We Spy : You Spy #42

...gratitude

Among all the things I'm grateful for...family, friends are givens...I'm grateful for my son making a turnaround in his grades, attitude, etc this year. We've had a little bit of a rough couple of years and God has carried us through. I commented about this same gratitude over at Crystal's blog ( http://littlebitfunky.blogspot.com/ ) and won this darling set of feltie Christmas cookies from Becky ( http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5128266 ). I'm grateful too, for Crystal for hosting the giveaway on her blog and grateful to Becky for sharing her beautiful handiwork. :)

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek! Have a great day~

What I know...

I just wanted to share with you (whoever's interested) what I know now, after making my December Daily album. I {heart} my Crop-A-Dile tool (by We R Memory Keepers; they have another version too: Big Bite II). This isn't a new product by any means but I used it more making my December Daily than I had before. It punches holes through acrylic pages {almost} like but-tah! And it eats chipboard, cardboard, and multiple layers of cardstock for breakfast. If you don't have one, put it on your wish list so Santa can bring it to you. :) I'd like to know if you have one, and do you love it or not so much?

Gigi thinks it's pretty nifty too, as a head scratcher...

The Crop-A-Dile in action...

and once I got started... I. couldn't. stop.

So, that's just my two cents about it. I hadn't used it much before but it came in handy when I made this newest album. (btw, it also sets eyelets...no noisy setting with a hammer).

Have a super day! :)

December Daily Album

Hi :) Have any of you made a December Daily album, like Ali Edwards is doing at her blog? I thought I'd share mine (finally finished it up today!):

(click on pictures for larger views!)

If you've made one, I'd love to see it :)

Have a great day!

Welcome December

It's the first day of December, the holiday season is underway! I wish for you all a wonderful holiday season, whatever holiday you celebrate in December. I'm hoping I can keep things simple & pared down this year. Cozy & focused on what matters. :) Today I enjoyed a favorite holiday drink, a peppermint mocha twist. Sip a cup of your favorite holiday drink, listen to some holiday music (one of my favorite's is 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year') and take a moment to relax...before the hustle and bustle of the season sneaks up on you. :)

We Spy : You Spy #41

...something open The shutter of my camera is open quite a bit ;) (eeek, I should've made sure the mirror was clean before snapping this picture. oh well...lol)

Thanks for stopping by for a look! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the USA. Have a wonderful & safe weekend.

We Spy : You Spy #40

...something brown
Cups of hot cocoa for my daughter & myself. :) Swiss Miss w/mini marshmallows...hers with whipped cream & chocolate chips!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Twelve of 12

*Update: Below is my finished November edition of 12 of 12 :) -- thanks for stopping by to take a peek!

Journaling (click on image for larger view): 1.Every morning we give Gigi a drink from the tub faucet. 2. Drove the kids to school on a rainy morning. 3. Read through decor books I got from the library. 4. Went to daughter's school for SEOP conference. 5. Did some grocery shopping & got a great parking spot! 6. Took son to pick up his copy of the new Banjo Kazooie game. 7. Took funny pictures of the kids w/cell phone camera. 8. Self-portrait: HI! 9. Had hot cocoa with daughter. 10. Made penne bake for dinner. 11. Took less than $20 to fill up gas tank today! 12. Watched the CMA's - Kenny Chesney won Entertainer of the Year.

(Credits: used Danielle Corbitt's 'Blissfully Autumn' blog freebie. Click the name to be taken to Danielle's blog. She has alot of lovely free gift mini kits. If you take one please leave her some love in the comments section!).

If you're following along/participating with Jessica Sprague's 'Stories in Hand' class, how're you doing with it? I'm following along. I've had to wait to buy a new printer cartridge to finish my binder but that will be remedied in the next couple of days :)

Hope the rest of your weekend is nice :)