December 31, 2013

The kids staying up for New Year's.

December 30, 2013

I got my husband a game trail camera.  We put it up in the woods in the back.

December 29, 2013

One of the cabinets we bought.  It's pretty nice for $15.

December 28, 2013

He moved some of the firewood closer to our basement door while the weather was decent today.

December 27, 2013

We went to an industrial supply center and bought some big filing cabinets for cheap.  I even got two metal shelves and a cabinet, as well.  They're not nice, but good enough for the basement/garage/barn storage.

December 26, 2013

My daughter got a suction-cup bow.

December 25, 2013

December 24, 2013

December 23, 2013

At Thanksgiving, my oldest saw an ad with half pound Reese cups, but they were $10 for a pair.  My sister-in-law made this one for him.  I ended up slicing it like a pie- much better and more fun than the expensive store ones!

December 22, 2013

I finally finished my placemat. 

December 21, 2013

Dad got out his little steam tractor for the kids.

December 20, 2013

This little quilting project I started is taking a lot longer than I thought it would.  I don't have much experience with applique, so I'm figuring it out as I go. 

December 19, 2013

My daughter made two baskets this game.

December 18, 2013

My tree out front.  It really lights up the yard, especially with the snow.

December 17, 2013

An angel ornament I got this year.

December 16, 2013

The parachute I made for my Christmas card.  It has gold snowflakes on the material, though you can't see that on the card.  It's the thought that counts, I guess.

December 15, 2013

Clearing off the snow.

December 14, 2013

I made a pile of cookies today. 

December 13, 2013

I noticed today that some of the dust from the bare ground around the barn had blown around and covered some of the snow.  We're supposed to get a bunch of snow tomorrow, though, so it won't look like that for long.

December 12, 2013

My daughter drew her favorite My Little Pony.

December 11, 2013

On a snowy afternoon, we ran around the front yard trying to make the parachute fluff out for my Christmas card picture.

December 10, 2013

My crock pot lid broke.  It was from my wedding, 18 years ago.  Nice time for it to go- crock pots were on sale!  The new one is a little bigger, and a shiny red.

December 9, 2013

They left a mess.

December 8, 2013

The kids started to get the tree set up today.

December 7, 2013

The picture I used for the front of my Christmas cards this year (with an airplane and better sky photoshopped in).

December 6, 2013

We bought the kids another Lego Advent calender this year.

December 5, 2013

Our tree seems to be growing quite a bit.  It is much taller than my 8 foot ladder this year.  We're going to have to buy more lights for next year.

December 4, 2013

My daughter's weather project- a weathervane.

December 3, 2013

Santa is flat.  He has a hole in his hat.

December 2, 2013

We had to decorate a tree for my daughter's class today.  My scrapbooking supplies came in handy, as well as some scrap furry material.

December 1, 2013

We started work on the decorations today.