Part of the challenge was to use an ornament hanger on the page. If you look closely, the ornament hanging off the "e" is on one of those pesky wire hangers. Digital, of course! You can click on the picture to view it at Flickr, and you can view it in larger sizes there. (That's actually true of ... VIEW POST
Yes, Will and Joe:
There is a Santa Claus. If you believe in him, he is real. I found and read to the boys Francis Pharcellus Church's letter to 8-year old Virginia O'Hanlon. I'm not sure they completely understood it, but they got the gist. And I know they got the next part: "No matter what you think you know or ... VIEW POST
Cookie baking
On Thursday, the boys were scheduled to go over to a friend's house after school. As luck would have it, school was dismissed an hour early due to snow, so the boys got to spend an extra hour! I should back up, it wasn't actually their friend's house -- it was his Grandma's house. Their buddy ... VIEW POST
Advent Calendar Links
The painted boxes on the wall was from Ali Edwards. The idea was actually originally from Martha Stewart. I've also seen these done with circle boxes. Very cute. The cookie sheet advent calendar was from here. I've also seen another version here. The baby sock advent calendar was another ... VIEW POST
Merry Christmas to me!
I've been debating about whether or not to post this yet, but heck, I'm so excited about my new artwork, I just can't wait to share! One of the blogs in my blog reader is Diane Duda, don't remember now how I found her blog, but I just love seeing the new works of art she shares. A week or so ago, ... VIEW POST
Ice Day??
Instead of a Snow Day, we have an Ice Day today. The gravel roads are sheets of ice, and since so many of our school's students are from farms and outlying communities....no school. The boys were excited to stay home until they learned that they were going to have to have to have their haircut and ... VIEW POST