Thinking About Christmas

I do the same thing.....plan to sort through and thin out then just want it all put away when the time comes. Hoping to go through some of it this weekend and next while the men in my life are gone hunting. We'll see if I actually do it.....kind of not ready just yet to hear Christmas music and see holiday decor. I've barely finished cleaning up from the Halloween party!!

Well over thjis side of the pond I don't have thanksgiving to distract! I'm a food way into the list of presents I plan to make. and my 3 year old is already busy threading beads for his grandmas, aunties etc to make bracelets! I've done my DD and last night I made an advent calendar... so yes, I'm having fun. It's Christmas cards that are looming large here at the moment. I want to make them with my son this year but I can't get my head around it! And I need them first...

what a awesome personal book! I want try to make it with my husband and my son :D

Hi Ali,

Could you send me an invite to Pintrest, too? I'd like to check it out. Thanks, Mary Beth

P.S. I have great pictures of you and Paolo in Italy - will send soon! ;-}

Hello --- I am loving the that you ordered... My little Anabelle would love it too! I will have to check into that! Christmas is coming fast. I ordered the DD kit from SC and love it. I did my own last year for the first time and thought I would try the kit. I have done my foundation pages -- but my problem is the kit only came with 25 protectors and I need 31 for our extended Christmas parties with family the week after! The overlay set has the 31 days - but I can't seem to come up with a way to get the extra page protectors!!! I am sooo sad! Just wondered if I was missing somewhere that I could order some extra to complete my book???? Thanks!

Since moving away from my family..counting down the 25 days before Christmas hasspecial meaning. My husband says I act like a child. Ieven make one of those circle chains and take a loop off each day.

Personalized pencils are the best. Am going to make a paper chain today, I just love those things.

Ummmm ... I'm working on my own wish list. Does that count? Seriously though, I'm stealing the pencil idea. Thanks!

Ali,

Hate to bother you but is there another way I can send you a message that's not on your blog. Kinda a personal question. Thanks.

I remember personalized pencils! And books! This year I may actually pull stuff out on Black Friday and get things going, not sure. I'm hoping to do a December Daily, which will be new for me and I'm afraid I won't have much to put in it since it's just the two of us and occassionally Sarah. It would have been fun to record stuff from when they were younger -- like you are able to do, but instead of making memories we can recall memories, distill them, what we liked, what worked, what didn't. Should be fun! So far I've made a card set for beloved spouse, number 1 son and number 1 daughter; he has an extremely expensive pen for endorsing, she got an almost as expensive bag from Coach; then there is the traditional socks and underwear (which began as a coal in the stocking kind of thing when they sounded greedy one year and has turned into a much counted on gift, although Sarah reached an age where opening underwear in front of her brother and dad was no longer fun so she gets a Victoria's Secret gift card... and books.

Oh, PS - places I find books: NYT Book Review; NPR Review of Books; www.delanceyplace.com (nonfiction); Barnes & Noble Holiday Catalogue; Writer's Almanac.

I got a promo card when purchasing an ecraft. It is an 20%off code off paper from Paper Layerz or CutMates. I have no use for the coupon so i was hoping someone else can use it. The promo code is eCraft11.

Ali,
I've tried your email again but it keeps coming back "can't send to sender" whatever that means. So I guess maybe that's a sign or something. Thanks though.

We love books at Christmas. Our favorite is Twas' the Night Before Christmas. Another one we like is Bear Stays up for Christmas by Karma Wilson. Love the Take Along School. I wash my daughter was a little younger I would get it for her.

Love the prizes!

I've been following Simon (and you too) for awhile on your blog. I like it that your kid is a lot like my kid. Wink Wink. Perfect.

Could you send me a Pinterest invite to jillpriceJAP@gmail.com?

Thanks so much!

I love the book idea! And I just went to order your friend's board book and she is out of stock, bummer!! I'll keep checking on that. Cody, the Elf on the Shelf, showed up this morning, so I am getting ready to get the decorations down...my husband won't help me at all any more because I am too particular about how things should be, and he vehemently refuses to pick up the first ornament now. Kind of depressing to do it all myself now, so be warned! Anyway, I am trying December Daily for the first time this year, wish me luck! And time!!!!

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