oh yes, it was merry!

but...how is it that something you plan, prepare, and are entirely consumed by for an entire month is over in a day.

it feels like i blinked and am now staring at the month of December in my rear view mirror.

2010 just up ahead.

next year i am asking for a reverse gear on this ride.

we did all of these very same things in my house the week of Christmas.
all that's missing is mom's Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton Christmas cd.
(on heavy rotation!!!!!)

"white christmas without you,
white christmas and i'm blue.
i love you...i need you...
so sad, but so true."
(sung with country twang)

ten bucks says i have a few siblings singing the same song right about now.

new tradition

Christmas memory/inspiration board.

what's on it:
christmas cards
party invites
kids' holiday programs
december pictures
bits and pieces
hints of handmade stuff
memories

all in one spot. this is officially a new tradition

sister friend

photo: etsy


more than just a friend. more like a sister.

no other way to describe it... after having known someone for so long... that your day isn't the same if you haven't talked at least once, even if it's just for a few seconds.


happy birthday danyelle


(someday...when we're really, really old and wrinkly we can take a picture just like this one, but with old lady shoes and brown panty hose on. )

stink-id

this is cole.
this is the face he makes when he doesn't like what I am telling him to do.
"stink-id" is what he says to express exactly how he feels about what I am telling him to do.
(as in "that's so stink-id.")

as near as I can tell, "stink-id" is a cross between stinky and stupid. he says this word so much, it's growing on me. rob and i say "stink-id" now. feel free to use it yourself if it works for you.

deck the halls

with holiday bunting...fa la la la la...you know the rest.

no sew tutorial found here.


yarn trees

tutorial found here


in desperate need of a few holiday decorations . cyber DIYs....oh how I love 'em.
the result: it's coming up Christmas over here.

the polar express

complete with a ticket punching conductor, hot chocolate, and Santa himself. can't help but feel the holiday spirit.