12.17.2007

15 minutes of fame

Hey, check out this story about my dad on the front page of their paper!

In other news, it's 39 degrees here in sunny Florida! I LOVE IT! Maybe I can actually wear jeans today! Bring on winter!

While I'm at it, here's Braden's 15 minutes of fame:

This one is from Christmas 2005


And this one is just a few weeks ago

12.16.2007

newest quickutz project

Today was my Quickutz meeting at Violette's. We went to church and did our thing, then had a quick lunch and headed over to the scrapbook store, where Brian sat next to me and played on his computer while I made this cute project:



It was a lot of fun to make! The projects we do in the Quickutz club are awesome. This was only my second meeting and I totally love it! This store is one of the best scrapbook stores I've ever been to. It's just really big, decorated all cute, and set up in a great way. The staff is friendly and they always have food and drinks!

So now I'm in a scrappy mood and I'm going to work on my handmade gifts for Christmas. I have a lot to do still!

12.15.2007

feeling festive

The coffee is brewing and I'm just taking a few minutes to say hello before we start our annual Christmas-treat-making!! We have set aside today to make food gifts. We'll be making our White Chocolate Mix, Hot Cocoa Mix, potato candy, and maybe some Peppermint bark. I think that's all, but Brian might come up with something else!!

Hopefully we'll get some gifts wrapped too! Our guest bed is full of unwrapped gifts. My shopping is DONE, hallelujah! Thank goodness for online shopping! I only made ONE trip to the mall! I do have a few more handmade gifts to finish up, and I hope to get those done today and Monday.

My house is decorated, my Christmas cards are sent out. We just did a picture card this year. This is the first time in years I haven't made my own cards, but we've just been so horribly busy!! So, I apologize to you all - I didn't even have time to write notes to everyone. I've been really bad about keeping in touch lately. I hope to do better in the new year!

OK, I'm off to make a grocery list so we can make our goodies. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

12.03.2007

reading update

OK, here's another update on my "fall into reading" project. I'm saving some of these books for B and I to listen to on our long Christmas trip!

1. Main Corpse - Diane Mott Davidson
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling
3. Sisterchicks Down Under - Robin Jones Gunn
4. While My Pretty One Sleeps - Mary Higgins Clark
5. The Note - Angela Hunt
6. Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult
7. Finding Noel - Richard Paul Evans
8. Still Summer - Jacquelyn Mitchard
9. Iced - Carol Higgins Clark
10. The Gift - Richard Paul Evans
11. Getting Rid of Matthew - Jane Fallon
12. Best Kept Secrets - Sandra Brown
13. Queen of Babble in the Big City - Meg Cabot
14. Running from the Law - Lisa Scottoline
15. The Quickie - James Patterson
16. Second Chance - Jane Green
17. Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea - Mary Higgins Clark
18. Miss Julia Strikes Back - Ann B. Ross
19. Peace Like a River - Leif Enger
20. The Grilling Season - Diane Mott Davidson
21. Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson
22. Home to Holly Springs - Jan Karon


BLUE = currently reading
PURPLE = finished