Hello Holidays !!

This weekend, we had a lot of activity around Casa De Holtzman. On Saturday morning, I went for my weekly jog through HB Central Park. I saw my little flock of Egyptian geese.

This is mama. Note that she has red feet, and brown circles around her eyes.

Here is the baby - no eye rings and no red feet. Later on in the run - this is what I saw.

A giant white heron or stork or something. He had a yellow beak and black legs.

I guess he got startled or something, because he fluffed up and soared away.

That was a really cool nature lesson. I love all the birds in the park. After that, I came home and we went to a party thrown by our sweet neighbors, Rhonda and David. This is what I wore:

Brown corduroy jeans, a nondescript tan turtleneck, a poncho from JC Penney, and a fur ball scarf from Bebe. I also wore brown fur trimmed hiking boots, but I didn't get a picture.

On Sunday morning, I looked out at my boys. A couple of weeks ago, I gave Vinni an old bathroom rug that I no longer needed/ He treats it like it's his prized possession.

To sweeten the pot, I gave him the cardboard tube that was inside the Christmas wrapping paper. I cut it into two pieces.

Later that morning, Doc and I went to Dollar Tree to get Christmas bags filled with gifts for the little ones. We have learned that little kids love big bags full of gifts. For $15 a kid, you are their hero, and that includes gift bags and tissue paper. Here is what everyone is getting:

 The babies get the reindeer bag, the girls get the Santa bag, and the boys get the fox bag. We also made sure that everyone got exactly the same number and type of gifts as their sisters, cousins, and brothers. So no whining or crying.

The girls got the following:  a mermaid dolly, a Frozen chalkboard and sidewalk chalk, some gummy treats, a Frozen puzzle and a plastic tea set. The boys got the following:

A plastic bat and ball set, a dinosaur, some Army men, a Disney figurine, a Funny Animals DVD, a yoyo, a toy car, and two or three books.

The haul for the babies: a snowman plushie, some rubber duckies, a sippy cup, some little travel food containers, and gender specific socks.

Each woman in the family gets an extra gift - either a picture frame or a book to share with their children.
Here is the cornucopia, all wrapped and ready to go:

 On Sunday evening, we went to a Christmas concert that our three grandchildren were performing in. This is what I wore:

These are jean style leggings by Hue. They are olive green with gold foil print. On top, I have a gold lurex turtleneck.

On top of that, I have an olive jersey cardi from Target. Olive green ankle booties complete the look.

 My necklace is a mother of pearl pendant on a tan leather cord. There are a few green beads at the junction. The kids were really cute and the adult choir was very talented. They had numbers with flute, drums, and piano solos. The children's choir sung three songs, and there were cookies afterwards.


Today, it's back to work. In keeping with the holiday theme, I wore another festive outfit:

These are Chinese brocade pants in gold and burgundy. On top, I have a burgundy velvet top with an embroidered medallion at the chest.

I am wearing burgundy Kenneth Cole slingback shoes. On top, I wore a tan Style and Co ruffled cardi.

I wore an old school brown leather choker with a crystal butterfly on it.

And that's all. except for a bunch of links:
www.stylenudge.com, www.elegantlydressedandstylish.com, www.elegantlyfashionable.com, www.notdressedaslamb.com, and www.northwestblonde.com

Have a great day and see you all later!!