December Daily - Day 8 through Day 15

Sorry that I have been so delayed in updating my December Daily. To say is has been a bit crazy around here is such an understatement. This post covers Day 8 through Day 15 and is very 'photo-heavy'. Sorry for such a long post. I have done most of the rest of the month but haven't had time yet to photograph and upload the pages. Hopefully very soon though.

So, here goes...

December 8th - Regina came over and helped me 'Christmasy' up my house a bit. She has such a talent for taking everyday things (found in my cabinets) and making everything look so beautiful. Thank you Regina...

December 9th -



This was the Christmas card that we sent out this year.


December 10th - The Nutcracker - some friends and their children were in this ballet that made it so special to go see the performance. Matt, Katie and four of their children did such a wonderful job.

Something will go on the 'cork'. I just noticed that it is still plain. I have an embellishment that was supposed to be there. Oopps. I will have to add that.

December 11th - our 6 year anniversary



December 12th - (actually documenting some things that happened on the 11th) Women's Bible Study 'Tea Party'





December 13th - Card Exchange and Goodie making Party at Regina's house



December 14th - Terri! and I went Christmas shopping - boy to we both still have a lot to finish up.

I have a rub-on that goes on that tag...need to add that.

December 14th - my husband had two different doctor's appointments and we got great news at both of them. Praise God.

I did my journaling about the day on that tag that is tucked into that red felt pocket.

December 15th - documenting a holiday tradition...my kids and I have three (one each) special 'puppy' ornaments from many years ago when it was just us three. Each year, if possible, we each get to hang our puppy. They happen to be visiting us over Thanksgiving so we took that opportunity to put the tree up together as a family. Here we are hanging our ornaments.

December Daily - Day 7

December 7th - I have needed a haircuts for a long time now. I have been putting it off because I have been so busy tending to my husband after a recent surgery. Well, today was the day. I called them this morning and she could fit me in at 1pm and I said - book it. I will be there. I had her add some layers to make my hair not look so heavy. I love the way she styled it, actually, I love everything about it. I was a happy camper leaving that beauty shop.

Today's pages documents my hair cut and my sister and I making cards. We are involved in a 'card exchange' with some friends early next week. Each person is making the same card (20 of them) for a specific season of the year, and then we will get together and do an exchange. We will each come away with 4 stacks of 'generic' cards that we can use as gifts this year. This is the first time I have been involved in anything like this. I am not much of a 'card' maker. I don't know why, but cards tend to intimidate me. I can do mini albums, 12X12 layouts, and all other sizes in between, but cards...not so much. I picked an 'easy' card to make (found this sample in the Stampin' Up catalog) so that I would feel comfortable making them. I went to my sister's house so that we could make them together. It was a lot of fun. I actually had a good 'card' experience. Yeah!!!

Here are my pages documenting these two things: Enjoy!

December Daily - Day 6

December 6 - Was all about 'Elf Yourself'. Not much happened today. It was fairly quiet. I work from home so I spent most of my day in my office. However, I did make time to go to the Office Max website www.elfyourself.com. We get a kick out of this each year. I downloaded a picture of my husband and of me and then watched us dance. (as elves) I couldn't decide which one I like to most so I took a picture of each one while it was up on my computer screen. This wasn't an easy task being that we were moving and dancing around so much. However, I feel like I got one in each dance that was 'good enough'. Enjoy

Here are my pages for Day 6th:

December Daily - Day 5

December 5 - Today was pretty much a very quite day for us. We woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the snow-covered ground. It was beautiful. It was a very windy day. We loved how our flag looked blowing in the wind on our front porch.

Today ended up being a 'movie' day. I watched a movie on the instant watch Netflix. (The Bounty Hunter) and then later in the evening, Mark and I watched two Christmas movies that were on TV. We love overdosing on Christmas movies. We even re-watch ones that we love that we have seen many times before. This is pretty much the journaling that I have on the last page for today.

So here are my Day 5 pages:


Enjoy your day and Happy Holidays...

December Daily - Day 4

December 4 - Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow. We didn't get all that much (approx. 2 inches) but boy was it beautiful coming down. It started around 12n and snowed until we went to bed. I got a lot of great photos but only shared of few in my DD album.

So, here are my Dec. 4th pages: (lighting isn't the greatest but here they are nonetheless)

How is your December Daily coming along? I hope you are enjoying this project as much as I am. This is the third year that I have participated and I love it each year more and more.

Happy Holidays,
Cherri

December Daily - Day 3

December 3 -

December Daily - Day 2

December 2 - The story for today wastime that I spent with my daughter. Ashley lives in another state and was still here visiting since Thanksgiving. She is leaving Dec. 3rd so we tried to cram a lot of 'December' into one night. We made cookies, and she showed me how to cut 'paper trees'. We had a really good time together.

So here are my pages...