Me and Sgt. Snowman

I woke up this morning to my husband

and the dogs making me snowmen.

as a child I played in the snow all the time with my siblings,

we made forts and giant snowballs

but I never remember having made a real snowman

I didn't dare wait until after going to town for supplies

to bring Sgt. Snowman to life

fearful that he would melt into a puddle

before he ever had his carrot nose.

So as so many of us do, I improvised.

You might notice that he has a 6 cent smile :D

What do you think of my new bangs? I cut them myself :D

They are perhaps a little wonky but I LOVE them!

But I swear one of my eye brows is higher than the other,

is this normal? Or am I just not able to cut or see a straight line?

Sgt Snowman will have some company this evening

I think she looks like the bird lady in Home Alone 2.

Do you see the resemblance?

I haven't had very much money this christmas

to spend on gifts let alone gift wrapping.

so most of my packaging is pretty blasé

using left over wrapping paper from the last couple of years

and scraps of this and that from all over the house.

But I did really love how this one turned out

my little sister is quite the horse girl

in fact the medallion came from one of her own award ribbons.

It's fun to bring new life to items

that would otherwise never find there way out

of the junk drawer.