December Daily 2009 : Day 18, Day 19

Great page again...i'm realizing that this DD thing just doesn't work for me...failed last year and am failing again this year. Boo! I so want to finish it but just never have the time, energy or pictures...

My girls' favourite day is pajama day at school too. They did that on Friday and the whole school watched the Grinch movie in the gym. (whole school = just over 100 kids). They also went skating as a couple of big groups - the arena is right close to the school.
Ahhh happy times.

I gave up on my DD, too. I've taken photos each day and jotted notes but nothing actually got in the album after the first week. And to top it off, this week's blizzard had a major effect on my priorities. Hoping to scrap it all up after the holidays.

Nothing wrong with putting it together later on - definitely not something you have to work on "daily." It should not be a stress :).

this layout is my favorite so far. it is just beautiful how you did the fold out, so much story to tell in one family tradition. how fun. it's really precious.

Have you considered just jotting down thoughts at the end of the day vs. feeling like you have to make something or take photos every day? What about using your blog? The posts you have on their could be printed and put into a book that talks about your life during this time of year...

Wow. What a treasure!!!!!! I was reading all the posts above and couldn't help agree with you more. I plan on doing my little book after Christmas. I have been keeping notes and using my blog. I do hope others don't give up. It is such a wonderful project!!! And I am so ok with waiting until after the hustle and bustle:)

So enjoy seeing your pages. I'll miss the posts once the album is complete.

Wow. Simon's school handouts are pretty classy! Lovely book so far.

Did you put your camera on a continuous timer to capture the photos for this day? Do you have any tips for doing this? I've never used the continuous timer on my Nikon D40 for anything other that a sitting family portrait. Do you have any tips?

Merry Christmas Ali! I've been keeping up with your DD pages and am keeping up with mine as well although I am a couple of days behind with the layouts....I do have the photos and the stories, just not all in one place yet! But no stress....it will all be done by the end of the year and I'm loving the process! I do have a question for you though...although it may be simple, it just does not seem obvious to me how you created the fold-out section. Is it one piece of cardstock that is just folded? or is it smaller pieces "hinged" together somehow? I love the look and definitely would like to incorporate a similar section in my album....Thanks in advance for your help!

love it!

I have been looking forward to your new page updates. Thanks for sharing.

I have been writing things down on post-its at the end of the day. If I happen to take a picture, then I have been using digital templates to help take the design pressure off. So far, I have printed and added my journal. The ONLY embellishment I have on my pages are your December numbers. HA!

Hi Dana - I took two 8.5x11 sheets of cardstock and fold each in half. Then I used some of the 7gypsies gaffer tape to tape the one end of each page together (so you have one long continuous piece). Next I trimmed the whole thing to be the correct height (8 inches vs. 8.5).

The bigger sized pics look great. I tend to print just 4 x6 or 2 x 3, but am rethinking about some enlargements. Hooray for you getting yourself in the pics this time!

I've been a few days behind since the beginning, but I vow to finish (unlike last year). I'm traveling now, so I'm just trying to keep notes. It heartens me to know I'm not the only one behind (even Ali this year!). I have a 7 and nearly 4-year-old, and I'm seven months pregnant, so I'm just plain old pooped!
Thanks for all the great inspiration!

Yep - it's real life :).

Ali...I've never really made such a comment but I just feel very moved to thank you for your generous spirit! I took you YT class (um...which I'm still working on...) & you were present & patient & generous with your posts, you replies, your explanations... And here you are being the same way with today's comments. I so wanted to ask about the pull-out for your extra photos & you've already answered that in a previous post. Again, I know to some extent "this" is what you do--in a sense part of your "job" but really your spirit just comes through! With all the busy things happening I just wanna thank you for taking the time to explain that fold out for the photos! I appreciate your kindness & generosity! :)

Thank you Jamie - that was really nice :).