Raggedy Old Annies

I am WEAK!

Yes! I am! Christopher woke up this morning...came running into my sewing room (where I was working on a last minute order for a purse, yes on x-mas eve) and he was screaming...."tomorrow's Christmas!!!!!". Then...he said..."when can I open a present?" LOLOL See, we always let him open a present on Christmas Eve, and I tried to explain that Christmas Eve is tonight, but since we are going to my dads this afternoon, I was gonna let him open it before we left, as I knew it was something he could play on the ride, and while there if he got bored. And he was so sad that he had to wait.....and well...since we are here alone (hubby is working) I wanted him to have something to keep him busy...so I let him open it! See....I told you I'm weak!!!! And I wonder why he "works me"! LOLOL Here's a pic of him opening it! As you can see, it was a game he really wanted for his PSP.

And...I want to THANK EVERYONE for partcipating in my sale!!!! I have my new moniter and I LOVE IT!!!!!! The sale is still going on! Need to clear out these babies and make way for the 2007 girls that I'll be starting as soon as Christmas is over!!!!

I wish everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Hope Santa brings you all that you have asked for!!!!

Move Over Martha!

Ha! Not really! I am no where as creative as her (or her crew) but I did get this from her Holiday Handmade Gift's Magazine! Every year I make my favorite M&M's cookies! This year I made tons! I love to pass them out! I've yet to mail some to Missy....I'm so sorry Missy! How could I leave my best friend out...but I did pass on the recipe to her and she made some of her own!

And on Friday my son's class had a party....and I was in charge! My son's teacher cracks me up! He sends out notices and calls me "room mom". So we ordered HUGE pizza's and had cookies and juice. Lots and lots of Candy Canes's were passed out (in lots and lots of flavors) and then some ice cream cups were brought. Those kiddos were WIRED! I took this cute picture of Christopher while in the class, and I wish I had it before I mailed out my Christmas cards!

Martha inspired me!

As I was in the checkout line the other day, I notice the Martha Stewart "Holiday" Handmade Gifts magazine, so I grabbed it, thumbed through it and tossed it on the checkout stand for some good reading material that night. I was tired, so I grabbed it, cuddled up in bed and began drooling over everything inside! Those little paper ornaments from old Christmas Cards, then glittered and strung were VERY cute....so cute that I hopped right outta my comfy covers, hopped on the computer, pulled up some vintage images and used my BIG circle punch to cut them out. I spent some time glittering them up, laughing as my son teased me that they wouldn't be worth more than 25 cents. But I enjoyed making them, and LOVED how they turned out! I have a stash for my best friend Missy, some for my dads girlfriend, and some for me for one of my little trees. I want to make more....I wish it wasn't so late in the year!!!! I wish I didn't get such a late start this year! Where was my mind? I hope you enjoy them!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

I LOVE Christmas! Mostly because I love the decorations! I don't go crazy and decorate the whole house, but I do enjoy decorating my tree....and only I am allowed to do it! Hubby doesn't care...so that doesn't matter....but I didn't want Christopher to be left out, so he has his own personal tree that I allow him to put anything he wants on it! Last year, I bought him a red tinsel tree. I wasn't sure how it was going to look....but OMG!!!! It's awesome! And we even have red lights on it! We keep that one in the family room...it's a smaller one, but perfect for him! This one in the picture is all mine! It's decorated with all vintage glass ornaments.  I haven't even really started shopping...have you? That is the only part of the season thats not my favorite! Mostly because I spend too much time trying to decide if thats the perfect gift or not. I'm not a big shopper...never have been (of course...unless it's for fabric). So I'm not really thrilled about the shopping part. But this year might seem sorta easy. All us adults have decided to do only "stockings" for each other....and for my lil Christopher...well he's growing up..and things are getting a little more pricier...and he's been saving his moola....so we are covering the difference on an Xbox 360 bundle pack. And I feel really bad because it's so expensive so that means not much under the tree...so I keep reminding him....
"you're older...things are more expensive". He keeps telling me he understands...but I'm a little worried that there might be a little sadness come that morning. So I'm putting a few more pics in the Photo Album section of the little bit more of Christmas Decorations that I have. It's really not much....but it's perfect for me!