today I'm treating myself to a card reader.

(Thanks, Jody, for the tip!)

It takes a village to raise me.

ALSO, I am grateful for my Christmas skirt, which I will probably wear-out from sheer love.

And because I'm going to pick it every Sunday morning until it becomes too warm to wear velvet.  

Last Sunday I had on black tights and a black sweater.  Versatility is a bonus~

Thanks, Mom!

And the tween-ager thanks you too; 

she just wasn't feeling photogenic at her post-church, pre-end-the-fast meal photo shoot.

And last, but CERTAINLY not least, THANK YOU Joy!  

For letting mom turn your curtains into Holiday attire and a newly upholstered chair.  I sat in it Saturday night, and had a hard time not stroking it's softness until I wore out the spot where my hand fell.

The last time I wore curtains (my 5th grade Christmas concert) I did not enjoy it even remotely as much.  

The other two girls did not happen to wear their match-y skirts to church today, so they missed the photo-op.  Their expressions might have been similar, so picture Blondie times three.