The mere idea of my kids in a wave pool takes my anxiety to new heights. So when a friend suggested we take the kids over Christmas holidays I had to force myself to be the *fun mom* and try it out. Why, you may ask? I’m certain it all stems from when I was a kid….I’m short and not a stellar swimmer….and if I was a wee bit too deep when the waves started, I wasn’t able to touch.…
Well, not only did we end 2012 with a buttload of FUN – Our December was Amazing! – we also started 2013 with the same sort of focus. Making Memories And we’ve had a BLAST! We started out by taking one more stab {pun intended} at ice fishing, we made a plan for us and 2 other friends and their families to spend the day at the lake {doesn’t mean the same thing when you say it in the winter…
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In Just for Fun/ Personal/ The Spending Diet
Who Does That? #hugeblessings #payitforward #makingmemories
Well folks, the time has come. The Squealy truck has met its maker….gone to the heavens with other death trap vehicles. A few weeks ago, while at McDonald’s with a friend so our kids could run crazy in the germ-infested play place, Brent came running in on his lunch break saying the brakes seized on the truck. He’s so lucky it didn’t do that while I was driving. He took my vehicle {my friend has room for all of us},…
About 6 weeks before Christmas I messaged my sister in law and asked what her and my brother wanted for Christmas. Here’s what she wrote: Lanny would probably like a new plain black, grey or navy blue hat? I could use some comfy slippers or socks w grips? We r both trying to increase our bluejay collection and lanny always loves a ps3 game! Now, I like to give meaningful gifts…gifts that the recipient loves. So, from this message, the…
The third and final project was for my mother in law and involved an idea that originated when my uncle passed away when I was a teenager. My cousins took his clothes and made quilts ~ Genius. So when my father in law passed away in 2009, I requested his clothes, despite strange looks from my mother in law. She often thinks I’m crazy {she might be right}. And, I finally decided it was time. It ended up being a…
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In Fashion/ Just for Fun/ Personal/ Sewing
A Christmas of Memories {The Projects – American Girl Doll Clothes} #makingmemories
Well I’ve said it was the BEST Christmas ever…and I meant it. The Activities were amazing, the gifts incredible, but the projects….my major projects could not have turned out better. Not in a *pat my own back* kinda way, but rather, that they turned out how I had planned. I love when that happens {especially when there is no plan B}. I had 3 major projects I was working on. One for Brooklyn, the Blurb book for my mom, and…
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In In the Lens/ Just for Fun/ Personal
A Christmas of Memories {The Projects – Special Album} #makingmemories
Trying to balance my Christmas projects was a wee bit tricky, but because I had a timing deadline for this due to shipping time, this one had to take some priority. Our family albums are getting so old that they are falling apart, photos are sticking to the non-acid free pages {gasp}, and some photos aren’t in perfectly chronological order – though everything is dated. phew. So, knowing that my mom really doesn’t NEED anything, or honestly even WANT anything…
Okay so I seriously don’t have mad skills when it comes to sewing, but I do have a lot of fun creating things. I saw this fabric on 50% off {which was still $15 a metre/yard} and had to have it. I knew it would be perfect. The process….not so perfect. In fact, I would like to watch a replay of it all – I had to redo so many things {I may have sewed the bottom together, basically meaning…
What do you buy your kids for Christmas when you want to SIMPLIFY and not bring any more *stuff* into the house? That’s tough. But we did it. Keeping our focus on making more MEMORIES instead of having more STUFF, and still wanting to see the magic in our kids eyes as they open their gifts – we found a way to get the perfect balance. Here’s what we got: *First things first – I forgot to bring the kids…
While the panic of only having 18 Summers {if I’m lucky} continues to loom, I’m determined to make the most of EVERY opportunity to make memories as a family. And with friends. Christmas was no different. As a way to ensure this, I made an executive decision to do NOTHING EXTRA during the month of December. Aside from work and the other basic family/parenting duties, I focused on a few things – my 3 major Christmas projects {with a few…