To mothers everywhere....I found this posted here The Mother Letter Projectread and be blessed!A Letter From MaryDear Mother,As you celebrate this day,when the baby savior came to be with us,you may imagine what I must have thoughtas God With Us was birthed into my arms.Mother,Both you and Ihave opened to the immensity of his light.Just as his Spirit overwhelmed me,so you have let...
I don't think I will be blogging much the next few days. So I wanted to say Merry CHRISTmas to everyone. We are going to have a quiet Christmas Eve at home...(well as quiet as a house with 7 kids is!!) We plan on finishing up our advent study, singing some hymns and celebrating communion together. The kids will all open their secret...
I made this frame for Brians desk at work..... a little present I just finished up! This was fun to do and sooo easy! I used my Scarlet Lime November kit....I really am enjoying their kits!! I like the way it turned out!!This is the card I made for him for Christmas...he usually does not read my blog so I think it is...
Here is my layout.....today was writing about your stockings.. I grew up with santa filling our stockings the stockings were always a very big deal...lot's of neat stuff filled our stockings. I do the same for my kids now. The stockings were all hand knitted by Brians Aunt Barbra. We lay them under the tree and that is the first thing the kids...
My to do list is the topic of todays prompt......I really don't have much left to do a few quick errands that I want to finish up today.....I think we are supposed to get some icy mix the next couple off days. So I am off to target...and Aldis.....and the post office! Have a warm day!!! It's -4 here!! BRRRR!!!For this post I...
We have been busy making this all week....so yummy and really easy!1 pkg. candy canes, unwrapped and crushed (place in thick ziploc and bang with a rolling pin or hammer)4+ cups white chocolate (look for one that has cocoa butter in it, use the white chocolate wafers for candy making that you find at craft stores only as a last resort)1/2-1 t. peppermint...
So I had a bunch of emails about the recipe for the bark......so here it it is! So easy and ohhhhh so good!!1 pkg. candy canes, unwrapped and crushed (place in thick ziploc and bang with a rolling pin or hammer)4+ cups white chocolate (look for one that has cocoa butter in it, use the white chocolate wafers for candy making that you...
The prompt was to take pictures of what was going on today.... snowy views, wrapping presents, sledding and making peppermint bark were on the agenda for today. And I am officially done wrapping as of today!!! And I am also caught up on this project!! Yeah!! The prompt was to take pictures of what was going on today.... snowy views, wrapping presents, sledding...
Here is that view I promised you yesterday...this is my view this morning as it started snowing again...another 6 inches! Then the sun came out this afternoon and Caleb and I headed out for a sled ride down our drive.In the window you will see our manger....this is a new tradition this year. The tradition of the straw. Every time we do a...
I took these pics last night!! This morning we woke up to about 15 inches on the ground and we are supposed to get more tomorrow! The kids have been sledding all day and I have been busy inside cooking and scrapping!! Stew is in the crock pot and the rolls are in the oven...the house smells sooo good!Caleb was so funny..this is...
These are some shots from yesterday while the snow was still falling!Yesterday we ended up getting over 15 inches of snow.....and are expecting 6 more tomorrow! WooHoo! The kids have been out sledding all day and I have been busy creating!! In the kitchen and in the scrap room!! Stew and rolls are cookin and I am finally caught up on my Christmas...
Head over to my scrap blog to view the latest entries in my Journal Your Christmas class. I am really enjoying the daily prompts and creating something almost everyday! We are expecting over 12 inches of snow today so I imagine I will have some time to scrap more over the weekend! The kids are looking forward to being snowed in!!! Here is...
Well I have been busy catching up with my Christmas journal entries the last few days. Day 8 is 3 pages long ....the prompt was on capturing Christmas in photos around your house but also about journaling on something that is different this year. So I did both!Day 9 was more on your families traditions....day 10 was on gift wrap and bows and...
I am seriously behind on my Christmas journal.....I have all the ideas in my head but have had no time to produce the pages.....so today I am determined to get caught up....problem is I also need to catch up on the cleaning, cooking , baking and wrapping....hmmmm, talk about multi tasking!!I'll post the pics later when I get them done!! I am still...
My friend Ann has written so beautifully about the greatest gift.....These are the weeks before Christmas. The darkest days of the year fall gently down upon us. And in the hushed quiet, in the dark of the come-early night, we sit with bated breath. We've been given a gift. One we didn’t have to make, bake, sew, buy, wrap, bag or tag. One...
We have started a new tradition this year. I really wanted a real tree....we go back and forth depending on the year between putting up our fake tree and getting a real one...so this year there are no small babies ; ( ......and so I really thought a live tree would be nice.Well we really do not have $50 to go buy a...
Brian and I needed to be out today....my Mom is in the hospital for pneumonia and we wanted to go down to visit. Soooo Emily thought it would be fun to help the boys to decorate the gingerbread house. They had a blast and even took pictures for me knowing that I would love to have them to scrapbook.What do you wear to...
