My challenge for 2009..... While reading Creating Keepsakes the other night they had a "Project 365" taking 1 picture a day for a year of anything from your breakfast... to your bathroom... to a family vacation. At first I thought this was kind of crazy, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized "Imagine how much future generations could learn about you from this one album, simple things they may find interesting, but would otherwise never know about you." The price of gas, what your cell phone and computer looks like, just think of how much cell phones and have computers have changed just in our generation, imagine what they will be like 30 years from now! starting January 1 you can order a kit from Creatingkeepsakes.com "magazines". I challenge you to do a project 365.

Christmas is over.... I am not sure if I am happy or sad? I had a great Christmas, but I am kind of sad it is all over and done with and now only to start on the next year. I got to spend a lot of time with my family so that was really good and got some great scrap stuff that I am ready to play with NOW. I am ready for all of the hustle and butle to be over, but I miss the magic happening in our home on a daily basis. Christmas is definitely for kids and I love watching their eyes and facial expressions when opening presents and doing things you only do at Christmas! Christmas eve we spent with Jon's family then headed to Murdo to be with my family Christmas day, then on Saturday we went to Pierre to celebrate Christmas with all of my mom's brothers and sisters and all of my cousins so that was great. We took the kids to the capital and fed the geese (Hayden was more interested in running through them and trying to make them fly than feeding them. I guess he figured they needed a little exercise after they had eaten all of that!) and went through and looked at the trees. My kids and husband had never been there so that was a lot of fun. They are so beautiful and so much work put into them, it is sad they are coming down today. AND NOW off to the real world of work again!!!!!!!!!!I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Come!

Finally the doll house is done!!!!!!! When I was little my dad made me this doll house and I got it and remodeled it. In the beginning I thought how hard could it possibly be to put some new wall paper and carpet in this house as the structure was still good? WEll if I would have just left it at that and not put up chair rail, wainscoating, made new curtains (I definitely now know why I am a scrapper and not a seamstress!), hard wood floor in the living room and hallway, and trim around the baseboard it would have been pretty easy, but I had to keep going then just thought I was done and decided no house is complete without wall words and berry garland above some of the windows!!!! Haley loved it and has played with it for endless hours already. she was so excited when we brought it in Christmas eve morning!!!!!!!!

On the 12th day of Christmas to my true friend I gave.... I covered Prima box filled with peanut butter kiss cookies! I love these boxes, it almost makes me want to go buy all of the prima flowers from Cathy just to have the boxes to cover!!!!!

On the eleventh day of Christmas... I forgot to take a picture... to my true friend I gave..... a note pad cube stamped with snowflakes and a big blue bow on top (thanks to Cathy for making all of them for me!)



AHHHHHH I went to bed last night feeling most of my projects were coming to an end, I wrapped all weekend, finished all my calendars, the doll house is almost done, baked cookies, made cookies in a jar for my co-workers, made gingerbread houses, cleaned my house and THEN I woke up this morning and started to make a list of last minute things that need to be completed and it is a FULL page, my house is a disaster again (I decided that is pretty much a waste of time until my kids are off to college!) So much for thinking I was pretty well done! I just can't figure where the time has gone? If anyone happens to have an extra elf sitting around doing nothing at their house, please send him over here PRONTO!

On the tenth day of Christmas to my true friend I gave..... a bandaid tin filled with gift tags. I got this idea from Cathy at Altered Art. Thanks for the inspiration, you are awesome!

On the ninth day of Christmas to my true friend I gave..... a paper purse filled with peppermint kisses.

Is it just me or did Christmas really sneak up on us this year? I have 4 days until Christmas even and feel so overwhelmed with projects to finish (and some to start), shopping to finish, cookies to bake, wrapping to be done and the list goes on and on. At the beginning of December I thought Iwas doing really good, now I am just in panic mode!!!!!!