Just a quick hello...

Things have been so crazy around here getting ready for Christmas! I baked all last weekend and all the Christmas cookies are now gone! I actually think there are a few M&M cookies and a few pieces of fudge, but I have successfully eaten ALL of the Santa's Butter Cookies and the Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal cookies! Can't blame any of it on Thomas either. He doesn't like either kind of cookie. We made 10 plates of goodies for friends and family here in Jacksonville. Mostly friends, since our family deserted us here in Florida. :) I am finished with my Christmas shopping. I still have to make some Christmas presents for family... I'll post photos after Christmas just in case any of my family is actually reading this! Let's just say I found a very inexpensive way to make an adorable personalized gift! So cute! :)

And, just in case anyone is reading my blog who digiscraps... be sure to check out the RAKScraps December 2006 Mega Kit on CD and the admin add-on kit, too! Oh my goodness! This one is amazing! I have the Add-On kit already and am anxiously awaiting each mega kit download link. BUT if you don't want to wait for each link to be posted individually, you can purchase the CD with the entire kit or the entire kit and the admin's Add-On. Check out this photo...

The kit is available at ScrapDish, but ScrapDish doesn't make any money from the kit. All of the proceeds go to RAKScraps and keeping the community free to everyone!

I am attempting to tackle cleaning out my craft closet. It was literally stacked floor to ceiling with bins and boxes and I couldn't find ANYTHING. Half of what was in that closet needs to be thrown away, I just haven't ever gotten around to doing it. I figured if I am ever going to do it, I should do it now. I am really trying to streamline stuff around here. So, with my Christmas money from my parents, I bought some plastic shelves at Wal-Mart and some Cropper Hopper paper organizers (on sale at Michaels & AC Moore this week & online at JoAnn's). I got the paper holders for $3.49 each. 50% off at AC Moore. Okay, I am so fed up with JoAnn's. They do not price match their own website at the stores. Isn't that crazy? Every other store in the entire world does! And they never have anything that their circular says they will have. I am sticking to Michaels from now on. They always have sales, coupons and enough stock.

I have been craving Mexican food lately. But I can't eat any out at restaurants because it always has cheese in it. So, I stopped by Moe's on the way home from doing errands and grabbed a cup of Pinto beans, chips & salsa and a small drink for $2.60. I LOVE their pinto beans. I mix in a little salsa and eat it with their fresh chips. YUM! Okay, enough about that. I have blabbed long enough... I am off to make a bunch of Christmas ornaments for Thomas to give out at work. The fun never ends! He told me on Tuesday morning that he needs 10-12 hand-painted ornaments by Thursday... shouldn't have been a problem but I can't find the shells I need and no one had any sand. I finally found some at Lowe's in the decorative potting soil aisle. Who would have thought it would be there? At least they sell it in small bags (2lbs). I have no idea what I would have done with 20 lbs of sand. I could go dump it at the beach! :) With my luck, they would arrest me thinking I was stealing sand from the beach! ;) Have a Merry Christmas everyone!