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Well we had a great time in Michigan.  It took us 3 hours to get there.  We met Linda at Scraptales and headed back to Lu & Carls for lunch.  After lunch we went over to Debbie's store where I had a gift certificate waiting for me to do some shopping.  Trish and Jen loved the store - I didn't think we wouldn't get them out of there! 
We got over to Scraptales just in time to look around...

1. It's December 1st and Christmas is getting closer
2. Journal your Christmas begins today!
3. I'm on my way to Michigan for the day with my friends Trish, Jen and my sister Deb and we are meeting up with Linda and Carol in Michigan to go to Scraptales and take a class with Melodee Langworthy! How awesome is that!!!!
4. This scrap store in Michigan is awesome! They have shopping carts... that's...

I want to do the toy drive I have done for the past 4 years for Metro Hospital.  The only difference is with Brenda not having her store I don't have a local drop off point anymore. 
If any friends and family would still like to contribute I will be collecting toys/donations until December 15th so I can get them to the hospital by the 17th.
Here is the flyer I'm sending out
4th Annual Metro...

How can it be November 30th, the last Friday in November!  Where does the time go.
Well yesterday I didn't get as much accomplished as I would have liked.  I had to do more work than play...
Got the kids Christmas pictures, now I just need the moo cards and should be ready to send out my Christmas cards.  I like to get them out before the Candlelight Memorial which is December 9th.

Picked...

Just remembering something else I made at Trish's last year during her sweet treats class!  I loved these popcorn ball snowmen!!

Love this quote I found here
“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”

Zach and I were shopping at Catans the other day.  I needed spray for my ornaments.  While shopping he told me he wanted to do the count down again to Christmas and wouldn't it be cool to have Dove candy in each box.  So since we were in Catans already we started looking for boxes. 
After we picked up all the boxes we walked over to Starbucks for a hot chocolate and peppermint mocha.  While...

I seen this one from one of the girls at stamp club and thought what a great idea.  As you know if you've seen my scraproom it is overtaking me!  I need to find a better system of organization.  But I'm one of those people if I don't see it, I don't remember I have it.
This girl made a copy of her stampin up stickers before she took them apart to put on the blocks.

Then I taped the picture...

Found this blog with 7 questions every sunday and thought I would try some of them.
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Name your top seven television icons.  This was tough...
My answers:
 Oprah Winfrey Johnny Carson James Gandolfini George Clooney Ellen Degeneres Sarah Jessica Parker Michael Landon  
Things on my mind...
Figure out what's left to get done on my Christmas list finish up some...

and back to school for the kids!  It was a nice break, though now I can get back to finishing up that Christmas shopping.  It seems they are getting to that age where they know almost everything they are getting, so I like some things to be a surprise!
Zach had a dentist appointment yesterday and again came out with no cavities, however he has 3 teeth that have to come out.  Two that were hanging...