no doubt it's that time of year where our noses turn red, our fingers get numb and the kiddos keep saying "i want to go outside?" lol
i know i haven't blogged much but with the holidays quickly approaching my time has been limited.
hope you and your family make the best memories EVAH this year! {hugs}
wow, i have never been so busy around the holidays as i have this year! i am breathing a bit easier today as my baby sister's wedding is done. everything went well and she and her hubby surprised me today with a 'thank you' gift for planning their wedding and following it through. :)
on a sad note: shortly after leaving the church the couple (along with a couple friends) hit a deer which led to a delay in arriving to the reception and a pretty much totaled their new car. :( surprisingly, neither one was too upset about it....which was great for all of us. thankfully the state police waited for the tow truck to arrive and they doubled up in a couple vehicles that were following them to the reception. what an interesting story to share later. hmmm.
just look at this gorgeous couple!
***i will have more photos later...these are just a few that i was able to get between overseeing the wedding. lol
i'm sure that i'm not the only one with a busy schedule this time of year. to add to my craziness, my youngest sister is getting married this coming saturday (dec. 13th). so, being the event planner i am, i am helping her with everything! oh help me now! lol
last weekend we attended hubby's work Christmas party...being that he works for a local railroad the kiddos were excited to see what went on. the food was great, a little crowded but was worth it as the kiddos got to walk through an engine and caboose! there were clowns and other activities for the kiddos as well. good times.
also, since it's been snowing, hubby has made a few helpings of 'snow icecream'. this is a family tradition he has enjoyed growing up and the kiddos love it!
hope everyone is enjoying their holidays!
for Christmas that is!!!! :) i have my two trees up, a few home decor items but i'm not finished shopping or wrapping gifts YET! hoping this weekend I will be done.
please note: new carpet and crown/baseboard molding is on our tax return list. ha! ;)
i've sloooowwwwwlllllyyyy been working on some holiday stuff. here is a cute, cute mini treat package that i found the instructions to on this site!
then i decided to make my tags for all my gifts this year. here are a couple of them that i will be using. i have made about 20 so far...still need many more. lol they are fairly simple but still more cute than the stick on tags i use to use. ;)
i'll be back VERY soon to share my holiday cards!!! :)
this link was posted by a sweet scrappy girl on a site i frequent. i just had to share...these organizations are unbelieveable! of course the prizes they are offering doesn't hurt to look at but if you get a chance, please visit and read about what they do. {i also will keep this in my right side column}
i altered this clear acrylic cell phone cover this past week. i entered it into a contest featuring Jenni Bowlin products. :)
i was browsing the net this morning and as usual, i ended up at Etsy.com. lol i have layouts and altered projects in progress but i get easily distracted. :) here are a few of my faves i found today;
larimeloom - this girl creates the most stryking pieces of clothing. honestly, i wouldn't wear most of it as i don't feel i have the body for it but i am so drawn to her designs. check her out!
oh, check the cutest knitted monkey flap hat out here...citefuzz designs. those babes are sooo cute! i have a new nephew coming so i might be selecting one of these quality hats.
i think i love the packaging as much as i do the pendant necklaces themselves...here at little.bluebird.studios!
lastly...this one brought back memories of my childhood. i LOVED strawberry shortcake! the name of this shop it just too cute also! trunk of prettys
ok, i gotta get back to creating. have fun browsing etsy. :)
i just got back from shopping at a great seasonal store that is open for the holidays. they sell overstock fundraiser items and most everything in the warehouse is $1.39!!! well, i had heard on the radio that they had scrap supplies this year but i figured they were off brand, kit pack type deals that wouldn't interest me....boy, was i WRONG!
i didn't buy half the items they had there...i was good as i was just there to pick up stocking stuffers and little gifty extras. i can't believe i scored these 7 gypsies stamps for that price.
did i NEED them? no.
will i USE them? maybe.
could i have PASSED them up? never. lol
i did NOT know that the house where the movie "A Christmas Story" had been restored....let alone fairly close to me!!!! just a couple hours away they have this great Museum, restored house where this fabulous movie was made. thanks to Rach, she had the link on her bloggy. now, to see if i can talk hubby into visiting there. :)
do you watch this movie during the holidays???? we sure do!!!!
i rounded the kiddos up (two, against their will, more so, lol) and took them to a park in our town that had lots of trees. those make for a great backdrop and can't forget about the beautiful leaves they hold in multiple shades of colors.
i also am still learning my ps7 so the photos that were more blurry i played them up more.
to be an american...yeah, it sounds kinda corny to me to hear myself "say it" but I AM. honestly, i have NEVER voted before in my life. nope, never. for 17 yrs. i've chose not to vote...because i didn't understand politics. oh, i knew i could just walk into a voting booth and pick SOMEONE....but in my heart, i couldn't do it. not blindly choose a person to fill such a big position. i left it up to other's who seemed educated about political things, or so i assumed.
with this election i educated myself. i was drawn to know everything i could about the canidates at hand. at one point over these last couple months i sat back with amazment of the eagerness i have felt within me to know so much. i still can't tell you where that came from. i think a tiny bit of it stems from the fact that i am getting older, realizing i have to pave the way for BETTER things for the future of my children...their children.
i've never felt that my one voice can make a difference until now.
was a great success! the kiddos had fun and all ended with no fighting, being grouchy or falling asleep! woohoo! lol i made my two older children's costumes so i've added comparison photos of the characters so you get an idea of where i was going with this...
our town has business treating before the neighborhood treating so we made our way around our square. at this point my older son left to walk with his buddies and my daughter decided she was too old to ask for candy...so my little guy was my photo subject for awhile. lol
this is my FIRST ( and LAST) reveal for a newer scrapbooking site;A Page At A Time! i had fun with this whimsy set of winter themed papers. :)
