A Cool Photo and Some Layouts

Click on this one and look at it bigger -- it's better bigger! This was fun to take ... gave me some new ideas for other photos...!

And here are a couple layouts.

Its Only Noon!

How can it only be noon?!

Ok, so I *did* get up at 4:45 am this morning to hit up some of the sales, but wow. I was shopping til 9, came home, wrapped all these presents, made Mac and Cheese (hey, it felt like lunchtime!), showered, made myself pretty, dinked around online, went to the post office, went to the bank, went to the candle factory, and then went and hung out at my old day care and held my {now huge} babies from the summer :-)

I got a good dent in my Christmas shopping list today so far, though.

Can you believe I am doing EVERY DROP of my Christmas shopping on ONE DAY? Yeah, me either, but I'm telling you ... it's pretty awesome to wake up in the morning not having ONE present bought, and then by dinnertime knowing it'll be ALL done!!

Turkey Day Must Have ...

Mixed itself up with Christmas Day!

Look what we woke up to this morning!

It's the first "real" snow....!

(accumulation-wise anyway)

Here's a look at my neighbhorhood!

And a cute photo from today for the road! ;-)

Looking forward to later this evening when I'm going to my grandma's for our Turkey Dinner!

I'm most excited about the stuffing, LOL!

Have a wonderful Holiday!

More...

I Scrapped!

This afternoon I decided to put my schoolwork aside and do something fun. So, I made a knockoff recipe of the Cranberry Bliss bars I talked about (thanks Amy for the recipe idea!) to take to my friend's dinner party tomorrow night, and I also scrapped a little:

Miss Jae

Sharing a few new ones of the world's sweetest little lady.

The last one is one of three all time faves I've taken of her!

*The Coolest Thing Since Sliced Bread*

Customized Starbucks cards!

Just in time for the Holiday Season!

I think these are so neat!

You can get the words on the cup changed to

whatever it is that you order! FUN!!!!

That's "my" drink!

Mmmmmm!

In Anticipation...

I don't know if its because I am getting older and value family time more, whether this semseter just sucks, or if I am just in a super creative mood lately -- I am *so* in the *Christmas Spirit* already!

I was so squirrley when I went to Walmart last weekend and there were HUGE Christmas trees all decked out in big lime green ornaments. So, ever since, I have been wanting to create, decorate, bake -- all the fun things that go along with the holidays.

So, instead of studying for a quiz I have today, I sat online and perused Marthastewart.com. I found some lucious ideas and just overall fantastic & inspiring images.

Gotta love my Martha!

...if that doens't put you in the Holiday Spirit, I don't know what will!

*47 DAYS 'TIL CHRISTMAS*

Tuck this one away...

For next year...

*Home-Made Candy Corn*

Now *this* would make for a fun little kitchen adventure!

Here's the link for you:

http://noshwithme.com/2007/10/candy-corn/

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