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Snow. Jake.

This is Jake. Jake loves the snow. It is snowing. Jake begged to go out and play. Maybe he made a snow angel. Can dogs make a snow angel? He sure leaves a lot of footprints. And he rolls in the snow. And he digs his nose down into the snow and burys his face in it. He is happiest in the snow. I think because he is getting old and the cold helps his hip pain and his joint pain. I'm not sure. But I love to watch Jake in the snow. It's a gift from above. I love the snow. I love Jake. It is snowing and Jake is outside playing in the snow.

It's been a while!

I have so much to catch up on here. I will start with the news that I am now on the creative team for SAS Designs, too! I love creating for Sarah at SAS and for Julie and the other designers at e-scapeandscrap.net!

Next, I'm taking a wonderful free class from Jessica Sprague (love, love, love her!). She asked us to list our values and some intentions, specifically relating to the holiday season. Here are mine:

love
peace
hope
celebration
happiness
family
joy
laughter
togetherness
pleasing
appreciating
decorating
sharing
warmth
traditions

I would like my family to spend more time together during the holidays.
I would like to make my house look festive and beautiful.
I would like to perform some charity work during the month of December.
I would like to enjoy Christmas time, with the least amount of stress possible.

This year, I will donate some toys to kids through the Firehouse. I will also donate some of the coats in my closet and some of my clothes I don't wear to those less fortunate than myself. I will also make Christmas cards and bring them to a nursing home for the residents.

This year, I will drag out more of my ornaments and truly dress up the dining room and living room. Looking at these decorations and the tree makes me so very happy inside!

That's it for today... Hope to be back much sooner!

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So Very Happy!

I'm so happy and excited for my friend, Meg. She was chosen to be on the CT for A Cherry On Top, which is my favorite scrappy site! I'm so proud of her and she totally deserves this! Check it out here.

I'm not a good Blogger

It's been quite a while since I've written again. Sigh. I don't remember to visit my blog often, as you can tell. There's not much going on in my very quiet and very same every day life. Let's see... a doctor's appointment to check on my meds, my older son's birthday, got Mom a car, went to the grocery store. Oh - well - maybe I can come back later and write a bit about my firstborn's birthday and my Mom's car! I'll certainly try to remember. If I do - I'll see you soon!

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You really MUST go check this out - and while you're there - she makes the CUTEST cards!