Christmas Card 2010

Yes, the Christmas cards are finally done and in the mail.

The only card I have left is the one for you my blogging buddies:

We hope that you have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Making more lists!!!

OK--Christmas is coming too quickly!!! There has been so much going on here (the reason for the lack of postings).

Christmas cards went out last week. Posting our Christmas card to you all my blogging buddies--soon!

I still have at least one gift to make--thankfully; however, that Christmas get-together, isn't until after Christmas so I still have tons of time to finish that.

We have had some illness here. Thankfully, it looks like for the moment everyone is feeling better!

Still have a little more shopping to do. Need to wrap several gifts!!!

Going to a Christmas programs tomorrow (that is if everyone is healthy)!

OK --sounds like I should not be sitting at the computer. If I am looking for a sitting activity, I should move either to gift wrapping (who sits when they wrap gifts?) or go uncover my sewing machine. I need to finish the skirt I started for Lexi to wear to yesterday's church Christmas program. (Oops!) Thankfully I had a back-up plan. I did make a couple of really cute headbands. I'll try to post them another time.

I better get going--I have so many things to be doing I can't make up my mind where to start.

Hope your Christmas plans are going great!

PLEASE PRAY FOR HANNAH

Lauren's friend Hannah is VERY ill. The Doctors are not sure what is wrong right now.

PLEASE PRAY FOR HANNAH!!!!

Remember her family in prayer also.

Happy Thanksgiving

From all of us to you!!

We hope that you have a very special day and take a little time to enjoy your many blessings!

Christmas before Thanksgiving

I don't think I have ever started decorating for Christmas before the day-after Thanksgiving. However, this year--I have started. Each year I complain about how hard I work dragging all this stuff out and I only have it out for a month. So to help with that, I decided it pull it out early. Now I don't have a tree up; however, the day is not over--yet.

Just a little sneak peak at some of the things I have been working on.

The candy-cane themed mantel

I have seen pictures like this--but made my own 3-D version.

The white, silver and gray shelf

The Nativity

The kitchen table

Well there you have it!! A quick glance at the Christmas stuff we have out so far. With the help of some spray paint and several $1 packages of Christmas ornaments --it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Christmas is coming

Has anyone really done the math on this? According to my homepage, there are 38 days and 16 hours (roughly) til Christmas. WOW--where has the year gone?

There are so many things to be doing!!!!! I have already started my shopping. This week I need to order my Christmas cards. So here is a really great tip.

If you remember my card from last year?


You can send a 4 X6 print in the mail as a post card!! Really saves on postage and you can still have a lot of fun with it.

I like to back my print with some card stock--you can just glue 4X6 index cards to your print if you like. I makes your print a still sturdier.

Of course, I always like to complicate matters by having to stamp some color on the back. (And then I also have look for a few days that it isn't raining or snowing before I mail--so the ink doesn't run).
And Christmas wouldn't be the same if it didn't require all family members to come to the table and sign their name around 100 times.

Anyway--back to the original reason for this post. Snapfish is running a special right now. (I did something like this last year). If you place a $10 order you can get up to 365 prints FREE!!!!!! You can also do 100 prints or just 50. I received an e-mail about this but you can also see it at my cousin, Janelle's blog here. This offer would make your cards FREE (of course, you would pay for the postage)--but what a deal.

This is a must-get done this week thing. Pictures have been taken. Thank you Tara!! Now, I must be going. Lots to do. I think I am doing some crafting today!!!

Have a great day!

A blast from the past

Last week, I received the new L L Bean catalog. As I was thumbing through it I ran across these.


I had these in High School! Seriously, they are back!!! Now if you go back just a couple of posts you will figure out that that was only 20 years ago.

Hopefully, if the shoes are back----so is my favorite thing from high school.. . . . . .

BIG HAIR!!!

You know that was fun!! I can almost smell the aqua-net hairspray. That hair took a ton of time to create each morning.

Thanks for taking a stroll down memory lane with me. Hope you have a great day!!