I just couldn't resist poking some fun at this timeless "problem" that does happen from time to time. Sorry, dear St. Nick .... but, I just couldn't resist. I guess, I've just been placed on his naughty list for next Christmas!!!!!
I also want to tell everyone, my Miss Allison did pretty well yesterday. She has been experiencing sleep apnea and it has been a little frightening for her parents, especially her mother. Thier family doctor sent them to a specialist on December 24th and he advised that her tonsils be removed immediately due to their size. I was quite amazed that the specialist moved that quickly and that her surgery was scheduled on December 28th. The only problems she experienced was some vomiting when she was in recovery. Hopefully this corrects the problem of sleep apnea.
Can you feel the excitement building in the air??? It is almost Christmas Day!!!! I just can't believe how fast it has come.
I don't know if I have told everyone this is my very, very favorite part of year. I feel so much happier, more giving, more grateful, more soft in my reactions and just plain giddy.
With that ....... here is my latest freebie. It is one that I have seen before, however, this again is my
Today, I want to share a gift I just made for my husband for Christmas. It is very easy project to make and it is made with things you probably just might already have a home.
Now, to try to explain exactly what this is .... this is a card that you will fold in half to start with.
Put the candy, marshmellows and graham crackers in your plastic bag and staple your card on the outside. I'd show you a picture, but I have to go to the store and buy some marshmellows before Christmas!!!!
Why .... it's cookies!!!! It is so important that Mom knows that her children just can't go to sleep without those special, homemade goodies sitting on a plate for Santa along with a big glass of milk.
And, your child or children want to make sure he doesn't get to hungry or tired before he makes a stop to thier house.
This has not been an easy thing for me .... it so hard to understand that evil walks among us like this. My brain has had such a hard time wrapping itself around this taking of so many young lives. My heart has felt so heavy since hearing the news for the first time on Friday.
On Friday I called my daughter, Angie in Texas just to check on her. She is a teacher in Katy, Texas. All I could think of .... what if this had been her elementary? I just had to hear her voice. She spoke of protecting her own class; talking to those individual children that became frightened, calming her parents that called over the phone wanting to know "how safe are my children" and she told me she cried. Her crying, made me want her to know how much I loved her and I told her so. I think all of us ... whether a tear was shed or not ... we cried.
Then on Saturday I spent the morning with my son, Drue who lives down the street. It was just an ordinary morning ... playing with my grandsons. But, what was important to me was to be near my son and to tell him how much I loved him. For you see, even at 32 years old .... he is my child.
Then on Sunday, we were all suppose to go to my daughter, Christa's son's basketball game. Instead, I just went shopping with my oldest child, Christa. I spent a total of four uninterrupted hours with her laughing and talking. We talked about the tragedy and in the middle of Younkers Dept Store ... I started to cry. She said "Mom, what is wrong". She saw how upset I was and just took me into her arms and said "I love you".
That night at the dinner table when I looked around at my whole family ... my husband, my children and my grandchildren, I looked at each and everyone of them. John usually says grace when our family gather for a meal, but last night I gave grace ..... and it was just the normal funny blessing I always say for my grandchildren, but in my heart I know I was thanking God for keeping my family safe and allowing me to hold them just a little bit closer.
Today I went to one of my favorite blogs and her words had such an impact on me, that I did my freebie around those thoughts it brought forth in my mind.
Giving without expectation of return is another way to help us develop that all important spiritual side of our nature. For those of us who celebrate Christmas, this is the perfect opportunity to practice the art of giving without expecting anything in return. There are certain things we should do just for the inherent goodness attached to doing them. The fact that you have done something right should be the only reward you need in these cases. Once you’ve conditioned your mind this way, the actuality is that you do indeed get something in return. Kevin Sinclair describes these benefits in his article, “Give Without Expecting Return”. When you give without expectation you benefit in the following ways: “a higher state of awareness; the pride that you have given something of powerful, lasting, un-aging value to the world; and, you have made the world in which you live a better place, which can only benefit you even if indirectly and not in any immediate sense.”
So, without delay as well .... I want to thank Snickerdoodle Designs and Kimberkatt Scraps for creating the most wonderful Christmas kit I believe I have ever bought.
But, I need a little break from creating Christmas themed wordart. And, I am in one of my "let's be silly moods". That spells out to a HUMOR freebie today.
I have had this happen to me more times then I can count and it actually happened to me this morning. So .... without delay I will preview my freebie for the day.
And, here is what happened. I awoke this morning with a fall!!!! You see, we have one of those beds that are very high off the floor .... and I rolled over and FELL OUT OF BED!!! And, if that wasn't bad enough (afterall I have been sleeping in this STUPID bed for over 20 YEARS), I got up off the floor and walked right into the WALL!!!!!
"Just a quick clarification question. Are you saying that ALL you old images will no longer be available after Dec. 7?? As in I have 3 days to download YOUR ENTIRE ARCHIVE????"
"Eeek, hear chills ... Let me know if I am panicking for nothing. Ive got everything since I started and most of the zoo wordart although there were a few links that weren't working there in that section that I have written down somewhere around here."
Then she ask if she only had three days to download my entire archive. Now, that made me start smiling.
Then she ask ... should she panic!!!! I just started giggling and the naughty side of me wanted to say YES, YES, YES!!!!! But, I knew if I did that ... LISA WOULD CALL SANTA and I would be in trouble.
And she ends by saying ... I'm missing some of your links, but I don't know where I put them!!! How can I not be a good girl!!!! And write her back and say "DON'T PANIC"!!!!
*** It appears that September is Halloween Freebies. I will try to begin and transfer them for you tomorrow. I am not able to do anymore today. You can download any of my freebies except for the month of September 2012.
Today there is no daily freebie. I am sorry about that, but I just don't feel good. I have done all I can manage. I have been in bed for two days with the flu and I am heading back to bed now.
4Shared Site of all my Christmas freebies, that includes the dates of October 17th (A Promise) through today's date of December 4th (Christmas Happening) **
What is something we all can't wait for .... and elves will yell it from the rooftop .... plus, it makes children smile with glee.
I want to let everyone know that I will be returning to the site called 4-shared on December 7, 2012 completely. I have made a decision to discontinue using Rapid Share. It is not because I don't love Rapid Share, however, they are having a price increase and they are just getting to expensive for me to continue to use. As my blog is a totally free site, I do hope that everyone understands.
I hope this doesn't cause any confusion. I have just completed transfer of all of my freebies in the month of November to 4Shared. I will transfer all of October tomorrow. And, September the following day. If I am not able to complete them, I promise I will let everyone know how far back you will be able to grab my freebies.
The reason for the transferring over of my past freebies on Rapid Share is I have just found out that when I don't renew with them, you will not be able to download any of my freebies that I put through that site.
*** I am in the process of changing back to 4share. I am going to be transferring all of my freebies from the month of October and November to 4 share.****
***I have just transferred all my freebies for the month of November to 4Shared. All of my downloads will be no longer available on Rapid Share on December 7, 2012. ****
This week's was so much fun for me to pick out because I received soooooooo, soooooooo many, many "comments" on my wanting it to snow!!!!! However, the top honor goes to Miss Anne-Marie.
Sue, I just KNEW there was a reason I loved ya...apart from the gorgeous artwork...hahaaa....but I thought NOBODY loved the beautiful white stuff more than I! We have the same weather as you do, at the moment, but have a forecast for SNOW on Monday...woohoo!
And you have to have already guessed that I LOVE this gorgeous artwork....thank you, my li'l snow buddy!
Anne-Marie, you definately are my snow buddy anytime and anywhere. Just telling me that you didn't think anyone loved snow more than you, sure made me feel like we are "sister's" in love of that white stuff. Are you up for a snowball fight?
I'm not a big fan of snow but your adorable artwork is making me want to see it snowing outside. Thanks!
I hear ya, Sue...it IS absolutely gorgeous when it snows, but better you than me. Tee hee!!! I do remember the beauty of it though. We're in for a big rain storm here in Sunny??? California!!! We're expecting 4-6 inches of rain - that's a LOT of rain.
Cindy, you did say you love the "beauty" of snow, however, you made me laugh when you said "better you than me". And, rain storms .... they're for "sun bunnies" that think snow is cold!!!
Sue this is adorable! Thank you. Our weather is just like yours, no snow in this part of Minn and it's the 1st of Dec tomorrow! What's with that? The northern part of the state has gotten quite a bit. We are suppose to have 50 degrees here this weekend! We have to have snow for Christmas!
Donna, I'm grinning .... us folks from Mid-America don't always understand why we're not getting snow when all our neighbors are. So, I am placing my wish in the "winter snow bag" for you, too. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
You my dear can have all the snow you want. If there was a way I'd just ship it all right to you immediately. Anything for you! We have a few inches on the ground and it has been around the past few days. I think it is here to stay. Hugs!
Lisa, now what can I say to .... I can have all the snow I want, you'll just ship it to me!!! Can you send it UPS, please? Slow boat to China oops .. to Iowa just won't work. I WANT SOME OF THE WHITE STUFF!!!!
Have you been naughty? Have you been nice? Or have you been both? Now, that question is asked by every single parent in the world at Christmas time. Is it our way of trying to get our children to be good? Is it our way of just smiling inside because "every single child" knows to be good at this time of year? Oh... the tricks we will use.
I do hope that all of you have gotten into the Christmas Spirit and that each day of December is filled with the "Wonder of Childhood". There is nothing more heartwarming than looking through the "eyes of a child" especially this time of year.