1.  I received my Friends for Adoption goodie for the month in the mail over the weekend.  Thank you Melissa!  I love it and I will always treasure it.  It was very sweet.  Here's a picture...

2.  First favorite store is Amazon.  I love how people rate things and you can read their comments and know which products work and which don't.  I also love how they sell pretty much everything and have great prices, and they always ship my order to me sooner than they anticipate.  Great idea on their part!

3.  My second favorite store is Target.  I love that the one near my home always have enough cash registers open and I never have to wait in long lines. And, I love their on line coupons.  Double the savings!

4.  Over the weekend, we saw my nephew play his last soccer game for the season.  Check out the look on his face as he is workin' it in this shot.....Isn't that awesome!

 5.  And his brother, my other nephew, had his preschool Christmas performance. 

Oh, and yes that is a fake candle in one hand - and although it is hard to see - his tie in the other.  Guess he was feeling kind of casual that day....how cute!

6.  No matter how many years I've lived in the warmer Southwest (6 now), it still doesn't feel quite like the Christmas season without the cold and snowy weather that I grew up in.  Strange as it may sound to most, I miss the Midwest winters this time of year.

7.  Think Miscellaney Monday is cool?  Well check out Carissa's website and contact her to join....lowercase letters.

8.  Know anyone who is adopting or are you adopting yourself?  Check out the Friends for Adoption website and join it or recommend it to a friend.  Who couldn't use a little encouragement during your wait - and who doesn't love being blessed with a new friend???

Happy Monday!!