I spy...

Thought we'd play a little game this morning... If you are familiar with the game "I Spy," then you will do fine. If not, then good luck!!! So, let's begin:
This is a picture of my backyard and everything I will ask you to "spy" is back here. Ready?


I spy a pile of leaves, a big red rake and some misplaced toys.
Two little pink shoes and a horn that makes noise.
A bucket, a pail, a plastic cell phone.
A little doll and her identical clone.


Did you find them???? Seriously, they are ALL there in the picture! Too hard? Ok, let's try a different version of the game. Maybe that will get you warmed up. Ready?
I spy... something WHITE!!!


Ok... that was bad, I know! But still fun!
I FINALLY took picutres of the ornaments I have made for the past several years for the boys' teachers. Every year I make them, give them and never take a picture or make one for me! This time, my very first one went on MY tree!!!
This year I found some really cool "flakes" for the snow. They had blue and white ones and I couldn't decided, so I mixed them together and liked the results! The stamped image is from "Flaky Friends," my favorite snowman set from SU! The ornaments I made for the teachers and our cadets had a little tag stamped on Shrinky Dinky that said "To" and "From." I had the hardest time finding ribbon for the ornaments this year, but finally found a stack of 4 at Walmart that had assorted blue/snowflake ribbons that worked well. Each one was a little different, but overall, I was pleased with the outcome.
So, what do I do now that my Christmas cards are out, my ornaments are made, given, and kept! And Christmas is only 5 days away???? RELAX!!!!! I still have 4 weeks till this little one makes his appearance, so I'm not rushing the announcements! Of course, I still have to come up with a thank you card, too! Oh the fun never stops! And when it does, I think I will be bored!!!
Merry Almost Christmas!!!