POKEY PEAS REFUGEES CHALLENGE for December 2016

Hi, maribeth! I wish I could send some of our snow. I just dread going out in it to get to school tomorrow. Brrr!

scrapincin, thank you for your sweet comments on my layout. Lots of info and not much decoration, but I like layouts with journaling. I like getting the stories on paper. Good luck with the rest of the decorating. I will start soon...maybe!

grammadee, I hope you get through without the problem of a snow storm. Enjoys the boys!

See you all later.

Sweet grammadee, you have all the pity party you want. I am so sorry to hear of your fall. That is my biggest fear. Are you in a cast as well as a sling? I'm sorry you are not getting to do all the fun things with your grandchildren. This is the same time of year I fell and broke my wrist a few years ago. It really throws a wrench in the works, doesn't it. Sending you hugs and prayers for a quick recovery!

scrapincin, I am thrilled about your ankles and legs. Wow, to think you put up with that swelling for so long. Hooray for meds that work! It sounds like you have pretty much done the big things for decorating. Lyssie told me today that she and her best friend would love to come help me. Ash has bad knees (like her mom and grandma) so running up and down stairs is not in her immediate future. She is having them injected.

kellyr21, your Christmas Parade and tree lighting sounds nice. They are having a tree lighting here tonight, but it's just too cold for me to stand around in the snow. Get some photos and make us all jealous!

I need to get my laundry done tonight because tomorrow is going to be a big day so I won't get it done then. DH is in charge of cleaning the church each week. We have about 20 volunteers come each week and he makes assignments, but it seems we always stay to finish the last little tasks. It takes about an hour and a half. Steve is in charge for 2 months and then the other Ward who meets in our building does it for 2 months. My fridge and cupboards are bare after Thanksgiving and Cousin Camp and I was too tired to shop last Sat, so I have that to do too. Then I have a Bridal Shower in the afternoon and sometime I hope to slick my house back into shape. I still have Cousin crafts scattered around. Then I can THINK about decorating!

Have a great weekend, my friends. I may not get back on until Monday.

justjac, your pages are wonderful. I love the comments about grammadee, she's an enabler, isn't she? Love the page about peanut brittle. I have only tried that once and mine were not at all brittle. More like taffy. No one was impressed!! LOL

grammadee, my dear friend around the corner has been recuperating from her 2nd hip replacement and fell on Friday and broke her wrist. I thought of you. I am praying that both of you recuperate quickly. You are both such sweet women. I hope each day feels a little better.

I am finally getting all the crafts put away, but I went to wash my hands to fix dinner yesterday and my kitchen sink handle broke off in my hand! DH bought a new faucet while I was at school this a.m. but couldn't figure out how to get the old fixture out. He doesn't have good sight in the darkness and even with a light it was too dark under the sink. He finally phoned a friend with good eyes who came and helped him fix it. So I have a new faucet! Now I have some clean up to do around the kitchen. I forgot how crazy it is without a kitchen sink.

Well, off to get something done around here. I need to get started on addressing my Christmas cards tonight.

maribeth , maybe your snowflakes are hiding with my Wedding Cards I had yesterday and are missing today! As far as cutting with the Silhouette, I use whatever paper I have. I really like the AC cardstock because it cuts so well. Bazzill leaves more little tab-like things along some cuts. I have to ratchet the blade to a higher number for it. Most of my cardstock is from Pebbles in my Pocket when Angie worked there in High School. I don't have any way to film the cutting. I don't have a Smart phone. I could never figure it out on the ipad. I'll look for a site that shows some actual cutting.

scrapincin, your month sounds like mine! We have a Choral Festival for Kayla tonight, an Orchestra concert with Ash and Lys tomorrow, and an Orchestra concert for Kylie next week, plus tickets to an annual musical Christmas production we try to attend each year with Emily next Friday.   In between we both have dental and dermatology appts and our neighbors have invited us Sunday night to come view their Hispanic nativity.  It takes every inch of their living room.  I don't know when I ever had time to work.  This retirement gets busier every year. LOL

I have started the decorating!! I cleared out everything in front of the Christmas decorations so DH can carry things upstairs. The girls will probably not come 'til Sat to carry up the individual Village boxes, but I can get the tables all ready for that.

grammadee , I can't believe the doctor didn't actually look at your arm. I hope your DDIL will be able to help you with rehabilitation. Be careful with it. You are in my prayers.

Gotta run. Have a great day.