Blessings...I have so many to be thankful for!!

My blessings begin with my family!

Thankful!

I am extremely thankful for the health of my family! 

Today Caitlyn (my 11 year old) replaced her glasses with CONTACTS....Oh my, she is growing up so fast.  

Everything back to normal...CHAOS!

Okay, so I said that I would post my "completed" book. It has been nothing but straight chaos at my house.  I will post the completed book tomorrow.  (Please let there ONLY be Creative Chaos at my house tomorrow!)

We have been taking out all of the Christmas decorations since Friday..umm today is SUNDAY..ouch! So far we have 2 trees out and boxes EVERY where. Oh and not to mention, the trees aren't even decorated. My head hurts! No, seriously I am truly in the Christmas "mood".  I am in the MOOD for someone to come to my house and decorate and ME watch THEM. Thank goodness my mom is coming to help. 

Until tomorrow..PEACe & LOvE

ALMosT DoNE

Well my "25 Days Til Christmas" book/December organizer is just about done.  Here is a peek of some of the pages.  Ohhhh and my sweet and "sew" talent friend, Carol has made me a cover for my book.  It is just precious! It's made with red fabric & cute gingerbread men and candy cane all over it AND stitched all around the edges.  Oooo...I just LOVE it!!! I admire her for her wonderful sewing talent! 

I will post the "finished book" tomorrow. Until then... here are some sneak pictures 

Thankful!

Today I am extremely thankful that my husband is so giving! He came home from work and went straight to completing my scrapbook room! He loves me so! heehee

Thankful!

Today I am thankful for my husband.  Two hours ago I "mentioned" to him that I wanted my scrapbook room painted....I wish it was ALWAYS this easy! This is the bathroom nook, the rest of the walls will be a neutral color (ponytail is the name of the neutral color paint).  Yea!

25 Days Til" Christmas Book

Thanks to my friend Carol...she inspired me to create a 25 Days Til Christmas.  I gave in and here are SOME of my goodies I will be using in it.  This book will be for me to insert pictures into everyday AND for me to journal AND make my TO DO LIST during the month of December. 

I will keep blogging with picture update. Toodles...i'm off to some SERIOUS CREATIVE ChaOs!

Neighbors

Yummy cupcakes and chocolate chip cookies...Life is great to have such sweet neighbors! The family and I are just sitting around the house, watching the fire.  All of a sudden there is a knock at the door..it is my neighbor Kelly.  She brought over homemade cupcakes and  cookies. Mind you, they are Weight Watcher cupcakes that are made with BIG RED drink (my favorite). Even though the yummies were made for my husband, I MUST say that I could not resist! 

Thanks Kelly and Matt for your kind and giving hearts! We love having you two as our neighbors!

ThaNKFUL

Another beautiful day! I am thankful today for my mom. She loves me unconditonal. Mother's are so very special and I am thankful every day that I have her.  She is everything to me! 

Peace! Very Little Chaos!

Today I am extremely thankful for my home and what goes on in it.  This morning was such a smooooth morning.  Everybody went off to school with NO complaints and NO DRAMA...THAT is something I am VERY THANKFUL for.

THANKFUL

So...I just realized today that NEXT WEEK is ThAnkSGiviNG! 

For some reason it seems like we go from Halloween straight to Christmas... forgetting all about Thanksgiving. I am just amazed that before the retail stores have a chance selling all of the halloween costumes, boxes have arrived for them to start stocking the shelves for Christmas.  Don't get me wrong, I am one of the first people to start looking through the boxes, anxiously waiting (okay maybe not WAITING) to see what are in the boxes! 

BUT...this year I have been reminded (thank you Robin B.) that I have SO MUCH to be THANKFUL for!  So let me start TODAY by expressing each day what I am THANKFUL for.

 

These pictures are taken today after Kennedy got home from school.  I am thankful to see her smiling face and the laughter she brings to my life! I am thankful that I have been blessed with wonderful hearing so that I can listen to Kennedy read her "homemade" book to me! Children really are a blessing from God! Thank you God! 

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Crazy Chaotic Day!

Holiday Affair at By Design...We had such a busy day! Our day started at 9:30 and ended at 2:22 a.m....uggghhh! But so much fun!

Life is good!

Caitlyn and Kennedy hanging out outside on Thursday evening. 

BDSB...walking billboard

Caitlyn loves wearing her By Design Scrapbook Boutique shirt to school.  So, what better advertisement than this.

Moving On...

Okay so we have now gotten through halloween and we are moving on to Thanksgiving! This year is just flying by! Halloween went well and the kids had a great time! Fall Festival at school, and party at the house. All the kids looked precious.  Thank goodness there were no "freaky people", or "scary" ones for that matter!