Here is Charli helping us make our red velvet cake, Gina used green food coloring in one and I had help with my red layer from Charli, I used a recipe from Cooks.com and it was awful, Gina said she thinks it is because we used all purpose flour, I don't know but it was a waste! Pretty though!
Les got me a camcorder yesterday and I am very excited to try it out on Charli!

Even Digital Scrappers have Black Friday sales, LOL! Crash, Boom Pow is a collab between Connie Prince and Armina at Gotta Pixel, (image is linked) It was a perfect kit to start on some pages for Charli's Halloween, you can tell she loved Halloween!I also did a couple of Christmas pages using Hey Santa which Connie has at Elemental Scraps. I tried uploading to Elemental and Scrapable but both flipped out when I tried to get on!
For some reason my heart has not been in Scrapping but I have done a few pages to add to a Bragbook for Charli. I have gotten behind this year with that!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We are going to Gina's in a little while and she and I will bake a red velvet cake together. I am excited my MIL is coming and so my Mom and my MIL will both be there! I really promise I will take more pictures this year. I am slack on Thanksgiving pictures!
Trey will fry a turkey and I can't wait to have some!
I have been busy with making my Christmas gifts, I love the set I made for my DiL! the yarn is called something like I Love this Yarn from Hobby Lobby. I Have a small ball left over to make a flower pin to put on her jacket. The red and black skinny scarf is made for a best friend and the bracelet is for someone special, I love the way it turned out! Will post more later.

Santa is bringing Charli a Big Girl bed and she is so excited, she loves playing on her bed now that the side is off the crib, her linens are in the wash but she had to show me how she can do it, LOL! this was last week. She is now 22 months!
She is getting a Daybed, I can't wait to see what Gina picks out and the spread or quilt, Maybe she can finally get some window coverings since Charli be able to look out when she stands up. (Odd size windows that need to be made)

Scripture Challenge at SBE

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We're still continuing our theme based on ABUNDANCE so our scripture verse for Week 35 comes from 1Timothy 1:14 which says:
“The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.”

** 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 November 28th 2009.*

I hope you like my new Christmas Header! The kit is Deck the Halls by Cathy K Designs!

Last night we took Charli to the Christmas Festival at work where she saw Santa and rode the train, It was fun showing her off to the parents of the kids I have taught!
She was fascinated with the trees so I was happy to bring her home and decorate my tree! In 2 weeks I have been married to Les 29 years and I don't remember him ever helping me with the tree but you can see he and Charli are having a good time! It was hard for him, too, because the unit in his back has fluid around it and he keeps getting catches in his back.
I used to be so particular about my tree, I have gorgeous pink, green and teal decorations but they are staying boxed up this year and I have red lights and bows and snowmen and Santas and the little groups of ornaments at the bottom will stay just like they are... unless Charli decides they will look better somewhere else!

My cutie and my Christmas cactus

After my Grandmother saw my Christmas cactus she gave me hers this summer, I kept it outside all summer and brought it in when it started getting cool, it is really showing out! I will set my smaller one outside next year, too!
These are a couple of pictures of Charli Wednesday, she was acting silly so I didn't get any really good ones but she was cute with her little earrings!

I wasn't prepared for what happened on The Mentalist tonight! I really love that show!
Here's another picture from Charli's other Grandmother. Love the little suit!

Trey's Mom took this sweet picture! She shares lots of pictures with me on Facebook.
I forgot to mention I sold 3 pairs of the earrings I posted and Mom's boss said I could bring some to the store to sell! That is great because they sell all types of gifts and jewelry!!

As you can see I had some 'help' working on a scarf I am making, LOL! She kept saying "Do it, Please!" and twisting her hand so I took a picture, she was very excited! She is working on coloring right now and I thought while she colored I could work on my scarf but she really wanted me to color, to.
She was excited to show me she was sleeping in her big girl bed now, Gina and Trey converted her crib and she was enjoying getting in and out of it!
And finally these are the socks I got her. She Loves them! Pulls up her pant leg and says, "Ho, Ho, Ho!" She loves 'Claus', and already is excited to see pictures of him!

Note to self: need to update header.
Got my H1N1 shot at the health dept and only had to wait 45 mins. then went to eat at Huddle House with Mom and Jeff. Les is on all nights except Wed. this week.

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We're continuing our theme this week based on ABUNDANCE. So, our scripture verse for Week 34 comes from Luke 12:15 which says:
“Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

** 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 November 21st 2009.*

Christmas Earrings

Yesterday Les and I went to Greenville and I got this wonderful pair of chain nose pliers! They work so good in my right hand! I will go back and get the round nose ones soon!
Here are the Christmas earrings I have made so far, I have made several pairs today and working on painting some flower pots and listening to XM radio 70's music. Trying to stay away from Facebook, LOL!

Gina's MIL took this picture, Charli is really getting to be a little model between her two grandmas, huh?
I went to the dentist today, I have had two cracked molars for way too long, one was half gone and he built it up and it feels like my original tooth and the other hemorrhaged so I got a temp filling and have to go back in a moth. It was not bad at all!
Also my Mom had a biopsy done on her chin, it may be a gangian cyst, I pray it is. That's how my problem started 10 years ago with my hand. I woke up the other morning with a knot and I thought it had come back, thank goodness the swelling went down. I am having problems with it lately though.

Been a great week at work, had 4 kids yesterday, just 5 today and Monday. All have runny noses, I am glad Charli does not. I woke up with congestion but do not feel bad. Stayed home from church, I didn't get home until 6:40 and didn't want to go back out in the wet, cold weather.
Les made us some Taco Soup and I harvested my Farmville Farm and plan on going to bed soon.

I have been on a scrap booking lull lately and made very few pages but Cathy K came out with a cute Christmas kit called Deck the Halls I thought it was perfect to scrap this picture I took of my 21 month old GS, Seth singing with my son, Jeremy. There are cute Christmas elements, too which I will be using later.
Gina has a dentist app today so I will be keeping Charli a few minutes.

Today I pulled out my Christmas Clothes! It's moving closer isn't it?

Also today was the funeral for a church member, Curtis Wilson, Les is working and so I didn't go. He was blessed to have another church member be his patient sitter and spend his last weeks with someone who cared that he was comfortable.

CONGRATS to my nephew who won a Band award this week end.



HERE'S THE SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE


We're starting a new theme this week based on ABUNDANCE. So, our scripture verse for Week 33 comes from Jeremiah 33:6b which says:
“I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.”

** 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 November 14th 2009.*

This is my MIL receiving the flag at the funeral, I think it's a great picture!
Waiting for my grapes on Farmville, they will be ready very shortly, Les is having as much fun at this as I am! He and Gina want to do colored fences around theirs I like the white one best, LOL!
Got some great buys yard saling today! Plenty of glass and windchime stuff. I also sold some jewelry at my Dr.'s office yesterday and my Mom sold 2 pairs of earrings just by wearing hers yesterday to work! I had to go by and get some beads to make them and got some to make some Christmas, ones too.
Les has to work Again tomrrow! That's 3 in a row! He has a new boss and I really thought he would get off! I just don't like to drive at night when it's cool, I cough so much and can't see well at all so I usually don't go. I already have my missions meeting Monday, I was hoping he would be off to drive me. No such luch, he works next 3 nights!

Grand babies are so awesome! I missed Charli so I stopped by Debbie's to see her and we had a good time, she cried because she thought I was going to take her. I did go to Kindermusik and play with her, she was sleepy, I guess she has not got used to the time change.
Mason's new IE came today, I am glad she is going to help him!