December Daily 2010 | Day Twenty

Everyday I love your new page more then the last page. Your album really is beautiful, heartfelt, sweet, just with your special little touches. My favorite is your stitiching and how you've been writing/outlining your photos. How sweet of Simon to make this card and to draw on the back of the photo strip, he is such a sweet boy. Love the twinkling lights on the tree, will have to try this for myself. I'm loving my tree more this year then any other, maybe because of this DD album.

I'm excited my mom told me she has my old typewriter in her attic and will hunt for it so I can have it, hooray!! Have a happy Tuesday everybody.

Thanks for the kind words for those who are behind in this project. I am taking the pictures, saving bits and pieces, and keeping notes of the daily events. But I only have up to DEC 3rd complete. Life happens. I am hoping to get my book complete by January. Thank goodness for Picture the Holidays, as that is the reason that I have the great photos and my camera nearby.

Your project is inspiring. It is beautiful.

But at what time do you post your message ??? It's early in Oregon !!! By the way, we can't post our link ...
Love these photomaton, that's amazing... Perhaps will i do it for another day ...
Kisses

Lovely bokeh in the photo! And a lovely letter from Simon!
My son is learning to write, and I was also lucky to receive such a lovely card with his first written "Merry Christmas" ever. And he was so happy to have been written them. It is these little things that mean so much.

Btw. the Mr. Linky seems not to work.

I love that Simon doesnt cross out his mistakes. My girl (7&3/4) does cross out & then gets very upset when her work gets messy. I'm up to day 6 (which took me way to long to do that one page but I had to put secret stuff in & finally found a way to do it) I am pleased with my progress, I have notes & photos for the rest of the days & when my husband is on holidays I will get time to finish. I know that even if I just print out my iPhone notes & stick them in we will love looking back on this book. Thanks for the inspiration.

Dear Ali!
I wondered... is there anyway you oculd create a page for the 1st of january? We celebrate new year as others celebrate christmas so all the presents are opened on the morning of the 1st of Jan and it's somehow also feels like "THE END" ... or may be you simply have a much better idea how to capture the 1st of Jan (rather then make it blend in into the rest of the journal)?

Thanks
Anastasia

I'm slowly getting there. No kids today so hoping to collect more photos later and do a bit more.

I managed to get 'Magic lights' yesterday too: http://theteacherspett.blogspot.com/2010/12/magic-lights.html

Thanks for that link.

oh my goodness, that little card from Simon is almost too much!! It's so adorable! My heart melted!! I can't wait for my kids to be able to write!

I really wish we had photo booths here in Australia, it's a travesty!! They make such great keepsakes.

I agree with the comment above--I love each page you do more and more Ali!! Thanks' SO much for the inspiration!!

Aaaw, that sweet, sweet note from Simon melts my heart. I love that you have his artwork and handwriting preserved forever now. I wish I could do that. My "baby" is 20! I can't go back and I hate that part.

I love the bokeh! Beautiful!!! And the photo booth photos are a great addition to any album.

Here's my Day 20 Post: http://kimberlyandfrank.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-daily-day-20.html

I don't see Mr. Linky so here's my day 20 post
http://cookingmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-daily-december-20.html

Yeah to Chris for that photobooth one. Nothing shy about Anna it seems. :)

Thank you for the link to the instructions for the tree picture! I CAN'T WAIT to try it out!!

You have amazing journaling and are very good at telling a story each day. I would like to be able to add more journaling to my pages but do not always feel like I'am very good at writing. is this something that has come to you naturally or skill that you have learned over the years. I was wondering if you have any wrinting tips on how to journal or share my stories better?

since link thingy is not working - here is my day 20!
http://decemberdaily.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/20th-december-journalling/

Here is my Day 20: http://www.livealifeextraordinary.blogspot.com

Your December Daily is so amazing... Thanks for sharing your talent with us!!

Love it, my friend. :)

I have fallen behind on completing the pages, but I have kept up with journaling a story each day. So it should be fairly simple to pull it all together at the end of the month...

The linky is not posted today so here is my link to my Day 20 post. U love the note. I am trying to get my girls to write thinks for my book also, http://asouthernladysramblings.blogspot.com/2010/12/daily-december-day-20.html

You can see my 20th here: http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-daily-20th.html

So cute that Simon draws boxes to contain his art like you! I can and can't wait until my son is big enough for notes. :)