JCI, and I have the weekend off I will be getting some more items done. I even ordered some___________________ for my SS . Does not matter if they want to mail early or on time. I will wait...if I can to open it.

I have only went once for a black friday shopping. I was trying to get the Imagine. I never found a spot to park, so I just went home . I did eventually get my Imagine and at the same price as was advertised

Hi, everyone! I'm finished with everything - but am going to wait a couple of weeks before I mail it so that it will arrive a little closer to the holidays - but early enough to where she could use some of her goodies!

Cannot believe Halloween has come and gone, and Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away.....wasn't it JUST CHRISTMAS? Whew.....time is flying by.

Big hugs to everyone, and extra hugs to those who are struggling with holidays issues....love and prayers for you.

It's almost FRIDAY!!!!!!! HUGE LSU game this weekend.....we're playing 'Bama.....would love to see LSU take them down.

Take care.

Sharon

Good Morning!!
I'm at the shop with Kaitlyn today... boo... she is working on a little book of the Chipmunks and is writing their names after she draws them. I see she is starting this crazy thing of writing her letters backwards!!! Don't know why she is, cause she knows how to write them! Just being silly I guess!
Jess, I'm with you, the minute that package arrives, it's torn into!!! No waiting here!!!
A fun thing I've done with my daughter since she left home to go to college is whoever sees the first snow, calls the other one singing a Christmas song!! This was the first year she got to do it first!! I always do actual singing, she just texted me a song!!!! LOL!! Our biggest tradition is Christmas Eve dinner! Of course, that's changed a bit in that we just celebrate with our individual families now, it's still hard for me, but it IS nice! We have a wonderful dinner and then let the little ones open a few presents, they get so excited! On Christmas morning, Joe and Randi call us when the kids get up and we go over to watch them open Santa gifts, so happy they let us share in that!!!
Gotta run... be back later!
Hugs,
Teri

Happy Friday! GrandmaJ, hope you are better for the weekend!

We have lots of Christmas traditions - but all centered around my mom, so we'll be continuing some and putting our own twist on others starting this Christmas. One thing: my mom would bake all kinds of cookies and candy with my kids (who are 21 and 24!) but they LOVED it - so, for sure, I'll be doing that with them this year and keeping "MiMi" close to us in our hearts all the while! Only thing: I started a diet a few weeks ago.....it's going to be tough not "testing and tasting" along the way, but I'm sure it'll be fine, and a lot of fun!

Also, the "kids" open one gift on Christmas Eve night, before we go to bed, and open the rest on Christmas morning while sipping on coffee and eating french toast (with Christmas music in the background) - followed by a huge Christmas spread later that afternoon. My mom was a PHENOMENAL cook, and as a result, I didn't do much of the holiday cooking - just assisted! Luckily, my daughter seems to have inherited my mom's love of cooking and as well as her natural knack for it (unlike me!) so I'm hopeful the feasts will continue will my mom's flair. (there's always hoping!) I guess I should have some medicine ready in case I make anyone ill with my cooking....lol.

Have a nice weekend and keep your fingers crossed for my LSU Tigers....they have the toughest game of the year this weekend!

Hello Santa Sisters. I am a long way from being ready to mail out. I have yet to do much shopping for my SS, I hope to do some online shopping this weekend for her. I have 2 other swaps that I need to finish up also by the end of the weekend or early next week.

One of our traditions is on Christmas Eve we have dinner and a gift exchange with DH's family. Christmas day is with my famlily.

Armywife -- I am so sorry to hear about your little one. I hate to see a little one sick.
I hope you get some crafting time in.


Jackie

Evening secret santas! Glad to hear of your family traditions!

I am so exciited to start a new project! I am going to make DD a bookshelf (Barbie) doll house for Christmas. I found some picture on pinterest! It will have so much more room that the traditional houses. Its going to be so much fun! I am going to add my own touches to it! I went and put her furniture on layaway this evening! Only so I will have it before everything gets picked over! I plan to make covers for her beds and pillows. Make curtains and glue them to the sides. I have tons more ideas to personalize it! I will add a picture of one I found so yall can see what Im talking about.

OKay enough babbling from me! Have a great night!

Good Morning Santa Sisters!! I feel soooo much better today...so far!

Jess.....pictures....we need to see a picture of that Barbie house on the shelves! It sounds so neat!! But I think any doll house is neat!! When I was little I had one of those old metal ones (showing my age here!) and I glued curtains to the walls covering up the ones that were on the metal. They didn't stick long, but then I would just glue new ones up! And cut scraps for rugs and things like that. Had a blast with it. I loved my metal doll house. Of course it wasn't Barbie size by any means. I think after a while I played with my 'Little Kiddles' in it, probably after I lost all the pieces that came with it originally! Ahhhh, the memories.....sometimes I wish I had never grown up.......sigh........

Hey Jamiemn, thanks for the extra hour reminder...WHOHOOOOOO! I will probably spend mine sleeping, but it sounds great!

Armywife, hope your babies get to feeling better soon! hate to think of the one having to have hernia surgery. My dh is facing having that too and he will probably act like a bigger baby than your little one! Take care and keep us posted. Prayers he is feeling better soon.

SW...Go LSU Tigers!! (you will make fans out of all of us by the time this season and swap are over girl!!

uh-oh....perhaps a little dispute on teams here? I am not college fan, just love me some Chicago Bears!!!

Good morning!

Big waves to my SS's!

I am going to love the daylight in the mornings. It will be nice standing at the bus stop for the kids!

Rhonda glad you are getting your house back in order. I didn't do any crafting! Maybe today! I did go to HL and M's to use my coupons! I got a few more gifts for my swaps. I got me a 3pk of copics! I got some blue ones. I have a picture to post later. I know we was talking about it on happy mail post. At my store they were cheaper in the art section. The blues had 14.99 on the pack so I used my coupon and yeah it was good deal. I am not going to open them just incase I get them in a swaps! I have asked for copics, in all swaps I think! Trying to grow my collection .

Have a crafty day!

Good Morning!!!!
I spent yesterday with my sister in law, being a good sister in law!! Hahaha! She is very depressed since her daughter got married and moved out with her granddaughter. I can feel her pain, though, I don't know what I would do if I didn't see M and K all the time. So I called her and we went shopping... hit Archivers, got some more cardstock for Jenn's wedding things, they had buy 10 get 10 free! Then we went to Hobby Lobby, got some things for this swap, a red charger that I'm going to use my Cricut and make a vinyl decoration on it for Christmas... we went to lunch (important stuff here!! LOL) then went to Gabriel's where I got some long sleeve t shirts for $3.00!! Also bought some socks... neat store, I've never been there... then oh my gosh, we went to Home Goods!! I've never been there either, but LOVE it~~~ got the CUTEST pastel Christmas village that's all on a little display board... 12.95!!! Found some adorable pink and white polka dot treat bags for $2.00... gotta go back when I have some more money!!! We went to Marc's and I found 12 x 12 shadowbox frames for... get this... 2.49 each!!! I don't know why I didn't buy them all up!!! I got one in white and one in brown! I also got a Pie Pop maker for $6.00! It's like the cake pops, but you make little pies!!!! I can't wait to try it out!!! Sooooo... that was my fun day.... now I need to clean today!!!!!!!
Janice, hope you continue to feel better, it's absolutely no fun to feel so crappy!
Jess... pictures on the doll house, please!!! It sounds adorable!!! I'm like Janice, I used to have one of the metal ones, loved it! Can still remember standing by the window seat and playing with it for hours! Then I got one that was super modern!! You built the rooms with these plastic dividers and the people moved around with a magnet wand! It really was very cool!!! My sisters and I would also spend countless hours building houses from shoe boxes, cutting out the windows, using paper towels and Kleenex for curtains, drawing pictures for the walls... those were the days.... the funny thing is, Kaitlyn loves to do stuff like this, I'll have to get some boxes..
Rhonda, I can't wait to see pictures of your house!!! I bet it feels so good to walk around and see all the prettiness!!!! It sounds gorgeous!!
Gotta get moving.. I don't want to be cleaning past noon!!! I'd rather be crafting!!!
Have a super Sunday!!!
Hugs,
Teri
Oh yeah.... Go Ohio State!!!!!!

Good morning!

I am back to finish making my rounds on the MB! I had to take a break and cook my wild and crazy family some breakfast! My nephew spent the night with Layla last night! He turned 9 today. Where does the time go????

Teri sounds like you got some awesome deals! I haven't heard of half of those stores. I am curious about that pie maker. I have the cake pop one. I have never heard of the pie maker....interesting!

Rhonda love the pictures of your front room! Love you style of decor, very warm and country! Love that tree!

Okay ladies I am sharing about the copic's on all my swaps so please bare with me if you are in any of my other's! This may be old news to some but helpful to others! I have found that HL has started carrying 3pks of copic sketch markers. The have them in the scrapbook and art sections. They are different color combo's in each one. I know with a coupon they are a really great deal! I have added pictures of the ones in my scrapbook section for a little teaser. I found a couple sets that were marked 14.99 and with a coupon they were 9.60. I included a picture of them too.

Wow Jess, i'm jealous, my HL doesn't have the three packs thats a great deal, I here they are going up on price again.Still waiting for you to get back with me.

Sorry I haven't been around on the board lately having back issues and these pain killers are making me loopy, and that's not a good thing cause i'm already old and loosing me memory.

Rhonda love the pics, it looks so homey.

Morning all!!

Theres a bunch of CRAP going on at work right now!!!! I heard one of the other team members tell the cashier next to me that I probably wont be working there for long.. that really sucked!!! I do my VERY BEST each and every day!!!!! I plan on working there for a long time if I have anything to say about it!!

Alot will be told by what happens at work in the next few days!!! PRAYERS appreciated as I really like this job!!!!

Also my sister Pam who has struggled with both breast and uterine cancer in the past finds out today the Results of her PT And CT scans.. finds out if she has cancer anywhere!! Praying the answer is no on that and that she will remain CANCER FREE for a long time!!!!

Good news though I finished a handmade item for my ss!!!! I love it and hope she will too!!!!

Jess did you get my pm that i sent a few days ago? I did not get a response back from you?

Rhonda love the pics!!! Your home is beautiful!!!

Waving at everyone!! Have a blessed day!!!

Good Morning!!
Rhonda, the room looks sooo beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing the pics... can't wait to see more. I love when the grapevine tree is turned on, sooo warm and cozy!!! The colors are awesome! We really need to paint, too!
I have Matthew today since they don't have school. So far, both are playing soooo nicely together! Hope that continues! Bill got a big buck on Saturday, so he's taking it in today to get the head mounted. Just what we need, another deer head!!! But he's going to take Matthew with him and go to lunch, too. They don't get to spend much alone time since he's in school now. Matthew is sooo excited about it... Kaitlyn...not so much! LOL!! I told her they would have their alone time another day!
Maryanne, hope all goes well with the job! I can't believe your co-workers would talk like that with you right there... rude...
Good luck wishes sent for your sister... I know the stress of waiting for those results because of my sister...
Jess, good luck with your doctor appointment!
Off to get something done...
Hugs,
teri

Hello all,


Rhonda, Love the paint color. I have an old school desk like that myslef, but mine is red. (I didn't paint it, I bought it at a yard sale that way) I also have an entertainment system like yours but mine doesn't have the shelving on the side.


I had a Dr's appointment myself this morning so I thought I would do a little shopping afterwards, goofy me went right off and left my list at home for my SS. So I couldn't remember what colors she wanted of a certain item so I bought something else off of her list and will pick up the other item next time. I hate when I do that, I also left my coupons at home too so I didn't hit all the craft stores like I had planned. I hope to be able to do that Wed. instead.


Hope everyone has a great day.