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We are having a great visit in Wisconsin with my family. I have taken a couple hundred pictures, but haven't had the time to download them yet. However, I will share one though from Christmas eve that just melts my heart. He hated his clip on tie, but loved the jacket. He is just like his daddy.I...
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Like I said yesterday, I love shopping the day after Christmas. I gather up my Christmas gift cards and money, and hit the stores to find some great deals. And, if you have read this blog for any period of time, you know I love a good deal - and that I shop for gifts all year round so that Christ...
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December 26 is my favorite day to go shopping. For as long as I can remember, I have gone shopping first thing in the morning at Target the day after Christmas. It is tradition. I especially love to go with my sister. I tend to use up all my Christmas money today, but that's okay. The things I us...
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We actually barely made it out of Tennessee before turning around and coming back to Nashville.Matthew got a HORRIBLE stomach virus and we had to keep pulling over to the side of the road so he could puke.Merry Christmas.It was AWFUL.So we made the really hard decision to turn around and come hom...
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If you are reading this, say a prayer, as we are driving to Wisconsin today. Some inclimate weather is expected, so we will be taking it slow...We opened gifts on Monday since we didn't want to bring Elias's gifts to Wisconsin. Goodness knows, he will be getting enough up there! Here are a few of...
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One thing that I am looking forward to about our ten hour drive to Wisconsin and 14 hour drive back (we are going see Sara on the way home!), is that I will have a lot of time to read.Here's what I plan on reading:Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and ...
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December 10 - Christmas with our friends, the Costners. I still need to do the back of this page. December 11 - Dinner with Pete & Brandi, Misty, Angie & Todd and the hubs. So nice to be among adults. If you look carefully, you'll notice that this page is an acrylic page. The paper i...
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I have been working diligently on my December Daily all month. It has been such a rewarding experience and I LOVE how my album is coming together. I page through it several times a day because it just tickles me to see all the different size pages, the pictures, the textures, etc. I have my scrap...
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Yesterday was Elias's last day of day care for December. His teachers gave me a giant ziplock full of Christmas art projects from the past month. A wreath made with his handprints, a yellow painted star, a few marker drawings.But this made me cry.How did my sweet little baby somehow become old en...
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I can't believe it is the last weekend before Christmas! I have a lot to get accomplished. Here is my to do list:Stuff all 160+ Christmas cards with the Christmas letter that we finally finished and take them to the post office. Prepare, with Angie, 100 packages of Same Kind of Different As Me fo...
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While I shop all year round, I always seem to have a few last gifts that I don't buy until the week before Christmas. This year, I found my last minute gifts on Amazon. We just signed up for a free one-month trial of Amazon prime, which lets you get most items with just two day shipping! It has b...
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Elias has really been into helping Mommy wrap and package up gifts.Empty tubes are the best part. And the packing peanuts that arrived yesterday were a huge hit. I love experiencing Christmas joys with Elias.
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We are so excited to announce our second Bloom book club book selection. If you did not join Angie and me for Crazy Love, we hope you will join us in January for our second selection. Please watch the video below for all the details!Introducing Bloom Selection #2 from angie smith on Vimeo.Summary...
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I had great intentions of photographing all my Christmas decorations for this year's Nester's tour of homes, but honestly, I don't have very many out this year.Why? Because I have a toddler. These days, our decorations are mostly duplos and knex strewn across the floor, along with stuffed toys an...
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Just in case yesterday's video wasn't enough...Try #1Try #2Quite a difference from last year's visit with Santa, but not that different than the Easter Bunny. These photos remind me of some of the ones on Sketchy Santas. HILARIOUS
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I have recently started a journal that I am excited to share with you. While I am a huge proponent of scrapbooking, I know that it is not for everyone. It also can be challenging to squeeze that creative time into our busy lives.November was so hectic for me I have not been able to find much...
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The Mom Creative Do you have a fave Christmas cookie recipe? Or do you need a new 1? Join the fun w/ my cookie recipe exchange! http://su.pr/2sWxIy
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Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is our first ever cookie recipe exchange. Be sure to put the below button on your blog post with the recipe and then link the permalink (the post link, not your blog link) on the MckLinky here on The Mom Creative. I can't wait to share my favorite recipe and ch...
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I love Christmas time. As a scrapbooker, I find that the Christmas season is an especially important time to reflect and document. Despite the hustle and bustle, December is one of my biggest scrapbooking months. I know it makes no sense, but it is true. I can't stop creating!Since it is early in...
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At VintageFest this weekend, I made eight layouts and worked on my December Daily album. It was great to have a solid block of time to scrapbook, without any mommy distractions. Here are a few of the layouts I made. I love this layout of our twin neices, Emma and Sierra. The rub-ons are Fancy Pan...
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The Mom Creative So @eliasjude has started hitting. Our story: http://tinyurl.com/ye5f8bc Have any advice? Did your toddler go thru the hitting phase?
"Please don't hit Mommy, Elias.""Elias, we don't hit.""Elias Jude Turner. Don't hit Mommy."According to my parenting books, Elias is asserting his independence and expressing frustration by hitting.He doesn't know it hurts.He isn't trying to be mean, just express himsel...f.Well, I am not a fan. I d...
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Several of you have kindly asked how my mom is doing.Thank you.She is doing very well. She will be going back to work next week.Can you believe it? Two weeks after BRAIN surgery she is back to work.It took me six weeks to heal after giving birth!This week she did come down with cellulitis, an inf...
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I have my Christmas shopping 95 percent done, so, I thought I would share some of my favorite gifts that I have bought/found this year. I hope it helps you as you complete your Christmas shopping! Keepsake Gifts - These are my favorite gifts to give. While they take a little more time, they are a...
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Next Thursday I am going to host a cookie recipe exchange post here on The Mom Creative. Here's how we are going to do it: On Thursday, or sometime in the next week, write a blog post with your favorite cookie recipe. Please include the below button in your post. On Thursday, I will post my ...
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My friend Erin at $5 Dinners has a cookbook coming out! I am so excited about this cookbook because: I love Erin. She is totally down-to-earth, sweet, smart, loves Jesus and just plain inspires me. I love her blog - it was the first blog that really inspired me to reduce my grocery budget. I...
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