Happy New Year!!!!

OK. It’s not quite the New Year, but it is New Year’s Eve! I’m going into work this morning for just a few hours, then the youngest 2 are going to friends for a New Year’s Eve Bash Sleepover. They’re so excited & have been doing a daily countdown since Thanksgiving!! LOL I’m not sure what Hubby & I will be doing, since Savannah will be home. He may work {he drives a taxi cab} since this is a big night for people who want to drink but not drive ~ which is fine with me if he works, that’s extra money for us!! LOL
Hope everyone had a pleasant Christmas. The girls & I went to my Mom’s on Sunday the 23rd to celebrate it with her & my 2 sisters. Mom didn’t do the big dinner this year, we just munched on cheese, crackers & veggies, drank lots of egg nog & sparkling grape juice! Then after opening all our gifts, we played our favorite game of all time ~ UNO!! We play it every time we get together & it goes on & on & on & on…..We’ve literally had one game last for 4 hours!!
Christmas day we went to my SIL house to spend it with her, her 2 kids, & the rest of Hubby’s family. Hubby’s Aunt, her husband & his Grandma drove from Nebraska & his cousin flew in from New York.
After opening all the gifts, it’s his family’s tradition to see a movie on Christmas day. Hubby’s Uncle buys the gift certificates ahead of time, and then we decide what movie to see. This year we saw National Treasure ~ Book of Secrets. Pretty good movie. It was decided we should catch the 2:20 showing, so we gather up kids, decide who is going with who & leave for the theater. Hubby, the kids & I as well as his Mom & boyfriend get there, but didn’t want to get the tickets yet because the rest of the family had yet to arrive. My SIL & the rest of the crew finally arrive 10-15 mins after us & the 2:20 show is sold out. So we get tickets for the 3:20 show & wait @ the theater behind about 75 other people for an hour to get decent seats. Crazy!! But, we enjoyed the movie & head back to my SIL house for my MIL to make her famous & delicious enchiladas. Needless to say, my SIL forgot to get all the ingredients for enchiladas so Hubby’s Mom was going to take us to dinner, but the only restaurant open on Christmas day was Denny’s. NOT where I want to go for a Christmas dinner!! It was about 7:30 PM by then, the girls were getting cranky & hungry. So we head back home & have a Christmas dinner of burritos!! Not quite your traditional Christmas dinner!! LOL

I must be off to work now. Have a save & Happy New Year. ;)

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas Eve!! I’m officially done with ALL my gift buying; I finished up this morning & have been wrapping between baking banana bread, cleaning up a bit & playing with the girls toys. We had Christmas at my Mom’s yesterday w/ my 2 sisters, & the girls really hit pay dirt w/ Grandma!! And tomorrow it’s Christmas with Hubby’s family.
Since I will be away for Christmas, I will give you the remaining freebies. Somehow I missed a day & have 3 for you. I’m sure you’re OK with that aren’t you?? LOL And here they are ~ a set of stapled jewelry tags, some messy stitches, & a set of satin bows. Enjoy & the Merriest of Christmases to everyone! ;)

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Well, I made it through shopping at Wal-Mart & Target yesterday without a scratch!! Pretty much got everything on the lists. Hubby has to get the last of the gifts; just a few more from Santa & we’re done for this year. Whew!! Now I will sit back & relax. I don’t have to worry about cooking dinner this year, my SIL is doing that. I’m not entertaining at my house, so I don’t have to worry that the vacuum cleaner broke & the carpet is a disgusting mess. I’ve even put aside working on designs for work for the next 4 days!! This is Heaven! Actually what would make it more like Heaven is if Hubby gets me the Dyson I want so I can get this house cleaned up! Yes, I’m the type of person who doesn’t mind when her husband buys her gifts like vacuum cleaners. LOL!
On a bit of a different note, I’m hoping Kendra W has stopped by to read my little o’ Blog. If you’re reading this Kendra, you purchased 2 kits from the store & the Pay Pal address you have was returned as unavailable. I want to get the download links to you, so if can you contact me here with an alternate email address I will get them out ASAP. Thanks.
Now on to today’s freebie ~ a set of gingham bows in colors to match the papers. Enjoy!

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Are You Ready??

Christmas is only 3 days away. {Aakkkk!!!!} Everyone have your shopping done?? I don’t!! Savannah & I are heading out in a bit so she can get her gifts for Riley & Darien, then I have to finish my shopping, do Hubby’s & get Santa gifts. All this I plan on getting done today. Not to mention I have to go to the grocery store, too!! It’s now about 10:30 & I really should’ve had most of this done already. Oh, well.
I wanted to get you guys your goodies before I headed out into the madness. Today there will be 2 since I didn’t get yesterdays uploaded. I was having problems w/ the internet & was just too damn tired to mess with it after work! So, you get a set of stitched felt stars & assorted frames for today. Enjoy!! I’m off & hopefully will make it back in one piece!!

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What a Day!

I’ve been going since 5:30 this morning & it's now 6:30 PM!! It’s nice to sit down for a few minutes. Long enough to give you guys your treat for the day!! Yeah you!!! It’s a set of 6 papers in colors that coordinate with the Holiday cards.

I’m now off to do Darien’s hair ~ enjoy the papers!

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Day 5 Freebie

Just a quick stop before I head out to work. Today’s freebie is a set of 4 vintage gift tags ~

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Christmas Gifts for All

As you may know from reading my previous post, some of my husband’s extended family members will be here for Christmas & I was struggling with not only the hassle of having Christmas in 3 places {our house, w/ my family & w/ his family}, but also with the financial aspect of the whole affair. I came up with what I think is an awesome solution. We live right next door to a CVS & they print digital pictures in 1 hour for just pennies. And across the street is a 99 cent store. So….for just a few dollars Savannah & I went around the neighborhood taking pics of some interesting things to give for gifts!! We’re doing some photo editing in PSP so they’ll each have an
interesting effect. Here is a sample of one I just did of a photo I took ~

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EDITED:

I love changing a pic to B&W with just the “subject” in color. Especially if the color pops! I think our family will enjoy them, especially since the photos were taken by Savannah & I. And it was fun finding things a little “unusual” to photograph & frame.
Now for your goodie of the day ~ fabric tags, perfect for your Holiday layouts!

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On the Third Day of Christmas...

FernLili gave to you 4 silk flowers, Holiday cards & some cute paper Christmas trees. Yup, today's goodie is 4 silk flowers with glitter "button" centers in traditional holiday colors. I'm off to {Gulp} Wal-Mart & Target ~ enjoy!

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One More Before I Say Goodnight

Hey Folks, I’m back again with another goodie!! But before I do that, I want to remind you that my huge 55% off sale is still going on in the Store. Everything {excluding sale rack items} is on sale. There are some whopping deals you shouldn’t miss. And just in time for the Holidays!!
Now on to the freebie ~ a set of 4 5X7 holiday cards in PNG format to slip a photo or 2 into. Until next time ~ Enjoy!

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She Does Exist!!!

I’m here, I’m alive & I’ve been such a bad bloggerL. I’ve just been so busy at work; I’ve had next to no time for much else. The company has hired 2 new people, so I’m hoping they will have the skills to help take some of the weight off my shoulders. I’m handling customer service calls, product status calls, scheduling technical measurements, scheduling installs, and production tracking. Add to that the designing, which I’ve gotten behind on & have been taking home. Hence my lack of time to Blog. Not to mention I’ve shopped for exactly one, yes, ONE Christmas gift & that I did online!! What I would really love to do is just spend the day with my family just hanging out, play some board games & cards & just be together. But my SIL has this big to-do planned with her & hubby’s grandma, aunt, uncle, cousin & mother. Plus her kids & mine. I’m actually not looking forward to it. I know, I know. I sound like the Grinch. But she wants to have EVERYONE {adults included} bring a stocking over the night before, then show up early the next morning for breakfast & present opening. I barely have enough money to buy my own kids gifts, much less my husbands cousin who I met once 12 years ago, his aunt I see maybe every 2-3 years, & an 80 something grandmother who really does not need another knick knack or do-dad. I think the stress of work & the Holidays are making me crabby L
So I will move on to more uplifting subjects ~ last year at this time of year, I gave away a full kit in a “12 Days of Christmas” download-a-day freebie. It was a big hit, so this year I will again have the “12 Days of Christmas” freebie-a-day, but this time it will be a different thing each day. And to start things off, today’s freebie is a set of 4 paper trees; lightly decorated so there is room for you to add your own trimmings of glitter & glitz. Because I’ve started a day later than planned, be sure to check back again tonight for another freebie!!

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