Tonight was my son's band concert. The picture on this video isn't very clear, because they didn't have all the lights on in the gym, but the sound isn't too bad.



Charlie Brown (and Vince Guaraldi) is the bomb!

Here's a picture of my boy before hand. I think he's quite handsome. Goofy grin and all. :D

Are you working on those last minute Christmas gifts? I think I pretty much have my Christmas shopping and making done. But, Shabby Princess just posted these wonderful recipe cards and I am feeling the need to make some! I will probably use them for my Christmas Cookie swap on the 12th.



*Click on preview to go to download page.

It was very cold today. A 75% chance of rain. And I had to go out for the newspaper to cover the American Legion and the VFW's flag ceremony for Pearl Harbor day. I am really glad I went, although Sunday night I was starting to get sick, and after an hour outside in the freezing cold wind, I really felt it. But I got some good pictures, and a great story, for both the newspaper and my scrapbook.

I know it isn't a Holiday memory. But it is December, and a "day that will live in infamy..."

The picture prompt for December 6 was to take a picture of your holiday symbol--a symbol that has particular meaning for you. Well, mine is my nativity set. Actually, two of my nativity sets. One is a set from my grandmother that she made. The other is a set from my mom that she made.

These are my favorites, although I have several more sets.

Steven was still feeling sick yesterday, so he didn't want me to take his picture. I had to go to the Lost City Museum Open House (I was covering for the paper--but I really love to go there anyway, so it isn't really work!). Mom and I went for a while, and then when I got home, Steven decided he wanted to go as well. This enabled me to get pictures of both musical groups playing, which is good for me, because I love music and they played some great stuff!

Here's my layout:

I am really enjoying the process of making my HIH album. A friend sent me the link to Jessica's website, and I feel like I am missing out if I don't visit there every day.

Jessica is awesome!

Anyway, there are a ton of freebies on her site, but this one I really love, because it goes right along with the HIH album. She is splitting her album into a December Daily type album and a journaling album. Mine is more of a December Daily album--but for the most part the prompts are what is working for me.

I've never done a daily album like this, and I'm feeling like I could really tackle a Project 365 album. I haven't decided for sure that I'm going to do that, but I am seriously considering it. Especially since there are so many darn cute Project 365 templates out there.

But, I digress...the freebie:



*Click on the preview to go to the freebie.

And while you're there, check out Jessica's site. It really is awesome. :)

Steven stayed home from school today. He's been fighting a nasty cold all week, and last night it finally got to him. His best friend was supposed to spend the weekend with us, and he was too sick for it...

But, even though our plans changed a bit because he was home, my mom and I still made it to the Festival of Trees. We wanted to look at all the trees, and spy on the silent auction (because our cool nutcracker was being auctioned off). What I didn't know was that there was a nativity room.

I love nativities.

I have several of my own, but I saw a whole lot more that I wouldn't mine having. :)

My pictures for Dec 4 are all from the Festival of Trees. No person (Steven wanted nothing to do with the camera). Really fun, though. And a fun remembrance of this year's festival.

And the nutcracker ended up being subject to a bidding war. And selling for a good amount of money, which will help the Old Logandale School Historical and Cultural Society (otherwise known as OLSHACS).