For Starters

Starting today, December first, I will keep a Christmas journal blog. In it, I will write something every day to reflect on the holidays of my past, enjoy the holidays of the present and dream about the holidays of the future. To some, this would be a stack of papers and trivial scribbles, but not to me. I am taking back my Christmas, I am letting it be something I relish and most importantly I am giving at least fifteen minutes to myself, every day, no matter how crazy this season becomes. This Christmas I will make something with my own hands, my own words and my own memories.

(Written by Shimelle, borrowed by me)

It's the 1st today (obviously) and I am so excited about Christmas. This year my Christmas journal is going to be about what I do each day to get ready for Christmas and what exciting things I am going to do.

Today already I have opened my advent secret Santa, I received a really cool Christmas mug, that I had been eyeing up in the store and had almost brought for myself.



Yesterday was Kris Kringle at the boys school, Simeon loves Kris Kringle. He loves making the orange with a candle and sticks with raisins and marshmallow in it. This year they had glow sticks shaped a candles instead of candles. A brilliant idea it meant the kids could actually have their candle lit or glow in this case. Simeon's commented that during the assemble they were not allowed to eat the marshmellows. He got around that by picking off little bits and eating them. As he put it "they were there tempting me".




Later to day the boys can open their 1st advent pocket and eat the chocolate. They are really excited. So far Christmas has be awesome.

Here goes again

My last post was on my New Years resolutions. Didn't keep most of them. I would like to keep up with a blog so here goes again.

I think of the last day of November as being the last day before bedlam. December seems to me to be always super busy and not much time to do what needs to be done and everyone rushing around and extra things to do. You get my point. Each year I think to myself that I'm not going to be busy in December and each year I am (this year being no different).

If I have to be busy I have decided that I am going to enjoy the next month and not complain that I am busy. Maybe I can keep that resolution, it's only a month long.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

yeh I know it's the 12th and a bit late to wish everyone a happy New Year. But Happy New Year anyway.

What have I been up to....

Christmas was amazing and lots of fun. We got a Wii for the boys and it was the best thing we have every brought them. I love it too :) It was also made special because my MUM and DAD came over from NZ to be with us for Christmas.

Over the New Year we all went to Mallorca. It was warm, sunny and we were staying in the most amazing resort.

Now I am back at work and my boys are back at school. And I haven't really being doing much.

I am almost finished my Shimelle Journal your Christmas Book. I will take some picture of my favourite LO and post them in the next few days.

Hope your New Year is going well.

Officially on Holiday

I am now officially on Holiday for 2 weeks. Yeh, I'm on holiday, i'm on holiday.

Now for Christmas, I am looking forward to it. I have stopped panicing and realised that I am almost all ready.

I looked a my shimelle journal your christmas project and I am way behind. I almost decided to stop for the year and not do it. But I have decided that I will keep going. I have done 2 of the quicker promts and have finished the journalling on one layout that I had finished and will do the journalling on the last one when I am done here.




Thought you might like to see a picture of me and Lance Anderson aka Mr Rusty Pickle.
I went to a class he was teaching last Sunday 14th December. We did an amazing Christmas Kit (i don't have photo's yet)

Christmas rush

Every year I promise myself that I will not be stressed or rushed at Christmas time. It hasn't happened, I feel like a headless chicken most days. And the sad thing is that most of the time I'm not getting done what I want to get done, and when I sit down i feel like I have not achieved anything.

Well that was my winge, now I am going to do something about it. I am going to slow down and do one thing at a time, and if I don't get everything done before Christmas, well the world won't come to an end.

A Perfect Christmas

Sitting here trying to think what my perfect Christmas would look like. I'm stumped. So I thought i would look back and think about past Christmases.

There is one Christmas that I can remember that was my favourite Christmas. I don't remember a lot of detail. What I remember most about it was all of my family was there. My Nana, Mum and Dad, my 2 brothers, Phil my DH, my 4 Aunts & 4 Uncles, and my nine cousins. That's 24 of us. I remember bits and piece of the day, like the water fight, the getting the lunch ready. But what sticks in my mind is the love, the laughter, the feeling this is my family and we are having a good time, and enjoying the day together.

The next almost perfect Christmas is almost the same. My 2 brothers had gone to NZ for Christmas, so it was just Phil, the boys and me. We were invited to Christmas Lunch my very good fiends. Again, I don't remember much detail, but I remember the laughter, the fun, and enjoying the day with friends and family.

So if you asked me what a perfect Christmas would look like, I would have to say that it isn't the presents, but the people. I also remember who I spent Christmas with, but I never remember what I got for Christmas.

Christmas Cards

I'm in a real panic today, the cut off date for sending presents to NZ is this Friday. I'm no where ready and only have two days to go arrrrrrrrrr.

As for Christmas Cards, they never get done until, well some years they don't get done. I never make them, because one I'm lazy, 2 once I've made them I don't want to give them away because I like them so much, and 3 I forget to do them until I'm so busy I don't have time, which brings me back to I'm lazy. :)

Christmas Cards are my only guilt at Christmas, because I never seem to get round to them. I feel guilty because I feel I should send people cards. At the back of my mind though is the thought they are going in the recycling in the New Year. Maybe that is why I don't make them.

My favourite Christmas Cards are the funny ones. I really like funny cards(though not crass ones).

This year again only a few cards will be sent to family in NZ and maybe friends. But friends please don't hold your breath for a card, you will probably pass out.

The Christmas Card above is funny to me because my Husband is a motorbike fanatic. And I could see him playing Santa for kids but only if he got to arrive on his Red motorbike.