See you in 2007!

We're off to Iowa for a few days. I'm not sure I'll be able to post from there so I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Jen McWhirt if you see this check your email.

I didn't clean the craft room...

But I did spend some more time messing it up last night. Here's a few pages I accomplished.

Page about the really cool bookstore (the Book Loft) we visited this summer. It was a maze of books. Room after room you almost get lost. If you are ever in Columbus, Ohio you should check it out.

I thought this photo was super fun it's a photo of our car in the tire of a semi.

Tuesday 10 - 10 Things I got for Christmas

Hope everyone had a very merry christmas. Jay and I sure did. So here's today's Tuesday 10 which is about Christmas.

1. Yarn and knitting needles from G&G - What fun. I can't wait to make something. I ordered a few knitting books from the library so I can try a new knitting stitch.
2. Hobby Lobby Gift Card from Joe - I was shocked it wasn't from Walmart since that's where Joe is working these days but never mind that as I like Hobby Lobby Better.
3. A whole bunch of scrapping loot from Debbie, Lorianne and Betsy including an Archivers Gift Card - Thanks Debbie.
4. New silverware from Lita - I really really needed forks I think the dishwasher has been eating them - Lita must have known.
5. Some new VHS tapes from Jay. I've been taping over on the same two for like 3 years they've seen better days.
6. Several conversations with my dad.
   
7. The coolest slipper shoes from my mom. They are great.
   
8. New brakes for the car from Jay's Dad - Isn't that a great gift. My favorite kind practical and sensible.
   
9. The funnest Christmas Ornament from Lynley - she made it. I think I rubbed off on her as she was doing semi-homemade Christmas this year.
10. Snow - Santa must have gotten my letter. Too bad it melted away so quick.

Sorry if I didn't mention your gift as I loved them all but the list stops at 10.

And here's two more of the tags. I need to finish the other one but I'm procrastinating a bit and working on thank you cards.

A mini christmas photo shoot

Jay and I were out and about this after and somehow I talked him into going to the park at the elementary school for a little mini Christmas photo shoot. Too bad it's such a gloomy day out there today. Here's some of the photos we took.

Lookie here we are with an evergreen tree so christmasy.

Jay and a brick wall. I love this angle and the wall.

This photo was actually a mistake but I like it. The wind knocked the camera over and I was coming over to get it straighten out and it took a shot of me.

Jay did not want to go down the slide probably because his hat didn't fit... but he did sit at the bottom.

last but not least Katie the red nosed reindeer coming down the slide.

Well I guess I need to get back to finishing off these gifts and start on the wrapping I'm very close to finishing only 5 more gifts left to complete if I don't count Jay's.

6, 5, 4,

days before Christmas. I'm so behind making gifts it's not funny however I did mail those I was mailing on Tuesday, and I had almost everything ready for my friends I've seen in the last few days, and I took a break to knock out a few tags.

6 Days - went out to lunch on work. We got steak. Yummy. I put the camera on the back of someone's car to take this photo. Please note we are even wearing work gear I have my hoodie on and Jill's sporting her fleece. Thanks for this yummy ribbon Jen I love it!
5 Days - I also had lunch with Kelly and Sara and dinner with Lynley and yet I only took this one photo of the nativity on the circle on my way home from supper. Clearly I was having too much fun, or too busy making lists of do's in my head.4 Days - This photo cracks me up. Lorianne looks scared, Debbie's toasting the camera, little Nick is checking out my hat or something. Hehe too funny.
Well enough of a break I really should get back to making some holiday gifts as the big date is rapidly approaching, and there's so little time left.

8 & 7

Days Before Christmas. No Cookie Party Photos I used one I took of my drum tins. And Below is Santa on a Harley. Isn't that the funnest? Only a week until the Holiday. I'm so behind on everything it isn't funny but I did make these tags tonight.

9 Days...

Okay so I know it's really almost 7 days now. But I'm a bit behind doing these. And I'd post today's too but I didn't take any photos at the cookie party Kim took them all silly me. So I guess I'll do that one tomorrow.

Here's the tag from Saturday though. Jay and I went up to a little mini party at his friends house (no photos whoops) and then we hit the Light Display at Reynolds Farm (surprisingly it didn't take ANY prying for him to want to go to the light display no complaints here.)




Back to work tomorrow - UGH! Luckily I just have a few days of work before more vacation time.

10 Days...

Before Christmas and we're baking cookies like mad. Jay and I made tons of cookies yesterday some for Kim's holiday cookie party and some for our friends. We only hit one little snag in that my tins are too small for my cookies so I have to go out and find something else to put them in today, hopefully I can still use my same vision with just a different container.

Other than that I'm not sure what's on the agenda today perhaps a holiday movie or a trip to the holiday tractor supply light display.

11 Days Before Christmas

11 Days Before Christmas my true love - Jay and I went downtown last walked around and saw the Christmas Lights. I so need to learn to use my camera at night only a handful of the photos came out okay.

Today I start baking Christmas Cookies! What fun that will be.

12 Days Before Christmas

My First Tag. I'm doing them a little different than Mellie as I plan to put all 12 together into 2 12x12 pages.

I don't seem to cross anything off... **UPDATED**

Well I'm starting to make a dent now. I spent all morning running around doing various things including some not on my list.

Behinds I should put get out of bed, shower, and work on these lists so I can at least feel a sense of accomplishment as I so am way behind on accomplishing things on this list, I had planned to get crazy and do most of them today. However I stayed later at the office than I wanted and then I took a longer lunch then I planned and now I have a conference call that "I can't Miss". So tomorrow I will accomplish at least half these tasks.

1. Make Labels for Christmas Cards
2. Mail Christmas Cards
3. Pick Up Gifts for the Kid we adopted for Christmas Charity - Done
4. Wrap and Mail Secret Sisters Gifts - Done
5. Find Fun Stuff to start wrapping these gifts in.
6. Wrap Gifts
   
7. Figure out What Kind of Christmas Cookies I want to make - Done
8. Grocery Shop for Christmas Cookie Supplies - Done
9. Bake Christmas Cookies
10. Decorate Containers to take Cookies to Kim's Party In
11. Make Recipe Cards for these
12. Finish JJ's Christmas Present so I can mail so it will arrive on time.
13. Start the 12 Days Before Christmas Celebration This starts Wed - Done
14. Home Depot & Get New Vacuum (X-your fingers they sell these as I have a gc & I don't want to wait until Christmas to get a new one)
15. Clean Scrapbook Room.
16. Send Invites to the Christmas Luncheon - Done
    
17. Get Together Goodie Bags for the Christmas Lunch
18. Charge Batteries for Camera- Done
19. New Item: Mail Pam's Gift - I probably won't get to drop it off for Kim to take so now I must mail dang! - Done

Good news at work today. I can't really share what but trust me it's something I've wanted for us for a very long time. Jen it's not a raise or a bonus I wish it were both things though.

Tuesday 10 - 10 Reasons Why My Coworkers Might Think I'm A Crazy Christmas Lady

Thanks to JJ who started this discussion and gave me something to make a "10" list about this week.
10 Reasons Why My Co-Workers Might Think I'm Crazy Christmas Lady -

1. I have over 400 Outgoing Christmas Cards in piles all over my desk.
2. 6 Strands of Lights Hanging from my office ceiling.
3. A mini Christmas Tree all decked out.
4. A Spinning Light-Up Santa Toy (Try not to be jealous of this).
5. Christmas Music Playing from 8 to 5 (I made my own pandora station I can share with you if you like just email me.)
6. My Sparkley Lanyard Lita gave me. (I'm thinking I need a Christmas one though this is a year round treat for everyone).
7. The Rumors have spread that I make all my Christmas Presents. (True Story).
8. I took a co-worker shopping today during my lunch hour.
9. My Celebrating 25 years Anniversary Stocking is hung by the door waiting for Santa to soon be here.
10. They remember my fancy Christmas Hats, Antlers, and Light-up Belt from last Christmas.

And to think I don't even have sequined sweaters, a bowl of candy canes, wassail warming on a hot plate, or one of those spooky life size talking santas then I truly would be crazy Christmas lady.

Here's the status on my to do list. I'm refraining from adding more til I can start crossing things off.

1. Take Clothes to the Dry Cleaner - Done
2. Make Labels for Christmas Cards
3. Mail Christmas Cards
4. Pick Up Gifts for the Kid we adopted for Christmas Charity
5. Wrap and Mail Secret Sisters Gifts
6. Find Fun Stuff to start wrapping these gifts in.
7. Wrap Gifts
   
8. Figure out What Kind of Christmas Cookies I want to make - Done
9. Grocery Shop for Christmas Cookie Supplies
10. Bake Christmas Cookies
11. Decorate Containers to take Cookies to Kim's Party In
12. Make Recipe Cards for these
13. Get a Present together for Pam, prior to Wednesday so we can get it to her on her birthday. - Done
14. Finish JJ's Christmas Present so I can mail so it will arrive on time.
15. Start the 12 Days Before Christmas Celebration This starts Wed
16. Home Depot & Get New Vacuum (X-your fingers they sell these as I have a gc & I don't want to wait until Christmas to get a new one)
17. Clean Scrapbook Room.
18. Send Invites to the Christmas Luncheon
19. Get Together Goodie Bags for the Christmas Lunch
20. Charge Batteries for Camera
21. Send Christmas CD to JJ - Done
    

2 Post in a Day! (To-Do List) *Updated

Judy was posting her list of to-do's and I thought I'd better post mine too, so I don't forget anything. I'm sure I'm forgetting a dozen things that should be on list this already but I can't remember everything. Well in the last 24 hours I accomplished a few tasks.

1. Laundry (Jay needs socks and I need my Shower Curtain Back) - Done
   
2. Load Dishwasher- Done
3. Hang Shower Curtain- Done
4. Take Clothes to the Dry Cleaner
5. Get Stamps for Christmas Cards- Done
6. Make Labels for Christmas Cards
7. Mail Christmas Cards
8. Pick Up Gifts for the Kid we adopted for Christmas Charity
9. Wrap and Mail Secret Sisters Gifts
10. Find Fun Stuff to start wrapping these gifts in.
11. Wrap Gifts
    
12. Locate Fancy Boxes to Complete these Gifts I'm making - Done
13. Figure out What Kind of Christmas Cookies I want to make
14. Grocery Shop for Christmas Cookie Supplies
15. Bake Christmas Cookies
16. Decorate Containers to take Cookies to Kim's Party In
17. Make Recipe Cards for these
18. Get a Present together for Pam, prior to Wednesday so we can get it to her on her birthday.
    
19. Finish JJ's Christmas Present so I can mail so it will arrive on time.
20. Start the 12 Days Before Christmas Celebration This starts Wed
21. Home Depot & Get New Vacuum (X-your fingers they sell these as I have a gc & I don't want to wait until Christmas to get a new one)
22. Hang Christmas Cards I've Received.- Done
23. Clean Scrapbook Room.
24. Send Invites to the Christmas Luncheon
25. Get Together Goodie Bags for the Christmas Lunch
26. Charge Batteries for Camera
27. Send Christmas CD to JJ

Yet Another Sneak Peek!

I'm starting to feel more in the Christmas spirit since I'm making gifts and I did my cards.

So here's another sneak peek of a Christmas Ornament I made. I made several styles these are so fun and quick.
Only 15 days til christmas. And I think I have 15 gifts left to make.

sneak peak...

been working on Christmas cards today... Here's a sneak peek at them. Yes this is my trashy tree with the tilting star.
This photo reminds me of Christmas even though it's taken at easter. Love you Jono thinking about you.

Dear Santa:

Can I please get some snow for Christmas? It's finally starting to feel like winter outside and I'd like to get some snow to complete the package? And it will make for some real pretty pictures.

I promise I've been Nice!

Thanks,

Katie

Tuesday 10 - 10 Christmas Gifts To Make

Well since I'm making gifts I guess I figure everyone else will want to make them so here's some ideas.

10 Christmas Gifts to make -

1. Candy Balls
2. Mix CDs (sorry no link here)
3. Santa from a Lightbulb this is too funny looking.
4. Cookies
5. Jingling Bracelets
6. Candles
7. Bookmarks
8. Postcard Gift Packs
9. Coasters - there's a ton more styles of these if you don't like this one google another.
10. Date basket with movie rental card, microwave popcorn, juju's, soda etc.
    

And just in case you think you can guess what I'm making you I'm not making any of the above

12 Days of Christmas

Inspired by Mellie from CI who'd celebrating Christmas all month long with tags for everyday this month. I think I will start with something similar the 12 days before Christmas as I'm a few days behind already. It should be fun - I'm already making lists of the things we can do on those 12 days Jay better look out!