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December Daily Album: Day 23-25

It's done!  :)  I'm so pleased with having completed this project...you cannot imagine how many times in the past that I have started a project & would never finish it.  I just want to shout out a "thank you" to Ali Edwards for spear-heading this project & to my family for putting up with the picture taking and invested time in putting this together.  I am excited for the girls to have this for the future...a little perspective of our December 2008.  Thanks also goes out to all of you who have taken the time to check out my little world...and for leaving such great comments!  On to the album...

Day 23:

 

  

  

  

  

Day 24:

Damask stamp is from Purple Onion Designs...you can find it here.  Oh, the bird is cut from my newest scrapbooking tool...the Slice from Making Memories.  Love it!  It was given to me by my hubby for Christmas...thank you Jon!  xoxo

  

  

  

Day 25:

Snowflake stamp is new from Purple Onion Designs...you can find it here.  Isn't it pretty?  I just love it...and FYI...there is another one very similar to it also for sale.  Go check it out!  :)

 

  

This is a view of the cover:

and of the last page:

Thank you all again for sticking with me & this great project.  Let's do it again next year!  :)  Catch you later!         

 

Merry Christmas

Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

December Daily Album: Day 23, 24 & 25 will be posted as I get to them.  Catch you later!

December Daily Album: Day 22

This is a quick post...just updating with my daily pages.  TFL!

 

  

  

  

  

Picnic, anyone?

This is a view of our patio furniture...when the girls are acting up at the dinner table we tell them that if they don't stop they might have to eat out there (of course we are kidding).  They do take us seriously & so far it works to settle things down.  :)

Since I can remember each year during my childhood my family & I would sit down to the movie "The Sound of Music."  As I became a teenager the thought of watching this classic was quite embarassing and I avoided it for quite a few years.  I can remember seeing it again in my early 20's and fell back in love with it.  Now that I have children of my own, I have purchased the DVD & the girls & I sit down to an evening of music.  There's something about this movie that has impacted my life...I sing "My Favorite Things" to the girls at night ( happens to be their favorite) and taught Haley how to sing some notes by using the "Do-Re-Mi" song.  How fun is that!  I am sure the girls will have their "love it" and "hate it" moments with this one, but my wish is for them is to read this & know that their own mother felt this way & grew to love again...in all ways.

This is Emma with her goat that sings "The Lonely Goatherd" song when you move its mouth...caught her in action singing along with it.

   

I'm planning on working on Day 22 & 23 on Wednesday...look for an update sometime on Christmas Eve.  Until then, sit down & cozy up to a good movie...I suggest "The Sound of Music."  Catch you later.  

December Daily Album: Day 21

Hope everyone is having a great start to the week!  Here is Sunday's daily entry:

 

  

Just a reminder that the date me stamp above can be purchased here at Purple Onion Designs.  I've had tons of fun with this new stamp & love the versatility of it.  This is the back view of Day 21:

  

  

  

  

Have a great Monday!  Catch you later!   

I'm Thankful For...

...my husband doing the cooking.  I know, I'm a lucky woman.  :)  I like to bake, he likes to cook (& bake).  I'm not sure if I just got burned out on cooking, or if I finally realized that I'm not really that good at it.  :)  Jon has cooked for me ever since I met him.  Don't get me wrong, I did quite a bit of cooking when we first met & he thoroughly enjoyed it.  He even would get leftovers to take to work the next day.  Lucky guy.  :)  His role of head cook started as soon as we got hitched.  Ever since, he has experimented with new recipes & figured out what the family likes best.  He makes a mean pizza.  Did I mention he makes Turkey Fried Rice (my favorite)...yum!  The aroma that drifts in from the kitchen usually has me guessing, but today I was pretty sure I could bet on what was cooking in the oven.  I was right...chicken legs (my least favorite).  Looks pretty in the picture, right?

I don't know what it is about dark chicken meat...maybe it's the "very" moist part that gives me the heebie-jeebies.  Aghhhh....  Anywho, I have to admit that I will eat one just to set a good example for the girls.  However, that doesn't work for Haley anymore.  She has figured that trick out easily enough.  Emma loves it...gets that from her daddy I'm sure.  Funny...Jon & I are always kidding about who Emma gets all of her funny little habits from.  I know she gets them from him...I just do.  :)

I will be posting today's daily entry tomorrow...catch you later.  

December Daily Album: Day 18 - 20

Well..here I am three days later!  We ended up going shopping yesterday morning before the winter storm hit our area.  When we were within 25 miles of our home, the winds really picked up & the snow started drifting onto the roads.  We were very grateful to make it home safely.

 

  

  

  

I really liked Ali Edward's idea to include a note to a child...so I wrote up a couple to both girls.  It will be such a treat for them to read when they are grown.

I am so glad I braved the early morning cold to get this shot of Jon.  He is such a gem for cleaning out the snow...I do not enjoy that job at all.  :)

  

  

Wrapping gifts is a non-ending task...that I love to do!

Shot of the tree-topper... 

  

A lovely little treat to end a good day of shopping... 

Here is compilation of ornaments from our two trees...

  

Today was pretty much filled up with completing the past three days.  Again, my goal is to keep up until Christmas Day.  Catch you later!  

Will be back...

...to feature days 18 & 19 tomorrow.  I ended up doing some baking today & ran out of time...tried out Becky Higgin's Peppermint Fudge (can be found here).  I am not a big mint & chocolate fan, but these are good.  Note for those interested in making this fudge:  I added the 3 tsp. butter to the mixture.  Use extra butter to grease the foil.  I know others had the same "butter" question, but I'm not sure what Becky does.  My mixture seemed a bit dry prior to adding the butter, so I think I made the right decision.  Tastes good anyway!  :)

Here is a shot of Jon blowing snow this morning...looks like fun, right?  :)

Look for a post tomorrow afternoon.  Catch you later!

December Daily Album: Day 16 & 17

  This is a quick post...need to get to work!

This is my dear friend, Kari, who I have the pleasure to get to work with.  She & I have been friends since I started at the college six years ago.  Love you Kari! 

  

  

Sorry for being so short...catch you later!  :)

December Daily Album: Day 15

Wow...Christmas is around the corner!  Day 15 wasn't really eventful so I didn't have too much journaling on my pages.  Mentioned the frigid cold around here...4 degrees outside for most of the day!  We also were in a wind chill advisory for the entire day.  I would like to be on a beach somewhere in the tropics right about now.  :)

  

  

  

  

Catch you later!