Sweet nothings

Merry Merry 2012

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why I still have so much to sort out I dont know LOL
BUT
Merry Christmas 2012 from my house to yours :)

 

 

On the list...

When I take the Santa photos, I get to hear the conversations with Santa... I always feel like I should write down the requests in case Santa forgets or doesnt hear them ;)

 

Fingers crossed then ;)...

25...

 

starry starry lights...

a little festive starburst of lights before I sign off for Christmas.

I did nearly everything I had to today, and I've really stopped caring about the rest ;)

Have a holly jolly one wont you?

 

Making a list, checking it twice...

...realising I have a BILLION things still to create, buy, make, etc etc before Christmas can even show up around here. You too? 

Why I'm making gift tags when I am very far away from actually getting most things bought, never mind wrapped, is beyond me. But its how I roll. {Somewhat haphazardly, in many directions at once, before 98% of it comes together} {One hopes}

You can see some of my fun tags on the Designer Digitals Blog today. Or, you can just admire a few of them right here :) 

Gift making ideas...

Over on the Designer Digitals blog I'm already talking about Christmas ;) 

Gift making to be exact. Heres an idea for all digital scrappers, photographers and those with a love of personalised gifts :)

 

 

How scrapbooking changed my life, reason 901.

Sitting down to scrap this photo/day changed my life. No, really... if you have ever known that feeling of OMG I do everything for Christmas then you will get an idea of how I was feeling this day - er, week. 
I got covered in mud, I was shattered, I spent HOURS decorating said tree after the 'fun' of getting it home, in and out of the car by myself. I shouted at the girls. I got hot, scraped, splinters, And the rest of my family when they came home? they said 'oh thats nice' and walked on by.
So I fixed it today. Despite my love love love for real trees, after scrapping this picture and remembering those bitter feelings, I went bought a rather fabulous 6ft pre-lit fake tree in the sales. After all it was ME  and my feelings I was in charge of changing, not anyone else and how they react. Who says scrapbooking doesnt change your life!!? ;)

possibly the funniest photo...

Today was shopping day. shopping with a capital SH and ending in OMGosh. Town was busy, coffee shop was busy, roads were busy, the grocery stores {please note the S there - but dont ask!} were AGGGGGHHHHH kinda busy. 

By the time the three girls and I had conquered our lists and filled two trolleys we had lost the will to exist really.  There was the couple arguing all the way round {wasnt me, makes a change..} the old man helping his wife buy the entire sweetie aisle for  their grandkids, the grumpy women on their own; wrestling a trolley full {poor them} 900 people who cant steer a trolley,  and there was the lady who fell over and cut/hurt her leg and screamed - like; SCREAMED - and freaked everyone out. {she was okay, not as bad as her scream made out..}

There was also a lot of double takes and glances at our haul of food. I dont know about any other 'big families' out there, but seems the amount we buy to make it thro a week {one with Christmas in especially} is  so unusual to everyone else in their little families.The teen boy who served us at the check out was literally slack jawed at our groceries.... By  the time we have unloaded/paid, ten people in the line have asked about our family, how old the kids are, and oooh isnt that a lot of food/money/children.  *roll eyes* Make conversation by all means but please... ! Question not the size of my wonderful family. {thats my job, hahahaha...}  The teen boy who served us at the check out was literally slack jawed at our groceries....

Anyway, this pic, taken, on my trusty iPhone, because of the days of December layouts, makes me seriously chuckle. Just as I snapped it, Daisy rested her head on the edge of the trolley... looking for all the world like she was IN it. And perfectly summing up our shattered mood with her expression there :)

Get it together for Christmas

The next post in my series on the Designer Digitals blog is up :)

I cant believe how fast its gone! :) NOW you {should} have it all together for Christmas, so next week begins my 'Get it together for 2011' posts!  Then Valentines, then Spring, then Birthdays, then summer vacations, then fall, then halloween, then ...oh wait.. back round to where we are again ;) Is it me or does it feel like the year really DOES got that fast??!