The Outside Is Inside At My House!

What?

What's that you say?

How could the

OUTSIDE

be

INSIDE?

Well, let me 'splain, Ricky..

(remember Lucille Ball-

she was nuts, too- we're sisters-

except I am blond)-

Where was I?

Oh!

When we rebuilt this house

we were mired down by

city codes and restrictions.

We could not just add on

anywhere. 

It was a 1970's house in

perfect shape

but it needed updating

AND we wanted a master suite

and a big kitchen/living area combo.

Anyway,

We had to build back over the old

roof and then create an access

to that roof...

I know..I know..crazy...

Instead of having them put an

access hole in the closet I

suggested a DOOR and a LEDGE

up top next to the new ceiling.

WHAT?

They SERIOUSLY thought I

had FINALLY lost it!

Let me tell you THIS!

AS SOON as we built it

the gnomes moved in.

George and Ethel.

We have never seen them

but they turn their outside light on

at night and when it goes out

all good children head

right for bed!

Amazing control exerted

from an unseen entity~

Right after Thanksgiving

Ethel hangs a wreath

on their 30" front door.

As it gets closer to Christmas

Papa Gnome comes

OUT of the door into his

ROOFTOP house

and stands there with his

list in hand..

watching...and watching..

to see who is

Naughty and who is Nice.

And he puts lighs on the topiary tree

for the Season.

He has an elf helper that sits

in an antique sleigh off to one side.

I love the side of his sleigh~

(sorry bad pic-the elf scared me)

Next to the sleigh is a

small bird bath..

and a bird house.

I'm sure George feeds the birds

because SweetCheeks is

POSITIVE that there

was one up there

Churphing-Listhen..

I heahr him nohw!

On the other side sits a

 wrought iron chair

that holds an antique

German musical bird cage...

backed up

with some greenery that

twinkles with light.

From the ladder it looks

like this..

you can see the cords..

George will get them later.

But once you are off the ladder

and across the room it looks like this...

I don't know HOW I got to

be SO blessed with all

this MAGIC that

goes on around me.

I just hope

SANTA isn't watching ME

too close...

cuz I'm pretty sure I would

be on the

NAUGHTY LIST!

No- I'm not REALLY naughty~
Just ask anyone that knows me..

QUIET, JETTIE!!!

ps...As an added note my
DAUGHTER,
that I have been waiting on
HAND and FOOT
because of her new baby,
had the audacity to say
that anyone that came into this
house and didn't KNOW me
would think that a
CRAZY PERSON
lived here.
Seriously!!!!
You know what I said?
WIPE YOUR OWN KID'S BUTT..
and then I sent her to bed.