A Look Back at 2009....

Some memories from the past year, in no particular order. Gingerbread Train
Happy Harvest!
Fairytale Town

Annual Harvest Festival photo (not the best this year!)

DD first (and hopefully only) "self" haircut

Our beautiful Patches, who adopted us. She is the best cat.

State Fair 2009

Family fun mini vacation

Me and Hubby

DS's first MLB game, SF Giants, they lost:(

Fun at Bass Pro Shop (that place is huge!)

Unexpected sweet moments

Trip to local firestation

Trip to Folsom Zoo

Lots and lots of fun at the park!

Lots of water play

First self built (with a bit of help) box car

First two wheeler

DS lost first tooth (and the second, a day later)

Fun trip to kid's science museum

So many fun and happy memories...what will 2010 bring? I hope lots and lots of the same!

Let's See...

10 days and counting 'till Christmas.

House is a B.O.M.B. Majorly. Nothing that can't be cleaned up in a good solid hour, but still unnerving. Why is it that I can't craft, teach and clean in unison?

Have my official "to do" list now. I try to put those off, but now I have one. Mostly gifts I need to finish up, shopping to do. I don't have a ton left, but need to keep track of it so I don't get more overwhelmed than I already am.

Remembering to include the fun stuff too. Today we decorated Patches "house" with wrapping paper and colored pictures. Her house is a over sized box. She tends to hide in it to escape all the hands that are constantly coming at her each day.

We still need to make our gingerbread men, have for a few years now. Our "tradition" so to speak, will make sure to make them GF.

Have my fave holiday movie waiting for me to watch. "Christmas Vacation" is my yearly holiday guilty pleasure, I always watch it while wrapping a big batch of gifts. I won't get to it tonight, but hopefully will tomorrow. It's so much fun.

More to do....it'll get done, if not then that'll be ok too!

Special Touches

How are you using special touches in your Christmas decorating? How are you repurposing things for holiday decorations? Can you see the cake stand, changing table basket, cookie cutters, salt shaker, cookie tin, planter, fruit stand, dip bowl, egg platter, dishtowel and glass platter that I've incorporated?