I am Trying to do a couple of things this year, one is take a picture a day and two is to scarp my weeks, I am not really good at this kind of thing but here goes my first shot at it.
I used Silly Snowman Gang and A perfect Date by Connie Prince. Since it has been so COLD here it was a great kit to use!

Starting next week I will be cutting down to 3 days at work and keeping Charli on Thursday and Fridays, her other Grandma will be busy with Papa Mickey so sick and getting his to chemo so for the next few months I will be spending more time with my baby. It makes me happy to be able to do this!
This is Carver 'hiding' in a bookcase.

I will be spending more time with my baby for the next few months, Trey's Dad has cancer and will be taking Chemo so it will be hard for Debbie to keep her so I will be doing 4 days a week instead of 2! I can't think of any better way to spend my afternoons!

Peppermint kisses and poytails

Charli came to my house today so she had to get in my Peppermint Kisses stash, we both love them! Isn't this ponytail adorable? It reminds me so much of Gina when she was 2!
My day at work was some better, I found out the next move up is Feb. 1 which is Great!

It has been a terribly long day since I went from work to Charli's then to WOM and I got home a few minutes after 9 but I wanted to share Charli feeding Merry Moose, the Build a Bear we made her for Christmas. She and I spent over 30 minutes playing kitchen. She is getting a kitchen set for her birthday but her Aunt Brooke got her this wonderful tea set with metal dishes and real utensils. It was the high point of my day.

I finished cross stitching Charli's stocking except for the name. I said I wasn't going to do that much work again so I am going to do a smaller one for Seth. I have most of the colors already but hope I can get the others when Hancock has a sale, LOL!
Mason and Lauren went up today and "Z" and Brady came up to my class. "Z" is a handful! She kept trying to go out the door.

Isn't it funny how kids can watch and imitate adults? A couple at church sent this oven to Charli and she can 'cook' now. She is using a hat because she says it is Hot! Her second birthday is in 2 weeks, I am getting exciting!

I did this for the Scripture Challenge at SBE using Boyhood Tales by Rina Kroes. It is a picture I took of Jeremy and Seth at Emerald Farms here in Greenwood while they were home for the funeral.

Today Gina and Trey put in my MIL's floor in the den and we all ate leftovers from yesterday. Charli was especially good while they worked on it. She was playing with a stethoscope in the toys and kept saying 'stethoscope' over and over, she repeats most of what she hears and and has a great vocabulary!

I signed up for the 365 group on FB, I don't know if I can take a picture everyday but I will try.

This is my 500th post.
Les had to work today so we had to eat our New Year's Dinner at my MIL's when he had a lunch break, it was nice to be with the family for collards and black-eyed peas.
Last year I made a resolution to do better on Blogging and I did pretty well, just lost the desire to post every day. I ended the year feeling a little poorly, I cough so much I have a sore rib and my knee is swelling and I have to keep taking advil. I also have a cyst in my right wrist which I will see the Dr about Jan. 13. I have a physical on the 21st so I will talk to him about an inhaler or something. I also have not been scrapping much since my FIL died in October, my heart is just not in it lately.
I got several kits this weekend and plan on doing some though. I need to do some for Charli's second birthday.
I really do not have any resolutions this year, I just want to feel more like myself again.

I am not staying up to see the New Year. I have coughed until my rib hurts and my knee is still swollen so I am going to climb in my warm bed after I take some Advil. I hope everyone else does more exciting things.

This is my Favorite gift this Christmas! When Charli comes to the house now she points and says Volkswagen! Les gave it to me and it is made of metal, very cool!
I went to the dentist yesterday and got my broken tooth fixed. He said it was now 25% tooth and 75% filling but it works well and he is a great dentist and didn't hurt! Gina got her retainer yesterday, too.

Here is this week's challenge
This last week of 2009 we are completing our theme on GLORY, so the scripture verse for Week 40 comes from 1 Chronicles 29:11 which says:
“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.”

** Be sure to read the General Guidelines to the challenge HERE, where you can find out what will happen each week. It will tell you how you can take part, what you will be receiving, where to post your submissions to, etc.

Here is a preview of your FREE Word Art for this week (the link to download the Word Art to use as part of your submission appears at the BOTTOM of this message, and will only be available until the close of this challenge):


* The deadline for submitting your creation for THIS challenge is midnight EST on Saturday January 2nd 2010.*

Charli's new bed, this is what Santa brought her. She loved the ball pit best, LOL!

Charli really enjoyed Christmas! She keeps singing Jingle bells and saying "Here comes Santa Claus!" I got tickled at her putting on the Santa suit for her Build a Bear Moose we got her! She spend this afternoon with us and we drove to '96' to see the lights and then rode through Connie Max. We also stopped by to see Les's Mom awhile. She fell the other day and hurt her knee and mouth really bad. She was on a step stool trying to get things down she wanted to give on Christmas that were Papa's. She gave Charli a keyboard which Gina used to play with. I know Charli will enjoy it. She has lots of musical toys and plays with them all the time.

This Christams was sad without Papa and very sad because we stopped having Christmas Eve at Grandmama's but what Fun to be with Charli. She is saying so much!

Cathy K had a wonderfully cute Christmas Kit on sale at SBE called Happy Jolly Days. I couldn't help but scrap a picture from last year and this year! I need to do so more pages for Charli's book!
I am proud to say I got my MIL's calendar done yesterday!
Les and I are finally going to Greenville this afternoon! The starter and the alternator on my car are both fixed to off to Build a Bear and the craft stores!

Sandra at Joyful Expressions emailed me and I wanted to share her site with you. I am SO CLOSE to finishing Charli's stocking but my hand keeps cramping and I told Gina I just can't manage it. I bought the fabric but I guess I will have to finish it for Christmas next year. I really shouldn't do such time consuming cross stitches, LOL!
Anyway I hope you will take a look at her site and get some inspiration!

I have taken so few pictures lately! I just thought I would post this one today of Charli sweeping up something.
Les returned the parts for his truck and bought my starter but tomorrow he is going to have to but my alternator. I am driving around with a battery in the car in case I need it. I sure hope it gets it fixed in the morning because he and I plan on going to Greenville when I get off work to get something from Build-a-Bear for Charli. I got her the girl Moose to match the boy from last year and they gave me a $7 coupon so I want to get an outfit. I also want to pick up a couple of small things. I got the email that they had shipped Seth's bear, we got him the Camo bear with an Army Officer's suit on and I crocheted Jeremy and Seth matching Camo hats.
I am so close to finishing Charli's cross stitch but doing it makes my hand cramp. I go to the doctor about the cyst in my wrist January 13th. I have blood work the 14th so I am taking that day off. I told my boss I may have trouble changing diapers if he drains the cyst.
Well off to work. One of the ladies at work got a call her 15 year old DGD was dead, we don't know what happened yet but that has got to be one of the most horrid things to go through! Her name is Linda if you will whisper a prayer for her family.

Charli with my scarf, I am going to make her one to match.
I am so Not in the Christmas spirit this year! We lost several Church members over silly stuff, Les's Dad passing, Jeremy not home, Les's health problems and I am having lung problems and being broke (major car repairs and stuff) I just want to get it over.
I have not even made the scrapbooks I usually make the kids at work or the calendars, my heart is just not in it. Sorry to gripe I am just recording the 'now'
On a great note Charli came to the house and we had a ball taking her out to see the lights! She is the star on my Christmas Tree!

Find this week's challenge Here


We are continuing our new theme on GLORY this week, so the scripture verse for Week 38 comes from Isaiah 6:3b which says:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

** Be sure to read the General Guidelines to the challenge HERE, where you can find out what will happen each week. It will tell you how you can take part, what you will be receiving, where to post your submissions to, etc.

Here is a preview of your FREE Word Art for this week (the link to download the Word Art to use as part of your submission appears at the BOTTOM of this message, and will only be available until the close of this challenge):

* The deadline for submitting your creation for THIS challenge is midnight EST on Saturday December 19th 2009.*

My heart has not been in scrapping the last few weeks, I haven't even done any calendars or things for the kids at work but I did make these cards for a friend. I blurred the photos since they are not family but Connie's Joy to the World kit was perfect for the dresses they had on! I love the worn papers in it, too.
I will post Scripture Challenge later.