Christmas morning

The Gift Wrapper

the gift wrapper blog This sweet short film will only be on you tube for a limited time.
(made by a friend of my friend Myra)

Wishing you Christmas Joy

The cold rainy weather has finally made it feel like Christmas. We had a good family Christmas Eve gathering, and Logan fully enjoyed playing with his cousins with carefree abandon. There was good food and laughter,presents and togetherness. We loved having Jenessa around for such a long time, we don't see her much with her busy schedule and I get sad when I haven't had enough time with her, she is a wonderful person. Trevor is a great guy and enjoyed time with his brother and sister. Then today we had a fun visit from Linda the Christmas Cutie, and we took my Mom with us to some sweet friends for a delicious dinner at their table which has seated several generations of their family for many years. More fun and togetherness and happy children playing. I even got a nap for a few minutes this afternoon. Some years are better than others, and I have enjoyed a very Happy Christmas and hope the same for you and your loved ones.
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thanks to Gar for the links

me tired

This week marks the seventeenth year I have spent my week before Christmas vacation selling and wrapping handcrafted items to hundreds of little kids at the school Holiday Boutique, which includes months of trying to figure out what to make and sell for under $5.00, then staying up late nights/mornings trying to finish all the items after the days' usual demands are quieted. There were many years that I considered not putting myself (and the poor family) through this yet again, but it is always worth it to keep the tradition and help all those little ones shop for family and friends and feel their excitement about it. By Thursday, I have a difficult time forming sentences and every part of me aches. Tomorrow I can't wait to start on plans for next year, ... "making Christmas, making Christmas" ...




by the way, this one's dedicated to my mad crafter buddy Melissa , and then there's Joy, who has found herself sucked into the madness also ;)

Disney Castle Looks Amazing this Christmas

New Projects Next Door

If you check the link for "Method to my Madness" on my blog list, I have posted some new items for sale!

RAnDom MoMEnTs from today

The decking of the halls continues, thanks to my sweetheart who got the tree started yesterday, and got the lights all over it, and now some ornaments as well.



No more Archway OR Mother's cookies, including the pink and white animal cookies. I had forgotten that they were the same company. So Sad :.(




Venus and Jupiter and the Moon were showing off together tonight just after sunset. I was surprised I could just snap a quick picture effortlessly. They were very bright and seemed to be enjoying themselves, even if they do form a frowny face.