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I cannot believe I have spent almost this entire weekend and still have not finished decorating my house!  It sure is time consuming and I'm glad to get it done this early so we can enjoy it for the next 30 days or so.  Yet as I type this I cannot believe that Christmas is right around the corner.  This year while my decorating seems like its getting done earlier, my shopping isn't. 
I'm hoping...

I've seen Jill do these Friday fill ins for quite some time now and always thought they were a cute way to post on Friday. I didn't realize it was an actual site with a following. You can check it out here My stomach is full Stuffing is what I ate the most of on Thursday. The yard is snow covered. Home is where I'd rather be at any given time. The smell of pine reminds me of Christmas. A Peppermint...

With Monday already being December 1st, I was thinking this December of doing the 26 days of December in photographs, trying to find something to represent each letter of the alphabet on its corresponding date on the calendar.  Here is a list of the words I thought of in advance to try and make this a bit easier.   Hopefully with this busy time of the year I can keep up?
December 1  - A   ...

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In February 1993 we lost our 5-year-old son Ryan from encephalitis from and unknown cause. You can read more about Ryan and what happened here.
http://ryzmomplus2.typepad.com/my_weblog/ryans-story.html
In two weeks on December 7th it would be Ryan’s 21st birthday and in memory of his birthday I wanted to do something sweet in a “pay it forward” way.

You see, last year I spent the week of...

It's getting close to that Christmas count down... not only for the kids but for our shopping days left and so what better way to get inspired than to work on an advent calendar to count down with.

 
This was actually a Making Memories kit I purchased last year after Christmas on clearance.  I just inked the edges and added embellishments and had it finished in an evening.
I've also been...

 
I came home from my weekend crop to find this award from Toni and I was thrilled... although just before this crop I hadn't been feeling too creative, however since returning I feel like I'm back in the groove with my creativity... 
Maybe its because of the holidays which are approaching quickly, or maybe its just I'm finally finding some time to play - either way I'll take it, along with...

 
I found this on Sarah's blog . If you want to play along, just copy the list and highlight all the things you've done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11....

Tonight was the last home game for Kent State and the last time the band would perform, which we planned to attend months ago with Deb, Gordon and the kids.  After a drive that took 1 1/2 hours (which is usually 45 minutes) the horrible conditions, roads closed detouring us around, cars off the road everywhere we looked, we finally made it to the game.
Once we arrived safely to the game we were...