A Southern Rehabilitation

The sun came out in 2017... I feel like singing the theme song from Annie... "the sun will come out tomorrow... Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there'll be sun! Just thinking about tomorrow clears out the cobwebs, and the sorrow 'til there's none! When I'm stuck in a day that's gray, and lonely, I just stick out my chin and grin and say, Oh, the sun will come out tomorrow so you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow come what may ... Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow! You're always a day away!" And there it is... the key to life (or at least one of them)... so you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow come what may ! The sun WILL come out tomorrow...it's always a day away! At the end of each year, I always like to do a recap of "all the things." 2017 was a monumental year in my life. Big things happened. It sure as heck beat out 2016 which was by far the worst of my life. It takes me awhile to gather all of my thoughts for the y...

Christmas is without a doubt my most favorite holiday. It always has been. Christmas is just so beautiful in every way. (to me) Even the word Christmas has a song like quality. I have so many favorites at this time of year... Christmas books: The Night Before Christmas, The Polar Express, The Littlest Christmas Tree, all of the Gingerbread Man books... then there's the Christmas music that I start playing at the end (ish) of October; I just can't help myself. I discovered a new Christmas album this year and you have to get it if you are a Christmas music lover. It's Leslie Odom Jr.'s Simply Christmas Deluxe Edition --Wowzers! I love it. The Glee Christmas CD, Sugarland, Pentatonix, Blake Shelton, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, James Taylor, the list goes on and on. I have so many Christmas CDs! Christmas decorations, yes, please!! By the time I'm finished, my house looks amazing. It feels so cozy, so comfy, so Christmasy. It's my favori...