Christmas in March?

Ok....I never said I wasn't a procrastinator. Just edited my December Daily album and wanted to share a few pictures from it.

I really love this album. I went a little off the beaten path with it and really made it a great journal of time right now (well in December) for us to look back on.

The front and back cover were made from a priority mailing box that I had laying around. I think it likes being our December album instead of going to the recycling bin!

Most of the paper used was making memories FaLaLa collection. I instantly fell for them!




















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IN progress

Today I am...
~adding words and pictures to my December Daily Album

~loving this little printer that my sweetie got me for Christmas

~have a new article up over at Craft Critique, feel free to head on over and read it

~dreaming of making lots of mini albums with the help of this book

~admitting for the first time that I am a Nintendo DS addict! {{Ohhh BRAIN AGE and Super Mario...how you control me!!}}

~drinking hot cocoa and baileys with mini marshmallows

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The GOOD, the BAD, and the HORRIBLE all in one JOLLY post!

This picture was taken before I sat down at my desk yesterday....I can't even see the table top now...no joke!!

I've been thinking about my December Daily album all month long. I've only had time to make the covers for the album until last night. Last I put together Day 1 to Day 6!! I really wish I could have started doing a page a night but there is no way. I've been sending myself texts and emails of what our days have consisted of and yesterday I made a list of all of the things that we have done this month so far and another list of what pictures I want where in the album. I plan putting more of it together tonight. Usually being 17 days {or more} behind on a project like this would stress me out but I am not stressed. Usually NOT having a ton of pictures for every day would leave me stressed too. I have to credit reading Ali Edwards book and and being a fan of her blog for my new scrapbooking attitude. I know I don't have to have a million perfect pictures because it is not about that. It is about our memories and what we would want to look back on and remember. so this December album is more of a journal and more me!! (me with the new attitude thanks to AE)

I've also been thinking of our 2009 word (that's a whole other list in itself) and trying to pinpoint one that is US!

Another reason that I am not stressing about not having a ton of pictures is because, this year we are really in the Christmas/celebrating mood. This holiday season SUCKS!!

We haven't been enjoying much at all to tell you the truth. We have not wanted to do anything that related to the holiday season at all. We contemplated not even celebrating (which would have worked for me). We are saddened this Christmas and heartbroken over the loss of Jesse. I'm going to keep it brief. Jesse is my brother in law. He is a kindhearted funny genius!!! He is the smartest person I have ever known and will ever know. He was taken from us. He was taken in May of this year by Leukemia when he was only 28 years old. We are going though the motions here and it is only for Jesse that we are doing that.

Today is going to consist of getting those last minute gifts bought (because that is the proper thing that someone does in the holiday season), making lists for the new year (to keep my mind off of everything that I cant keep my mind off of) , and enjoying the last of the days before the big day. Lately we haven't been enjoying the day (see above). Oh, and work....speaking of that I am late! More later (hopefully)!

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