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Tea Time with Melody Q is Five!

Grace, Haley, Kaya, Kirsten, Lanie, Lea, Melody, 2 or more

Hey, Elee! The table looks good. Need any help.

Sure, lets set the sign.

I have the cookies.
Rice pudding ready.

The sign looks great.

I love the cakes. 

Where's Mel?
Here she comes! (giggles)

Wow! The party table looks fab! We just need to light those candles!

Are we ready? Everyone blow on three.

1
2
3!
Whhhfff
(everyone cheering)

Wow! Five years.
Yeah, time flies.
Seems shorter. (winks at Grace)
Hasn't been quite that long for us. (giggles)
It's great having you on the team and in the family.
Pyewacket!

(laughing)
Let's get a good photo!
CHEESE!

Thank you for celebrating this wonderful milestone with us. 

We are so thankful for all of our followers. 

Best wishes!

Model Monday: Grace 5

Wintry Mix

We've been super cold so long up here in Southeastern PA. Today the temperatures are supposed to get up to 30; haven't been that warm in a long time, but we're getting a wintry mix. Must dress for the weather.

The Photo Shoot

The Outfit Details

Jacket: Bitty Twins Varsity Jacket and Cap (AG retired)
Mittens: Handknit by Lady Vanyer
Sweater: Snow Good to See You (AG retired)
Leggings: Our Generation (retired)
Socks: Unknown
Boots: (My) Grace's Meet Outfit (AG retired) but you can find "similar" ankle boots available now.

Come back tomorrow - we're celebrating tonight!

À bientôt!

Celebrating Twelfth Night

Happy Twelfth Night! 

Time to un-decorate the house (and Xyra's office) and get ready to close the Christmas season. 

The wise men arrive tomorrow! So what better way to close but with...

The Christmas Tag!

Thank you, Mary, for nominating us!

Rules

• Thank the person who nominated you and share a link to their blog. (see above)
• Add the tag picture to your blog
• Copy the rules into your post
• Mention and add a link to the original/nominating post: Mary at Forever American Girl nominated us.
• Answer the 10 questions
• Have fun!

Questions

1. What is your favorite thing about Christmas?
   It's hard to decide. The music is great, visiting with family and friends, the sparkle in the air, the food...
2. What is your favorite Christmas memory?
   Arriving at my new home with Coconut. I still miss that little fluff ball; he was awesome.
3. Do you have any Christmas traditions?
   Lots! Going to church on Christmas Eve, having Pillsbury cinnamon rolls for breakfast, decorating all the trees, and putting the angel on the top of the tree last.
4. What is your Christmas wish?
   That joy and peace would settle in the hearts of all for the entire year.
5. What is your favorite Christmas dish?
   Ham. And one we haven't had in a few years - mince pie! Love that. And Great Aunt Lanie's raisin cookies. And Nana Kestrel's cut out cookies. And Gramma Enne's applesauce jewel bread.
6. What is your favorite Christmas decoration?
   The angel on top.I was really upset the one year we couldn't find her right away.
7. What is your favorite Christmas carol and/or song (there is a difference)?
   I really can't choose. There are so many! Xyra's favorite carol is Hark, the Herald Angels Sing. Then there are the fun ones like Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey. We just love it all - oh, except for that one awful reindeer song. :( 
8. Where do you usually celebrate Christmas?
   We start and finish at home, but also go to Nana Kestrel's and Great Aunt Bets.
9. What does the Christmas spirit mean to you?
   Everything. It means caring, kindness, joy, and peace. A great gift given out of love and forgiveness.
10. Out of anyone in the world, who would you want to spend Christmas with?
    I love spending Christmas with my family. Just wish we were all a bit closer geographically.

As the Christmas season is coming to a close, we won't tag anyone; however, please feel free to answer any or all of these questions in our comment section. We'd love to see how you celebrate. :-)

PS: Read more about Twelfth Night in these articles (according to British traditions):

• Twelfth Night 2018: When is Twelfth Night? When Should You Take Down Christmas Decorations?
• Twelfth night 2018: Why is 12th Night on the 5th not the 6th of January?
• When should You Take Christmas Decorations Down and When is Epiphany and Twelfth Night?

Best wishes,

The Build: January 2018

New Year, New Theme

Grace, Kirsten, both

If you stopped by yesterday Melody told you we were working on the very first build of the new year.

Some of our previous builds were pretty elaborate, but we thought to start with something simple.
But made the new theme really obvious! (giggles)

Are you ready to see it?
Ta da!

So if you haven't guessed, the theme for this year is cars or vehicles. 

Each month we'll have a different mode of transportation incorporated in the design. Not this big though, you may have to search for it.
Of course, we also have to represent something for the month in the design. It's snowing today, so we went with a snowman and the husky pup.

And January is Melody's birthday month so the top is purple for her. 

Can you see who is in the car with Andrea and Olivia? Here's a closer look.

That's our January build. We hope you like it.

Hey, Kirsten, do you know what else happens in January?

Well, it's National Tea Month.
True, but today is National Trivia Day. 

This is a bit of information I'm sure Steampunk Addie knows...actress Nichelle Nichols was going to leave Star Trek after season one, but a conversation with Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her to stay.

That's awesome! I'm glad she did she's my favorite from the original series.

Hope you are staying cozy today no matter where you are!

Warm wishes!

Welcome 2018

Happy New Year!

Hi! Happy New Year! Are you shivering in the cold like we are or are you enjoying the warmer temps of the west and southwest? Wherever you may be everyone here at Tea Time with Melody Q wishes you a warm, safe, and healthy new year.

We didn't make a sign like we usually do, but we did get to eat our traditional New Year feast of pork roast, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes over at Nana Kestrel's. (Turns toward weird sounds) Coco! What are you doing?

Sorry about that! We've also been brainstorming for 2018. It's great to have a large team. You can see them behind me working hard on different projects.

Lanie and Kaya are researching our 2017: Year in Review; Kirsten and Grace are planning the January calendar build; and Lea and Haley are working on something big for January 8. Do you know what that might be? (giggles) I'm going to tackle the Christmas Tag for Friday...Twelfth Night.

Hope you have a chance to come back and see what we've accomplished. We love to see comments too.

Warm wishes!