Getting Ready For Christmas

Did you ever think you have to many kids, family member, or friends to buy for?

Well I have, but I enjoy giving to all of them. I like sitting back and watching them, sometimes listening to them over the phone, or getting a letter or mail saying ty.

Last year we (a friend) made a list of things we are to do every month to make things a little easier on us. We found out some worked and some didn't. Getting ready for Christmas 2012. I do have to say alot of things happened last year to change some of the out comes to this but we made the best of it.

One thing that I will change on this years list is buy a gift for someone every month. It don't have to be a big gift, but something is better then nothing. The rest of the changes will fit better with me and my family.

1. Jan.- Clean up all the Christmas decorations and buy a gift.
2. Feb.-make Christmas cards and buy a gift.
3. March make Christmas crafts/gifts and buy a gift.
4. April- buy forever stamps for your Christmas Cards and buy a gift.
5. May- buy one gift for every child in my house and buy a gift.
6. June- find crafts (Kids) and recipes for Christmas ( find a lot on pinterest) and buy a gift.
7. July-Spend as much time with my family outside (most years this is are camp month), I would like to have some pressed flowers, and buy a gift.
8. August- Stocking Stuffers- school supplies are on sale and buy a gift.
9. September- Make sure I have supplies for baking cookies, recipes etc... and buy a gift.
10. October- Address Christmas Cards, go thru gits that have been bought and buy a gift.
11. November- rearrange furniture and start getting Christmas decorations out, figure out what to tell Santa to bring, cyber Monday shop shop shop.
12. December- Wrap gifts, put up tree and try to find me time.

Have a Great Day :)

Merry Christmas

Well here I am once again, I don't know why I can't remember to post more often, but  I will try to make up for a couple monthes next month. lol

Christmas is here once again and I have been busy working on projects just for that special day. I had posted a list of things for me to do all this year to be ready for the holidays and I did so so good at following it. I will post websites and pictures of what I made this year for gifts, and the cards. I didn't send out all my cards so I have a start to next year "yeah". 

I will also update my list for next year so if anyone has any idea please share.

Merry Christmas to all my dear friends.

There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.”
~ Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American author and humorist.

It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with Christmas belong the keepsakes and the customs. Those humble, everyday things a mother clings to, and ponders, like Mary in the secret spaces of her heart.”
~ Marjorie Holmes, American writer.

 

My List:

When you make a list do you follow thru with it?

Do you do things in order?

Are you happy with only getting a couple things done on it?

For me I like to do things in order, but it always dose not happen that way. I made a list back in January about how I was going to make Christmas a little easier this year. 

Oh here is the list for a update:

I will clean up all the Christmas decorations and will start a gift closet in Jan.

Feb.-make Christmas cards

March make Christmas crafts/gifts

April- buy forever stamps for your Christmas Cards.

May- buy one gift for every child in my house.

June- find crafts (Kids) and recipes for Christmas

Christmas in July we are going to do crafts with the kids make a Santa list,watch a Christmas movie.

August- Stocking Stuffers- school supplies are on sale.

September- Make sure you have supplies for your cookies.

October- Address Christmas Cards, make sure I have enough crafts made for everyone.

November- rearrange furniture and start getting Christmas decorations out.

December- Wrap gifts

 Now that I see the list I'm not doing to bad. 

So this means I'm right on target.

Have a Great Day :)

Christmas Blogs

I searched just now to find a Christmas blog that is active. I fond one that posted in February.

I use to belong to a couple yahoo groups then they slowly faded away so I went to blogs and now I'm finding they to are fading away.

I just can't understand what is going on!!!!!!

Christmas was always the time of year that u could believe, spend time with family and share the love Make gifts etc... Even if you don't have much you do the best you can (Love).

If any of my readers know of any please pass them on to me.

Whats is going to happen in my life in 2012

Well I could do the I'm going to lose weight but we all no that will not happen, at least the amount that i would really like to lose.
I could say I'm going to scrapbook 100 pages, lol we all know I don't have the time, patients, or skill to do this.
So here is my list and before I make the list Shawna is on the phone making one to so make sure you check hers out.

1. I will clean up all the Christmas decorations and will start a gift closet in Jan.
2. Feb.-make Christmas cards
3. March make Christmas crafts/gifts
4. April- buy forever stamps for your Christmas Cards.
5. May- buy one gift for every child in my house.
6. June- find crafts (Kids) and recipes for Christmas
7. Christmas in July we are going to do crafts with the kids make a Santa list,watch a Christmas movie.
8. August- Stocking Stuffers- school supplies are on sale.
9. September- Make sure you have supplies for your cookies.
10. October- Address Christmas Cards, make sure I have enough crafts made for everyone.
11. November- rearrange furniture and start getting Christmas decorations out.
12. December- Wrap gifts

1. Stick to my Christmas plan
2. I will lose 10 pounds
3. Me and Shawna is going to have a contest, we both got to add 12 followers. I have 9 followers and 16 members now.
4. Go camping and have fun with the kids.
5. Have a Me Day

Well there you go, if anyone wants to share there list link it here.

Love to all

Christmas Crafts

Here are a couple things I made for Christmas gifts.

I will give a book that I have read and I think and hope the person I give it to likes it lol and I made this book marker to go with it.

 I challenged some of my craft friends to make ATCS. I made mine I hope I will get one back.

  I hope the person I gave it to enjoys it. Crochet snowflake garland

 You no I made a card and I forgot to scan it. Oh well Chow
 

Well?

1. Its December, you got your Christmas shopping done? started?
2. Christmas cards sent out?
3. Any presents wrapped?
4. Do you know what your buying for everyone? 

Isn't the holidays so much fun, the list can keep going and going. I use to be a person that just loved Christmas, any more I could live without all the drama that goes with it. Wrong color mom, wrong size, she wanted this I didn't etc...

Well my kids got a rude eye opener coming. They are not getting allot for Christmas! With not working and the cost of everything else it will be a year to be thankful we are together and a warm roof over are heads,. Don't get me wrong they are getting gifts, but it is going to be what they need mostly.

I have some of my shopping done cyber Monday made that allot easier, and one trip to the mall and I will be done. I have not wrapped anything except the things I had to mail. I sent a few cards out and I am thinking about sitting down and making a couple more. I also need to get out the decorations. I'm not doing the whole house, but I will put a tree up in most of the rooms.


Don't get stressed out its not worth it. Just go with the flow and don't over do it.

Have fun watching the Christmas movies, I know I am.

Merry Christmas


Love Ya All
Teresa

Christmas

   Christmas use to be my favorite holiday. I loved decorating the house, wrapping the gifts, making homemade bows, I even made curtains. LOL I know I'm funny, but as I have gotten older and the kids are growing I just didn't have the time or the care to decorate any more.    
   Well this year I'm home and not working and I'm going to try to bring things back out that I haven't seen in years.
   I started with making a gift, not sure who its going to but I'm doing it. I will try to remember to share it when I'm done making it.
   I'm going to get out the Christmas cards that I started to make a couple years ago. So there will be a couple lucky people to get them.
   I even started a list of the gifts I'm getting. So I think I'm doing pretty good. 
   If anyone has any fun projects for the kids let me know.
   Whats your thoughts on Christmas this year? 

 

What Color Christmas Tree Should You Have?

You Should Have a Blue Christmas Tree

For you, the holidays represent a time of calm, understanding, and peace. You avoid family fights, and you don't get too stressed out - even when things are crazy! You like to make Christmas about making everyone's life a little bit better. You don't get caught up in greed or commercialism. You're too sincere for that. Your blue tree would look great with: Lots of silver tinsel You should spend Christmas Eve watching: It's a Wonderful Life What you should bake for Santa: Chocolate chip cookies

What Color Christmas Tree Should You Have?

2 Cards to Share

There was a card sketch challenge on Scrapbooklane and here is the cards I made.

2005 Christmas Layouts

Its was so much fun going back 4 year and remembering how little the kids were. They are growing way to fast for me.

Crop to you Drop

I have had a busy week and last night I realized I haven't posted on here for a while. So here I am to share what I have been doing.

The Scrapbook Lane crop started last Wed. and we got over 20 challenges. The crop ends tonight, but you know how it goes when you have a family you don't always get to do what you want. So before I get my house cleaned (while the kids are in school) I'm going to share some layouts I with you.

Before you see the layouts I do want to say I'm not sure if I'm happy with them but there done for now. I'm off to clean now have a great day.

Cards

I made 4 cards yesterday at a card crop online. I don't like them all but I did the best I could. There were 4 sketches and i did 3 of them. TFL

Paper Peicing

Oh what fun it is to see what you can create. All you have to do is find a picture you like print it and cut it up. Make sure you write on them what they are so you know were they go .

Quilling

I was playing around and found out quilling was lots of fun. Here are a couple things I made.
There are lots of places online that shows you how to do it. Here is one I just found http://quilling.blogspot.com/2006/09/quilling-basics-getting-started.html . Have fun and please share if you make anything.

My Snowmen colection is Growing 2008

The little trees bells (decorations) have snowmen faces painted on them to.

Alan got me these. There all metal except the tree of cource.

Gift Baskets

Gift baskets are so much fun to make and you can save money making them. Buy all year from the clearance isles, watch for things to go on sale, or make everything in the basket.

You can go with any theme a person likes. You don't have to pick a basket to put everything in either, you can get a bucket, hat, flower pot, even a pan so they can cook the soup mix that you put inside it.

So start with a list of people you got to buy for, what do they like to do.

Examples:

Gardening- flower pot, seeds (look at the dates), gloves, hat, shovel, spade, garden statue, live flowers, etc.

Tea and Hot Chocolate- tea pot, mugs, tea bags, hot chocolate, and don't for get the marsh mellows.

Cleaners for there Vehicle

If you search Gift Baskets online you will find hundreds of ideas.

Have fun shopping and making things.

Christmas 2008

Christmas morning started at 7:30. I was shocked the kids slept that long. Everyone seemed to like everything. I didn't have to take anything back so me and Santa must have done good.

After Christmas Goals

Christmas is over and I wish it wasn't. I love to give to others and see there faces light up. I have goals I would like to set for Christmas next year and there is no better time but the present to start on them. I will need you to help so if you have any ideas to help me please pass them on to me.

Here is what I want to do.

1. I would like to be able to help one other child have a great Christmas morning.
2. I would like to make more gifts.
3. Start my Christmas shopping in Feb.
4. Start decorating my house begining of Nov.
5. Get my Christmas cards made before Nov.

I don't feel like I have pressured myself at all. Do you have any goals you would like to do for Christmas 2009?

My Christmas Letter

This year Christmas is a little different around here. We didn't have the money to buy alot of gifts but we have the love to share and that is more inportant then any gift.

There are loved once that are not able to be here with us but they are here in are hearts.

At Christmas time there are know rules, you make the best out of what you have. We have are family and friends and we are the lucky once to have each other.

Merry Christmas