did what I could in between running back and forth to help Hannah and all of my work here. I did however manage to get a couple of cute projects done for the shower...here are a couple of photos for you...

 

This was taken before any guests arrived...we were still decorating...notice they brought down a nice, soft chair for Hannah to sit in.

We chose a mint green and pale yellow color scheme and I found some great white and green table cloths. See those cute little "diaper" favors??? I got that idea from Pinterest. I am sorry that I don't have a close up for you, but I purchased three pieces of flannel (a pale yellow print, mint green print, and a solid white) and cut them into a shape that when folded, looked like a little diaper. I fused the back side of the fabric with fusible interfacing to make them easier to cut out, and it also gave them a little stiffness so they wouldn't lose their shape and then pinned them together with little one inch long safety pins. I even painted the heads of the pins with yellow and white nail polish to give them the look of actual "old fashioned diaper pins" with the colored plastic heads...I popped one of those paper cupcake cups into each diaper and filled them with pastel mints and they turned out very cute! Thank you again Pinterest!!

My baby posing in front of the cake. (Just long enough for me to snap a shot) Poor little thing was hesitant to be in any pictures because she is so puffy from bed rest and has dark circles under eyes from lack of any good sleep, but I thought she looked BEAUTIFUL and I am so proud of how she has done everything her DR. has asked of her these past months.

Grandma Jeanne came up with this idea...she brought in some wonderful old books...some that belonged to John when he was little...some Teddy Bears (old and new) and we did a drawing for $25.00 gift cards. Anyone who brought a pack of diapers to the shower could get in on it. This table was so full by the time everyone arrived that we had to pile the overflow on the floor!

She found the little buggy at a thrift store... how cute!

These belonged to John when he was little.

For the center pieces on the tables, I filled baby bottles with pastel colored candies and tied balloons to them then we placed a teddy by each bottle. I wish I had a better picture of this...they were just darling.

More ideas from Pinterest on the cake table...I made "Cake Pops" for the first time and even though I was very skeptical while making them as to whether or not they would turn out (I am NOT a baker)...everyone loved them. I also made the "Fruity Pebbles" lolly pop treats (another Pinterest idea) and Jeanne made the white chocolate dipped strawberries.

Here is the cake that I designed especially for Hannah. It was made by Manderfield's Bakery in Appleton, WI. I chose a lemon cake with raspberry swirl center and white cream frosting...I can honestly say that I have NEVER had a more delicious cake in my entire life!

Hannah has always loved elephants and she doesn't like a lot of fru-fru, so I wanted the cake to be simple. Isn't it just ADORABLE? Everyone loved it!! I couldn't have been happier with the end result. They made it exactly like I had envisioned it. :) It looks small, but we had almost forty guests show up and everyone had a piece...we even had enough left over for the "guys" when they came back to help us clean up.

 

It was a really fun day, but very tiring for Hannah. They got so many wonderful gifts and are now completely set for our little "Nugget" (as they are calling baby) to arrive IN MAY...when baby is actually due. :)

 

Well everyone, I have to get going, so as always, thanks so much for stopping by!! Now that Hannah is doing better and I am able to stay home more, I hope to get back into the swing of things around here and will try to post a little more often.

 

Before I sign off though...I have had numerous emails from folks asking about my new Christmas book...I will be posting a few "sneak peek" photos late this month, so please be a little more patient with me, OK? I will also be posting ordering info at that time...as of right now, I am not yet taking orders or reserving copies...so very sorry...but I truly appreciate your patience in this matter. :)

 

Enjoy your day everyone!!

 

Until next time...Tina



Good Morning Friends...

I want to begin this post by thanking you all for being so thoughtful and caring!!

 

I was overwhelmed by the out-poor of kindness you all showed regarding our daughter Hannah and our little unborn grand baby. Your comments, emails, phone calls, hand written letters and cards...and especially your thoughts and prayers were so much appreciated!!

 

I also want to thank those of you who wrote to share with me your own personal stories and experiences about premature deliveries....I read every one of them to Hannah over the phone. Your words gave us hope and as sad as it is to know that so many others out there have gone through (and are currently going through) similar situations it is very comforting to us to know that we are not alone.

 

I guess I had better not keep you all wondering any longer...Shortly after my last post, Hannah was admitted to the hospital for a second time due to a decline in her condition. She spent eight days and nights there before things stabilized and they released her to go back home. She is still on complete bed rest, and sadly quite miserable a lot of the time. She has really bad heartburn, back pain and lots of swelling and stiffness due to the bed rest...but...I am happy to report a little good news...yesterday she hit the 30 week mark and she and baby are both doing very well considering everything they have had to go through in the past couple of months. Her DR. says that "when" she gets to 32 weeks we can all breath a BIG sigh of relief, so that is what we are focusing on now....and then...if she makes it to 35 weeks, she can actually go off of bed rest until the baby is born!!! :) :) :) Wouldn't that be WONDERFUL?!!!

 

So...what else is going on???

 

Quite a lot actually...I have been trying to make a couple of trips up north to help out each week...it's such a helpless feeling to be a parent and so far away from your children in times like this...it is a two hour drive from here one-way...soooo...quite a bit of my time lately has been spent away from home and driving back and forth. Worth every minute of my time though! 

 

I am also working on my next book (a sneak peek coming sometime in April) and trying to squeeze in a little time in the early mornings and evenings to work on a few things for another up-date, as well as some new cross-stitch designs for Summer and Fall that I "hope" to put into pattern form by sometime next month or early May. What is it they say..."No rest for the Weary"!!!

 

Hannah's baby shower is in a couple of weeks also...so I have been busy with that as well. Thankfully "Baby's" other grandma is doing a lot of the work for it because I don't think I could do it all by myself! I just got home this morning from spending a couple of days with both of our kids and I ordered the cutest cake for the shower. I designed it myself, and can't wait to see how it looks when I go to pick it up from the bakery....I hope it looks in person how it looks in my mind, it is so hard to get another person to envision what we see sometimes, but knowing this bakery, it will probably look even better than I am hoping for!!

 

Well, the day is starting to get away from me, so I have to get going for now. I will be sure to let you all know how Hannah's next appointment goes...hopefully ALL good news this time!! :)

 

I'll leave you now with a little touch of SPRING...wondering if it will ever get here this year...it was nice and sunny early this morning, but overcast now and still pretty cold!!! BRRRRRR!

 



 

Take care and enjoy your day,

Tina

Where Do I Begin...

Hello Friends!!!!!!!

 

I have missed you all so much!

 

I know that it has been forever since my last post, but so much has been going on that I don't even know where to begin!!!

 

Hmmmm, how about if I just start at the beginning...the beginning of December that is! :)

 

As you all know, we sold our saltbox home and moved closer to my husband's company. It was a very sad departure for us but we did it and now we are starting a new chapter of our lives here in southeastern WI. After many disappointments and several months of searching, we finally found and purchased a house. It isn't anything like what we were hoping to find, but we purchased it anyways because we very badly wanted (and needed) to be in a house by Christmas. We settled on a nice, but somewhat smaller Colonial home with a big back yard in a very nice country neighborhood. We absolutely love the area and so far have met some very nice neighbors. I really think we are going to like living here. :)

 

The house itself is nice, but not early looking at all, and it needs some up-dating both inside and out. I am, however, having a really hard time liking it without always comparing it to our saltbox. All of the trim and woodwork is solid OAK...a very pretty wood in it's own right, but very orange in color and...JUST NOT ME!!! The flooring is a combination of oak hardwood, carpet and tile...again, all beautiful, just NOT ME! The exterior is also very dated in color and appearance, so we are going to be up-dating that for sure...as well as the overgrown landscaping.

 

I was hoping to be able to paint the trim and cabinetry, pull up and replace some of the flooring, etc...but...my husband is fighting me every step of the way. You see...this is only a temporary home for us and he keeps thinking "resale-resale-resale" so to him, putting a ton of money into this place would be a big mistake...I guess I agree with him to a point, but decorating is sort of "my thing" if you know what I mean, and it sure would make little old me a lot happier if I could "early things up a little" and at least take the home's appearance back a couple of hundred years!

 

Maybe if I whine enough he will get sick of listening to me and give in...notice I said MAYBE...time will tell, but I am going to be making a few changes, so I will be sure to take you all with me as I make those changes in the months to come.

 

December was not only busy with the moving, but I also did most of my traveling for the new Christmas book I have coming out this Fall. I actually finished up my travels in mid January, so with moving, traveling, and Christmas thrown in the mix...not to mention tax time...I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY!!!

 

I have also been working on a few new cross stitch patterns and I just released the new ones on Tuesday. If interested, you can click on the link in the top left corner of this page to go to my PT to check them out. I have had a wonderful response to my pattern line and there are so many of you who have contributed in making this such a successful venture for me  that I have decided to give you all a little thank-you for all of your orders and the kindness you have all showed over the past several months.

 

I have had numerous requests for this design, so I thought that it would be a good choice for my first give-a-way.

©2013 Tina Woltman

The wonderful dolly in the picture was made by my friend Lori Rippey of www.picturetrail.com/homespunprimsbylori and she is holding a little pin-keep that I designed for her called "For My Friend". ...because Lori is such a good one...friend that is...but now that I think about it, she is real doll too! :)

Here is the chart...I have never posted a pattern before, so I hope that you will all be able to save and/or copy it.

Now on to some very sad news....

Back in October I announced some WONDERFUL news about our daughter Hannah expecting our first little grand baby. About a month ago we got the news that she was having some trouble with her pregnancy and we recently got more bad news. I won't go into all of the details of her complications, but she is only 25 weeks along, which is far too early to deliver. She is on complete bed rest due to these complications and there will most likely be a premature delivery. She has already been hospitalized once and we are all doing everything we can to help her both physically and emotionally, and her doctor has been amazing, but I think that prayers are what we need most right now, so can I ask that you all please take a moment to say a prayer for both Hannah and our sweet little baby? As anxious as we all are to meet this little darling, baby needs to be patient and stay put for several more weeks!!

Well my friends, on that note I think that I need to sign off before I start crying all over again :(

Thank you all so much for stopping by...your visits, emails and kind words are always so much appreciated!!

Enjoy Your Day...Tina

Temporarily Closing...

Good Morning Friends...

 

I wanted to post a quick note to let you all know that I am temporarily closing down for about a week, possibly up to two weeks due to moving.

 

If you happen to email me during that time, and don't get a response, I will get back to you as soon as I possibly can. I have a VERY busy December, with moving and some traveling, but I will do my best to check emails as often as time allows.

 

Also...I will not be taking any more "Early Workings" cross stitch pattern orders until after January 1st. And...for those of you who have been inquiring about more new designs...I will be offering a few new patterns for "Everyday", "Valentine's Day" and "Spring" sometime in January!!

 

Oh, just one more thing before I forget, I wanted to tell you all that I thoroughly enjoyed your comments and emails about my last post...Christmas Classics.

 

Hearing about your favorite Christmas movies, (and your Christmas memories in general) were so much fun to read!!! Your stories were both funny and endearing to me and reading how much you enjoyed that post made my entire week and I appreciate you taking the time to contact me!!

 

Thank you all so much!!!

 

Well, my Friends...I have a lot to do in the next few days, so I really do have to run...wishing you all a wonderful day! :)

 

Tina



Christmas Classics...

Good Morning Friends...

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!!

 

Ours was such fun! We spent the day at my Mom's house and I got to see two of my siblings, a few nieces and nephews, and our son...we missed those who weren't there, but thoroughly enjoyed spending time with those who were able to make the trip. We feasted and laughed and relived some old childhood and family memories...feasted some more, and...well, I think you get the picture! :)

 

Now that we have all made it through the "season's" first big weekend...some of us a little "plumper" than others...I think that it's time to start talking "CHRISTMAS"!!!

 

One of the first things I do each year as the holidays approach us is to get out all of my Christmas movies!! For me, it just doesn't feel like Christmas without them!

 

If you are like me, and love watching holiday movies, then you might also have a collection of favorites. I have been collecting for many years and try to purchase at least one or two new ones every year. I usually start watching them in early November, and I try to watch every single one of them at least once. I watch some of my favorites over and over again...some of them up to a dozen times or more, and I never tire of them!

 

For today's post, I thought that I might share some of my favorites with you. Maybe you'll see one or two that you don't already have, or maybe it will start you collecting some for yourself...or maybe, just maybe, one very special movie that I share with you today will bring back a fond Christmas memory from your past.

 

Here are some of my favorites.....

 

I love to find these "Collector Sets". You get four movies for the price of one! I just found the set on the left last week. I purchased it because it had "Young Pioneers' Christmas" included. I have an old version of it that I taped off of the TV back in the 80's, but that old VHS tape was really starting to get worn. I was so excited to have found this one!! Two of my other favorites here are "Silent Night" and "A Christmas Visitor".

The three shown here may be geared towards a little younger viewing audience, but I just love them all!! "Prancer" will steal your heart...I know it did mine! "Samantha" and "Felicity" are both adapted from the "American Girl" doll book series and are simply fun, fun, fun!

Here are three of my "TV" favorites from the 70's and 80's. Of course we all love anything from the "Little House on the Prairie" series. This one features "Christmas at Plum Creek" and "A Christmas They Never Forgot". I also have "BLIZZARD", which is my favorite of all the Little House episodes. "The House Without a Christmas Tree" came out in 1972 and I can still remember watching this one with my oldest sister when we were young girls.  And...one of my very favorites, "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" starring Richard Thomas...I just LOVE this one!!!

 

Ahhhh, who could forget these?!!!!! Great old TV Classics from the 50's and early 60's. All but one were made before I was born, but I remember watching the re-runs of the "Lassie" episodes when I was a child. How about you...do you remember any of these?

More of the "Old Classics" I have to say, I just love the old ones!! And I especially love them if they are black-and-white...you can find many of these great old movies in the color versions...but like I said, I love them color or not! :)

"Little Women"!!! Who doesn't have at least one of these in their collection? I have three of the four versions that I know of. I think that the latest version, starring Winona Ryder, is my favorite of the three, but I have to say that the 1949 version starring June Allyson as Jo and Elizabeth Taylor as fussy little Amy is a close second for me. The version on the left came out in 1933 and the one that I am missing is one that came out sometime in the 70's and starred Susan Dey (Laurie from The Partridge Family) as Jo and Eve Plumb (Jan from The Brady Bunch) as Beth. Do any of you remember that one??? No one that I have ever mentioned it to seems to remember it...but I do!!

More "oldies, but goodies"!!! I love anything with Bing Crosby...Here he stars in "White Christmas" with Danny Kaye...so much fun...and how about  "Christmas in Connecticut" starring the late, GREAT Barbara Stanwyck?!!! This one is absolutely FAN-TAS-TIC!!!!!

And last, but not least..."HOLIDAY INN"...my favorite Bing Crosby movie. I just watched this one this morning. (For the fifth time now since Nov. 1st) and I will never tire of it!! I always watch the B&W version first, then I watch the color version...over and over again! I just love that it takes place in New England and the scenes when it is snowing, are simply magical!!! My favorite scenes are in the beginning and the end, when Bing Crosby and Marjore Reynolds sing "White Christmas"...one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs!!!

 

Here you go folks...click on the link and you will see one of the reasons that I love this wonderful old movie so much!!

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fWfyaLESG84

 

 

Well Friends, I have many more that I would love to share with you, but I am running out of time and I have a very busy day ahead of me. Before I go though, I have to ask..."What's your favorite Christmas movie?"

 

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Tina