hanging things

i'm pretty sure my persimmon tree has got to rot due to the bit storm...trey picked some off the tree today and they look nothing like the ones at whole foods...oh well, they looked pretty on the tree.
on friday i had some gals over to have a little pre-christmas party and i made trees for them all. i went a little crazy on the sewing machine. notice that all the trees are colors that i'd like and are very un-christmasy...they're still cute.
we had a small birthday celebration for the boy today. he turns 8 tomorrow. i called him into my room today to tell him about the day he was born. we lived in michigan at the time. it was a pretty warm winter. trey and i were out with friends the night before he came. i remember being at the bookstore and just not feeling well and wanting to go home. being pregnant is a great excuse to leave things, so i went home. that night my water broke. i was in labor for about 10 hours- i just remember the feeling of not being prepared for what was about to happen.
the day we brought him home we were in shock. we had gone to all the classes that the hospital suggested- breast feeding, infant care, breathing techniques...all of em, but we were so lost when we walked through the door. he was a great baby. really. we just sat on the couch and wondered what to do next.
eight years later we're in a different state with another child looking at our family in wonder. we got lucky with our kids. they're wonderful and full of wonder.

after everyone left the birthday celebration we started putting the ornaments on the (fake) tree. the girl had the most fun doing it. she kept on digging through the boxes to find the prettiest ones to hang.
well, i started this post with a hanging thing and i'll end it with one. years ago trey's mom gave us a bunch of old ornaments. here's one them.

merry (early) christmas.