Image courtesy Charles Bertram: Herald Leader Staff Photographer Or shall I say, “We waited, we froze and we emerged victorious!!!!!!!” If you look VERY closely to the very FIRST people in line in the pic… that’s US!!!!!!!!! All the way to the left you will see the security guy with an orange vest on and [...]
OK so even with my “brilliant” planning the holidays are sneaking up faster than I want them too! Is it stupid to wish that we had Christmas all year long? I would totally vote for that bill! As for me… I am getting ready! The black friday ads are starting to leak out on the [...]
Courtesy Freebies4mom I just found this on another money saving blog but I had to share. I do all of my christmas cards through my pro printer but that is just because I like to design my own. For anyone who is NOT an anal retentive nut like me and wants to save BIG BUCKS [...]
Series courtesy SimpleMom.net 7 Weeks Till Christmas: Organize Your Family’s Holiday Calendar Photo: Country Living 1. Write down some descriptive words. Take a few minutes before the craziness of the holidays sets in and physically write down what the holidays should MEAN to you. What do you WANT the holidays to be above the presents [...]
Yes yes… I promise I will post the FULL christmas card after I get them mailed for all of you, my bloggy friends, who I would SO be friends with if I knew you IRL!!! I managed to have a brilliant idea this year of a method to photograph my kids! One day, about an [...]
series courtesy SimpleMom.net So I have been following SimpleMom’s “12 weeks to a peaceful Christmas” series and I am head over heels in love! Not only has it organized but it has inspired me to be organized and prepared for the upcoming Holiday season! Its already the second week of November! How is that possible? [...]
So the holidays are sneaking up on us! I can remember as a child that the Christmas music started playing as soon as the Cantata choir books were distributed! The Christmas play practices started and we were off and running for the season. I can honestly say that music inspires me in ways that no [...]
Courtesy SimpleMom.net This week marks 9 weeks until Christmas!! Can you even believe it? I am ready to put up my tree now! Can I do that? LOL I truly feel like we have the one up on Christmas this year because most of our Christmas shopping is done (or ordered!), the pictures are taken, [...]
I am already starting to feel tightness in my chest as the holidays are creeping up WAY too quickly! I started Simple Mom’s series and did the first challenge, then got behind on the second, now its the third and I am playing catch up! Sheesh! So last week was gethering your Christmas Card list [...]
Hosted by Simple Mom… check out her blog for the FULL story! This week’s project is GATHER YOUR ADDRESSES for your Christmas Cards. NO! It is NOT too early. Doing these little things in ADVANCE saves you when you NEED to be doing things like baking etc. Some places to FIND your card addresses are: [...]
