decisions, decisions

there is a pretty good sale going on at a few stores and i found a few items that would make good christmas gifts. however, i cannot decide if it is too early to start my christmas shopping. usually i wait until july or even september to start and i am always finished by thanksgiving so i can enjoy the holidays. if i buy this early, will the gifts stay "nice and new" and in perfect condition until christmas?

halfway celebration

we are halfway to the christmas season! the season begins on november 13... i cannot believe how quickly the time passes.

trivia thursday

for "a charlie brown christmas", the actors (all children) learned their lines phonetically, often not knowing what they meant, which led to the now familiar peanuts delivery-style.

feeling zen'd out

last night i spent some time on my planners & idea books and they look fabulous. i need to take some photos and show them on my blog but until i get around to that, i am just taking a cue from zen santa here.

it's all coming together

this weekend i started my christmas planner only discover i am going to need 2 planners. the planner i made this weekend contains craft ideas, recipes, & fun articles and pictures. last night i went out to get supplies to make what i am calling my rudolph day planner, which will be holiday specific.

and i am going to have to separate out halloween, thanksgiving, and christmas in my planners. right now they are all just thrown in together which will make it difficult to find my halloween crafts, etc.

i need to get some scrapbook supplies so i can make some fun intro pages and covers for my books as well! fun.

scavenger hunt

last year i started collecting my nativity of choice, which was - of course - promptly discontinued by the manufacturer.

i have the holy family & the star + the creche. i would like the 3 wisemen this year. and hopefully i will be able to get animals, a shepherd, and an angel in the next couple of years thanks to eBay. here's hoping...

i found the wisemen on eBay this morning, new in box, for about a hundred dollars! time to save up.

starting a christmas notebook

today i am going out to get supplies to start a christmas notebook, and i am also going to get supplies to start filling in my christmas scrapbook (starting with christmas 2008).

i have a bunch of clippings from magazines, catalogs, etc that i will put in my notebook. i just want it to be a happy little book for me to put in christmas stuff - decor ideas, menu ideas, fun tidbits. i'm not sure what else i will put in it. does anyone have any ideas?