Easy Peasy Advent calander

Last year Nana came to the rescue with a beautiful Advent calender she made for the kiddos. I was lagging in the crafty department but, had I thought of this or seen this tutorial for an easy advent calender from The Mother Huddle,via Tip Junkie I could've done this in no time.
Now you all know that I don't sew so, instead I would purchase little sacks from Fabric Barn (a local craft store) and  tie them with the ties that come with the bags. Soooo easy! I may still make this and hang Nana's advent calender too, it's too beautiful not to.
 Now is the time to start your Christmas projects. Don't get behind like I always do and try to cram them all in the last week before Christmas!

Scottie Dog love

I snapped this pic late one night when my Princess fell asleep with Sunday. She loves wearing her Scottie Dog hair clippies now that she has her own little Scottie dog...mix that is.

Santa might not make it tonight

Sorry kids Santa might not make it tonight on account of being destroyed by the dog.

Advent Calender (Nana Made it)

I always have great ideas (or at least I think they are) but, never seem to either find the time or have the right supplies on hand to get them made. I found a great post for The Lazy mom's guide to making an advent calender but, Christmas is less than a week away and I can't justify starting a new project this close to Christmas when I have so many other projects to finish.
 This is where Nana comes to the rescue! She sewed together this beautiful heirloom Advent calender that I will be able to use for years to come.It hangs on the wall in the living room at a height perfect for the kids. I will stuff each day with small candy canes for them to pull out as they count down to Christmas. The kids love it as much as I do and I didn't even have to make it! even better hahaha.
 Thanks Mom. You Rock!

A writing celebration

Instead of a traditional holiday party at school my son's first grade teacher decided to have a writing celebration. Each child wrote and illustrated their own story then, parents were invited to come in and each child took their story around and read to all of the adults.
 They were all so proud and excited to read their stories. They didn't even realize that they were missing out on a day of no school work and eating tons of junk...we'll save that for next year ; )
Here's a little video of my son reading me his story...
Writting celebration 2010 from Shawna D. on Vimeo.

First Trumpet performance

 My little monkey isn't so little anymore. He had his first ever instrumental performance tonight. He played the Trumpet and did a pretty good job. He's only been practicing for about two months so, I think this is great for someone who's never played an instrument before and did I mention that he's the ONLY Trumpet player in the whole school!
He's playing his uncle David's trumpet. Those are some pretty big shoes to fill and I think he's up for the task. Hopefully he'll stick with it and be amazing.

I'm such a proud mom... 

and now I'm going to share a little video of his performance..oh yes, I'm THAT mom.

Josh's Trumpet performance 2010 from Shawna D. on Vimeo.

Holiday Shopping

Have you ever noticed how people become crazy maniacs during the holiday season?  Maybe this would kick the bah humbug out of their butts!

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