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Today I'm remembering West Liberty.  I'm sure a lot of people are.

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I've had my eye on the weather today. Nearly 70 degree weather in January just isn't right.  Tomorrow the temp is supposed to drop around 30 degrees over the course of the day.   Severe weather is also in the mix.    Its days like this that I can't help but be reminded of how powerful mother nature can me. Less than a year ago a tornado all but wiped this little town of West Liberty, KY off the map.

I have a confession to make.  I just haven't been able to get into the holidays this year.  I'm not sure why.

Now I'll admit I've been known to grumble about the shopping part.  I can't stand all the traffic and crowds, but I usually enjoy all the other stuff, baking cookies, decorating the tree, building gingerbread houses, Christmas cards, wrapping presents. wearing my jingle bell Converse (Yes, I really own a pair) etc etc.   This year...no tree, no cookies, not even a wreath on the door.   For whatever reason the holiday spirit has taken an extra long time to reach me this year, but here it is Christmas Eve and I want to share with you some holiday cheer.

Enter Ashleigh, George, and Pierce.   They are familiar faces here on my little blog.  It just so happens that Ashleigh is my BFF and I refer to Little Pierce as my BBF (Baby Boyfriend.)   If any family embodies the spirit of season, it's these guys. Ashleigh will be the first one to tell you that Christmas is almost her favorite time of the year. It's second only to Fall, because Fall means Christmas is right around the corner.  She starts listening to Christmas music sometime around July or August.  She excitedly texts me at the sighting of the first snowflake. Missing out on the annual viewing of The Nutcracker, is a deal breaker.  I believe she could give Mrs. Clause a run for her money in terms of holiday spirit.

So when Ashleigh told me she didn't have any pictures for her Christmas cards years,  how could I not help out?  For a moment, I became Bubbles Peppermint, my elf name, and got my Christmas Spirit vicariously through this wonderful family.  :)

We took these earlier this month at a local Christmas tree farm.  Little Pierce had a great time running around decorating the pint-sized trees with peppermint sticks.

Peek-A-Boo

Ashleigh, put together a video of the photos from our session.  Every time I watch it, I get tears in my eyes.  Thankfully, she's given me permission to share it here.

The holidays are meant to be a special time shared with those you love. May you and yours be truly...

Blessed

Best wishes to you this Holiday Season.

Blue Moon in Kentucky

It's not supposed to occur again for a few years, and I was afraid I'd miss it with all of the cloud cover.  Thankfully, the moon peeked out for me just long enough to grab a quick photo.  A lucky moment indeed.

Tiny road trip Saturday

This building is so brightly colored you would imagine to find it Yellow Springs, but no.  This building lives in Nicholasville, Kentucky. My friends have a jewelry store there.