Who is coming to town?

I just had a funny conversation with my nephew. Here's a couple of the highlights...

1) Lisa says, "Noah, I am dying to see your new snow globe!"

Noah quickly replies, "Mom, I don't want Lisa to die."

2) Juli says, "I need to go to the grocery store and buy some candy canes and hot chocolate to give to my visiting teachers."

Noah cuts in, "No, I don't want to give candy canes and hot chocolate to those people."

Juli responds, "Why not?"

Noah, "Because I want to eat them all gone."

3) Juli singing, "You better watch out, you better not shout, cause...."

Noah, "...CAUSE BABY JESUS IS COMIN TO TOWN!"

4) Noah, "I want to get on my wittle bed and snuggle, Mom!"

I felt the same way this morning when I woke up to a snowstorm. Bring on the candy canes and especially the hot chocolate Noah! I love Christmastime and I was happy to talk to a little one today, they just seem to really understand what it's all about!

Small Town

6 months ago I moved to a small town. Some of the wonderful surprises of this town include:

*Going for a run and passing 2 large milk cows on the corner

*Listening to my half-farmer/half-not-farmer neighbor's chickens, turkeys, and cats whine at 3 AM each night

*Pulling up to a shop on Main Street with a huge banner reading OPEN only to find the place abandoned with the hours posted: Wed, Fri, and Sat, 11am-6pm 

*Pulling up to the next shop and finding a tattered piece of paper with the words, "If the door is locked, ring the doorbell" scrawled next to the handle

*A peculiar 1920's looking gas station with old cars parked out front near the pump, but no indication if the station actually supplies gasoline. We still haven't figured it out.

*Across the street, an old 50's diner called "SPARKY'S" that IS legitimately vintage, not new, trying to be vintage.

There are countless other treasures that I find on a daily basis living in this beautiful little town including the dollar movie theater with a stage and the quaint little neighborhood bakery.

You ask if my little town has Christmas Spirit along with all of these wonderful quirks? Why of course!

This was what made my day today... I took these photos with my phone as I discreetly followed Santa's helper through the craft store. I love this place.

New Paintings

I just completed some new paintings. To view them in person, go to Muse Music Cafe (151 N University Ave, Provo) tonight through Dec 21st. To view them online, go to my art blog: lisamariecrosby.com.

The show includes these new paintings and more.