December Daily Day 23 and Some Reflections

Here's my ear infection page! I know, you've all been waiting for it, hee hee! I just held the camera out in front and took this shot myself, and I really like how the journaling on the photo turned out. I am going to put this one in for the Design Dollies Elements Challenge, which says to use ONLY ONE of each: piece of cardstock, piece of patterned...

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December Daily Day 22 - Best and Worst Christmas Ornaments

This page is about our all-time favorite ornament! Nolan made it in pre-school when he was 3 years old, and we are always very careful to wrap it in tissue and place it in its own box when we take down the tree. The little poem on the tag says:"These aren't just 5 snowmen as anyone can seeI made them with my hand which is a part of me.Now each year...

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December Daily Day 21 and 200th Post!

So after the disaster of December 20th, I woke up with a new lease on life and decided that no matter what, I was going to have a better day with the kids. Part of my plan included bundling everyone up and going for a walk in the snow. It was only -10, but it felt colder, and poor Brenna's nose and cheeks turned pink pretty quickly, so we came back...

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December Daily Day 20

This day was pretty horrid! Any time we transition from the regular routine of school to the irregularity of holidays, Nolan starts to wig out. The first week of summer holidays was really bad, so maybe I should have expected the turmoil, but it totally caught me off guard. I didn't want to write about all the fights we had on this day, however,...

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December Daily Day 19

This was really cute! For such a gung-ho hockey dad, Jason cannot skate to save his life. So when we heard a hockey player friend would be passing through town, we told him to bring his skates so he could take a driving break on our rink. He was happy to battle it out with Nolan, and they actually worked up quite a sweat! As he was leaving, Nolan...

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December Daily Day 18 - Good News and Bad News

Warning: This blog post contains graphic information that may not be suitable for the sensitive reader!!!The bad news is: in the middle of the night, my ear started leaking! Bloody, pus-filled fluid!!! I know, gross, right? This has never happened to me before, so I was trying not to freak right out!!! Anyway, went to the medical clinic early this...

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Mini Album Baby Gift

I finally got this baby gift in the mail today! For such a simple project, I don't know why it took me so long to complete, except that there were always other things to scrap. There is an opening page, a page for each month, and then a couple of extras for bath time and play time. I posted one almost the same over a year ago using the Animal Cookies...

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December Daily Day 17

I think the star of this page is the photo! Look at Brenna's cute smile! It's really hard sometimes to get her to smile for the camera, so I made the photo a little larger than some of the others in this album to allow it to shine. It was so cute on Friday, I found a whole bunch of old baby toys I thought I'd given away, and she just played the night...

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December Daily Day 16

This was the day the kids had their school "Christmas Concert" - note the quotation marks! It was really nice to see the kids sing, and I don't want to be negative here, but suffice it to say I was expecting a little bit more. I almost didn't go to the event because on their notice home, all it said was, "Thursday, 1:30, carol singing in the gym,...

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Blog Candy Announcements!

There are three blog candy links in my sidebar up for grabs, and they all look great!!! There is a huge stash of Tim Holtz stuff over at Artfully Yours. Then Prairie Fairy is celebrating coming back to blogger with a huge giveaway. And finally, Kylie is celebrating one year and 300 followers! Go check them all out because ya never know...I've gotten a bit behind with my December Daily and another project I've been working on due to a wicked head...

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Little Boy B-day Card

I had to take a quick break from my December Daily album to do up a card for my friend's little boy. He doesn't know me from a hole in the ground, but we share the same birthday (December 27, mark your calendars, kids!) so I feel connected to him that way. He's going to be three, so I thought the bright colours from PPC and this image from Some Odd...

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December Daily Day 15

Nolan's class worked really hard to put together a couple of skits and presented them to the parents on Wednesday. He had been talking about how he was going to be the Abominable Snowman for weeks, so we were excited to see what this was all about. After seeing the play, I still don't really know! It was all in French! I took French up to Grade...

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December Daily Day 14

This page is all about Nolan's obsession with hockey. I had meant to go to his practice on Tuesday night and take some photos, but Jason ended up taking him instead. So I just used some photos I had from other days. Last winter Jason made a rink in the front yard for the first time, and this year he chopped down a couple trees (well, measley little...

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December Daily Day 13

This is my second post tonight, so make sure you scroll down to see my Day 12! This page took a while for me to complete, but I really love it. I decided to break out the Glimmer Mist for the inside page, which looks a lot more shimmery in real life. I also really like the round Heidi Swapp journaling spot - not seasonal but seemed to fit with the...

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December Daily Day 12

I really struggled with this spread, not least of all because none of my photos turned out. I tried every setting on the camera, and these were really the best shots. Maybe I should read the manual one of these days, eh? Supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Prima journaling card, Basic Grey patterned paper (fussy cut into ornaments), Creative Memories...

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December Daily Day 11

Jason and Nolan went out to get the tree yesterday, and they came back with the most beautiful tree I think we've ever had! It's up in the living room right now and the kids are just itching to decorate it! I made another flip flap thingey so I could include some larger photos and journaling, and after doing 11 pages of this project, I've decided...

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December Daily Day 10

I finished this one last night. Isn't it cute? I wanted to include all 3 photos, so I made this cute little flip flap thingey because I didn't want to cover the pretty paper. A bit of journaling, ribbon, and some sparkley grungeboard numerals and my page is done. And I'm so glad I caught this little glimpse of our daily liv...

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December Daily Day 9

I'm still hangin' in there with this project, and I must say I'm still lovin' it! Not much was going on around here December 9th, so I decided to document my new workout regime. Even though the holiday season is in full swing and we have a billion and one things to do, I still have to stick to my weight training, otherwise I won't be able to compete...

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December Daily Day 8

This is my second post today! Woohoo, haven't done that in a while! But I was getting a bit behind with this album, so I thought I'd better work on it a bit today. So on the 8th was Jason's work party. He's only been in this job about 6 months, so it was all new to us. The kids had a great time making crafts and playing with friends from school....

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December Daily Day 7

I had originally planned to do a hockey practice page for Day 7, but what with the chaos of the two grandmas here and getting everyone to the rink on time, I forgot the camera! This was also the night of my monthly book club meeting at the library, though, so I just changed the plan. I did bring my camera to the library, but the battery died almost...

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December Daily Day 6

December 6th was Jason's birthday, so basically I ended up in the kitchen all day! It was a good thing I had my mom and Jason's mom to help out with the kids and cleaning, because I don't entertain all that often and I don't have it down to a science like others I know (and love, hee hee!) It all turned out great, and we had a lovely evening. Jason...

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December Daily Day 5

December 5th was a pretty big day at the McCleary house! So for this album entry, I have three pages! The first is above, with the four small photos on a small cardstock page. I just stapled some ribbon on the upper right to give it a bit more sumpin' sumpin'! When you flip that little page, you get this:Four more little photos with a page of journaling....

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December Daily Day 4

Whew, I'm a little late finishing and posting this today, but I did it, and technically the day's not even over! It's a pretty simple page, but it's done and I'm already preparing for Day 5. My mom and Jason's mom made the 5 hour drive yesterday to come see us, so we all were very excited to see them. It's pretty nice that the 2 grandmas get along...

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December Daily Day 3

Day 3 is all about mandarin oranges! The small tag in the upper right says: "We've gone through six boxes of oranges so far!" It's crazy, the kids eat them like they're candy, especially the teeny tiny ones. Mmmmm, so sweet! I'm not sure which photos I will include at the top of the page, maybe all three. This is me getting artistic with the camera,...

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December Daily Day 2

Here is the second page of my December Daily album. I'm just waiting on some photo paper to print out this photo, below, which will go up in the top left corner: Then I think I will make another page, maybe from the piece of holly transparency I have, to put this photo: I went to the drugstore to print out a bunch of these, only one kiosk was broken...

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December Daily Part 1

So here is my December Daily album in its early stages. I've been able to use mainly scraps and older supplies to make the bulk of it. The stamp set I chose to use throughout is a Stamp of the Month from Close to My Heart called Cherish the Moment (that's what I have stamped on the cream cardstock) and I really love it! It just adds that cute little...

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