Dec. 15, 2008 - Mail!?!?!

My Carlie Jean LOVES mail, LOVES it! It doesn't matter to her that it usually is not addressed to her, that she rarely ever receives mail... she doesn't care, she just LOVES to check the mailbox.
The other day when Shannon took the three youngers on an errand, Cameo and I made a gift for her while they were gone.
We took a smallish shoe box and wrapped it in brown craft paper.
Cut one end to make a 'flap'.
 I wrote our names on the side and of course put up the flag. 
Afterwards we filled it up with sweet little cards, one for each member of the family, telling them just how special they truly are, and how much I adore them.  Shannon's said to 'Meet me under the mistletoe.' :)
Now Carlie has a place to put all the mail she writes and she doesn't have to stick them in hiding spots waiting for the recipient to find them. 
She is tickled that she can check the mail ANYTIME of the day now!!!
Don't you love it when something so simple can be so super in the eyes of your child?  Have a great day friends.
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Dec. 14, 2008 - BIG Sale at Vision Forum

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Dec. 10, 2008 - A little reminder...

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Dec. 5, 2008 - Paper Star Ornaments

Hello my friends!  What a great day it is looking to be. Let's get started on the stars...
Start with, some card stock, double sided tape, some scissors, and a ruler, the buttons and glue are optional. :)
Cut 6 two-by-two inch squares in the colors of your choice, I am a traditional gal.  I LOVE red and green.
Take one of your squares and fold it in half
Now fold it in half the other way, and now fold into a triangle
This is the only tricky part. 
Fold the outer edges of your triangle towards the middle
Until you have this...
Whew... the hard part is over, it is all down hill from here :)
Do all six squares the same way
Now grab your double-sided tape and get ready to stick.
Hold one of your squares/diamonds and put one small piece of double stick tape on the center of the outside, like so
Now take an alternating color (if you choose) and stick in the same direction onto your first square, so they are both opening in the same way.
Continue this process until all six are stuck together.
Woohoo, we are almost there! :)
When you let go your 'accordion' star will open backwards, that is what it should do, bring it on around until it touches.
Take a last piece of double stick tape and attach the first and last sides together
Once attached you are ready to punch a small hole in the top and run a happy ribbon through and hang on your tree.
Or you can adorn your star by gluing a rhinestone or button to the middle.
Have fun!
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Dec. 1, 2008 - Happy December 1st!

How exciting! Here we are, just 24 days away from that blessed holiday... Christmas! And what did we wake up to this morning? SNOW! Yes, if you can believe it, it was snowing here.  No it did not last long, but for those of us around these parts it was really exciting!  Especially the children.  Abram rushed to the window and then ran to his room, put on at least 4-5 shirts and 3 pairs of pants and his overalls on over everything... he looks so chunky because of all the clothes.  It was really cute.
I have been sick most of the weekend, I got sick after our party Saturday night and have been sickly since. I feel MUCH better today, but am still quite weak from the sickness.
I have much to catch up on around here, so I must tarry.  I hope you all have a wonderful week.

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Chas

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