COOL FIND: HOLIDAYS CRAFTS

A DIY HOLIDAY





Best buy for the holidays...
Have you started on your Christmas crafts? If not this class is for you, most of the ideas are under $5.00. They are easy and you can do them with your kids. There are a bunch of useful downloads, cute holiday decorations and great stocking stuffers. The class cost $20.00 and runs until December 31.

LOVE THIS CLASS!

Just thought I would share. Happy Saturday!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

YEAH

I can officially say Happy Holidays. Well our tree is up thanks to my family. I could not have done it without them. The inside of my home is very festive. My old man says he will start on the outside today. I would normally help him but after my knee surgery the ladder is not an option for a while.

We take pride that our Christmas holiday light display is one of the best on the block. I believe lights should look as if you had a plan or design for them. They should be hung neat and should not look like you just threw them up. If on a timer they should come on at the same time not 5 or 10 minutes apart. And most of all, the family should have fun putting the lights up.

My sister that challenged me to a crafty Christmas chuckled when she saw my last post about her. I'm still working to completing my homemade gifts. I hope you have started sis-ter! The clock is ticking...

My dad will be here in 15 days it’s always a pleasure to see that OLD MAN...he gets funnier with age. I guess I should explain the old man thing... it’s really a term of endearment. I call my dad OLD MAN, he calls me Old Girl. I don't really know how it started. He is no spring chick and I'll be forty next year. When I call him and say "hey OLD MAN" he knows it’s me.

I sometimes call my boyfriend.... my old man. I fell I'm to O L D to use the term boyfriend... and I guess I like to see the reaction when other people hear me say it. Their reactions are really funny. Once a man heard me call my boyfriend old man and asked my boyfriend "you’re going to let her call you old?" he just laughed and said "that’s me". He's a bit older then I am, I like my men seasoned.

I wanted to post pics of my sisters new babes but she said she wanted them to look pretty for their first post. They were spayed and can't take a bath for ten days...stinky. I'll tell you this they are cute and I helped pick their names Bianca, TEA, and Chloe'. Her boyfriend says they act like us, the three sisters and they should be named after us, I didn't care but we figured my little sister may not be too happy. They are Pomeranians she saved from a pet shelter, all from the same home. Never in a millions years did I think my sister would have three dogs at one time. It must be the Christmas spirit.

Enough ramblings...It’s the first day of December... so it’s time to Journal Your Christmas or December Daily or BOTH.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

STILL THANKFUL

I didn't post on Thanksgiving day but the family had a laid back day. I spoke with alot of friends and family. We ate dinner about 7Pm my daughter inform me that was early this year. we all stated what we were gratefull for this past year and we watched a movie together.

Friday was another kick back day worked on my Christmas presents. here a little look.

Today I hope to start up Christmas decorations and visit my sister later she is getting new babes. I"ll post later.

Grateful

It’s November a month of giving and being grateful for what we are blessed to have. So many people are losing jobs, homes and are hungry this year. I thought I would remind myself how lucky and blessed I am.

So here my list of what I’m grateful for:
1. That I wake up.
2. That God love Me
3. Chantel
4. Jarron
5. Sweets
6. The rest of my family
7. I spend more time with my family
8. Learning to live simpler
9. Edonna
10. Raquel
11. All my other friends
12. IBEW
13. JATC
14. MonaVie
15. I’m going Diamond in 2010
16. My home
17. My health
18. Scrapbooking
19. My December daily/Journal my Christmas album is finished
20. Quilting –something new
21. My blog is holiday cute
22. Thanksgiving is coming
23. We will have a great Thanksgiving dinner
24. I won’t be shopping on black Friday
25. Thanksgiving weekend we put up Christmas decorations
26. My Christmas gifts are close to being finished
27. I’m cutting back my holiday spending this year
28. My dad will be here for the holidays
29. Quel’s PJ Christmas breakfast is coming up
30. That I’m looking forward to the new year

What are you grateful 4?

HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY CHANTEL!

To my growing Princess I hope your coming days are always filled with joy and peace.

May all your dreams come true. I hope you know you can achieve anything your set mind to do.

My daughter went to work with me one Saturday to see want I do at the Nevada JATC.

She got to hang out and join some journeyman upgrade classes. She enjoyed welding the most. Now she wants a welder.LOL

This is my daughter extraordinary!

LOVE YOU MOM.

COMING SOON THE HOLIDAY CRAZE!

I always wanted to have my blog festive for the holidays. So this year I'm all in. After my injury I'm learning to see things much different. Little things mean so much more to me now. Not to mention I have more free time.



So speaking of the holidays... I thought I would kick it off with a few cool finds...

For holiday planning...



Simplify 101 has a great workshop...

GET ORGANIZED FOR THE HOLIDAYS

I'm signed up for this workshop and have downloaded the first lesson which has a great to-do lists which are made up as a planner to be used for many years to come. After the holiday there will be organizing tip for storage. We all need help with that.



Big picture scrapbooking.com just finished cut the crazy out of Christmas but... you can still buy the planner at adornitscrapbook.com

This planner was fun to make and I will use it again. I also give it as my first Christmas gift of the year to my friend Quel she is crazy for christmas like me so I knew she needed it.



If you are wanting to journal and or scrapbook your Christmas holidays try...



Journal your Christmas at Shimelle.com

I took this class last year. You are given a prompt to journal, holiday photo ideas and scrapbook layout ideas everyday December1st through January6th.



or



December Daliy 2009 atAli Edwards blog.

With Ali you prepare your scrapbook in advance and each day you journal the happening of the day and add pictures & etc... (anything you want to remember) .



Suggestion you really want to start this early so you won't get behind with the construction of it and have to play catch up. THAT IS NO FUN! I did that last year very stressful.

This year I started when she started now I'm finished all I have to do is journal and finishing touches. I kept it super simple.



I do December Daily and Journal your Christmas together.



If your money is funny or you just like FREE try...



Holidays in Hand with Jessica Spague

I have not taken this class but if it is anything like her Stories at Hand class it's something not to be missed.



I hope this gives you ideas of how to keep your holidays simple, stressfree, journaled and creative.

Where's Trina...I'm back

Wow can’t believe my last post was in May.


Here is my the top ten list….


10. A lot has happened I had knee surgery.
9. I am Now LABLED Handicapped. I should get a sticker
8. I’ve been laid off my job. Like most people. But still loving every day
7. I will be going back to school.
6. I cut my hair. SHORT!
5. I walk every day. And enjoy it.
4. I was in Orlando Florida. Had a ball.
3. Still TRING to Garden. I’m no quitter
2. I’m a Distributor of the top selling Acai berry juice in the Word! And making MONEY.
1. I AM SO BLESSED and doing just fine… for all the haters!