Project Life By Becky Higgins

In October I placed my pre-order for Becky Higgins Project Life.  Then I patiently waited for my kit to arrive.

I was so happy to open my front door on December 30th to find the box sitting on my front porch!!  YEAH!!! Just in time for the new year.

Last night I pulled all the kit contents out and started to assemble my album.  The colors of this kit are absolutley beautiful!! 

There are many different ways to use the kit, but I'm going to use it to chronicle one year of our life as a family.  I still haven't decided whether to do it one day at a time or one month at a time.  I would like to say I will do it one day at a time, but honestly, that may be to much for me to keep up with along with everything else in my life.  One month at a time may be a more realistic gal for myself.  That's whats great about this kit...I can decide AND I can even change my mind a few months down the road without it interferring with the flow of the album!! LOVE IT!!!!

So, with this kit I'm on the road to one of my new years resolutions....Bringing scrapbooking back into my life!

Banging in The New year

For the first time we let the kids stay up until midnight to celebrate New years.

At midnight we went out onto our court with pots.......

 a colander...........

and wooden spoons to bang in the new year.

The Countessa was not willing to participate in the banging or even in a group photo (That's her running for Daddy)

Our Neighbors thought it was hysterical and came out to take pictures too. We live on a small court with only 5 other houses and my kids are the youngest on the court.  All the other "kids" on our court are either pre-teens, teens or college kids.

So long 2009

Good riddance is more like it! 

2009, you have been an absolutely miserable year.  I will never look back on you with fond memories, or kindness.  I hope to never look back on you again!!! 

I will tuck you into the back of my mind with the other years of misery in my life....1973, 1999, 2002, 2007....now you 2009.

I waited, and hoped, and waited, and hoped with all my might that you would at some point be kind.  Instead you heaped more pain and misery into my life. 

Now as your days draw to a close I say so long, good riddnce, adios, Hope to never see you again!!!

But more importantly I say HELLO 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What took you so long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A picture is worth a thousand words

I stumbled upon this fun activity here and decided to join in.

My kids collected ALL the leaves from around our court and piled them on our lawn.  They wanted a "mountain of leaves" to run and jump through.  My neighbors were thrilled to have their leaves cleaned up, hubby not so much!! LOL!!

Scrumpdiddlyumptious Desserts

I am a master baker wannabe and because of my wannabe status I have a tendancy to collect dessert recipies from magazines, blogs, cookbooks and many other sources.  Over the last couple of years my stash of recipes has grown to astounding porportions. 

As I stated in my New Years Resolution post I want to start baking from scratch more often, so to help achieve that goal I have started another blog to chronicle my baking endeavors.  I hope you join me on my journey of baking fun, enjoyment and I'm sure a few disasters along the way.

Friend Makin' Monday

What are your New Years Resolutions?

Over the years I've made many resolutions, some I've kept, some I didn't, as I'm sure is true for us all.  This year I'm making my list again and I'm sure I'll keep some and loose others, but it's the setting of a goal that makes New Years Resolutions worth making.

Here is my list:

1. Bake from scratch more often............I tend to use box mixes ALOT.

2. Get my garage organized and made a more useful living space.  Not just a home for junk!!!

3. Get another dog...a smaller one about 20lbs maxs.

4. Improve my photography skills

5. Scrapbook atleast 2xweek.  I have not done this in over a YEAR!!!!!!  It is my favorite hobby but due to life crisies over the last year scrapbooking was set aside.  2010 I'm bringing it back into my life!!!!!

6. Start a weekly family game night.  My kids are at the age now where they LOVE to play games like Monopoly, Life, Sorry ect.

7. Make a random act of kindness once a day, to a family member or a stranger.

8. Stick to my already set up daily organization system; daily to do's ect.

9. Excersise at leat 30 minutes a day; go for a walk, use Wii Fit, go for a bike ride

10. Laugh and smile EVERYDAY, even if the day sucks!!!!!  Find SOMETHING to laugh or smile about!!!!

Puppy Update.

He's baaaaaack!!!!! My wild crazy puppy is back to his wild crazy self! He went to the vet yesterday and had all staples and stitches removed and was given a clean bill of health.
The last four weeks have been tough for him, our kids and for my husband and I. We have had to keep him heavily sedated and we've had to keep the kids interaction with him minimal, otherwise he would get too excited. Yesterday, I kid you not, he ran around the house at full speed for nearly 20 minutes before completely pooping out and falling asleep in the middle of the living room floor. It will take some time to build up his endurance again, but we are so very thankful to have him healthy again!!!