Christmas in September

Today I was excited to get started on making my Christmas cards. I typically wait until last minute and end up mailing store bought cards because I have run out of time. This year I am determined to get started early so that I get them done! Today I made my first two Christmas cards and I am happy with how they turned out. Thanks for looking!

"Beeee Happy"

Cards and Curry

Today has been a nice, relaxing day. Kyler went to school this morning and I was able to do errands and clean house before I had to pick him up. This afternoon I made my moms recipe for Chicken Curry. It is so delicious! I also took out a bunch of stamp stuff (and borrowed a few items from my neighbor Betty) to make these cards. Today was a great day!

Kyler's Big Day

Today my son began his first day of Kindergarten. It was bittersweet for me. I am so used to him ALWAYS being with me, I keep wanting to call out his name to see where he is in the house. Will take some getting used to. On the other hand, I think in time I will really enjoy these quiet moments where I can think about something other than "kid stuff"... I really want to get back into my exercise routine, I want to reorganize my cookbook, I want to start doing more creative menu planning and cooking, I want to make more cards.... I look forward to doing all those things. Meanwhile, here are some pics from his first day. He did so much better than I expected. He was very excited to meet his teacher and see his classroom. Praying he is having a fun first day...

Cards!

I made these today... I LOVE this bicycle stamp! It's made by a local company http://rubbersoul.myshopify.com/. I love their simple designs... Thanks for looking!

The Next Tiger Woods??

My son loves all things sports. Golf is no exception. Jaime has been taking him to the driving range to practice his swing. I took him today and was quite impressed! He's not half bad!

"me" time..

Those who know me most know that I {{{{LOVE}}}} all things papercrafting... A few spare minutes in a day will find me at my dining room table with my "stuff", trying to create something beautiful. It's a little bit of time just for me, doing something that I love. When we lived at our old house, I had an entire room that was my dedicated craft space. Here, I have a dedicated craft closet. Not the same and certainly not as inspiring when I have to drag everything out to the table every time I want to make something, but I am still grateful when I can sit at my table and create... Here is something I made this morning (after taking Kyler for his official "before school starts" haircut!), and now I am going to go pack for our camping trip this weekend to Baker Lake. Thanks for looking!!