~ That was 2009! ~

Happy New Year Blogland!

I am typing this sat by the Christmas tree which is twinkling with it's pretty lights and I have just been thinking about the magical Christmas and New Year we have had.

We had a truely wonderful time in Northern Ireland staying with my in laws and were lucky enough to experience a White Christmas, with fresh snow falling just as we sat down to dinner on Xmas Day! Wonderful!

Not the best picture, I know but in the excitement I was just snapping as many pics as I could.

I have been reading some great 2009 reviews on some of the blogs that I follow and will be back later with my own as well as some "Hopes and Dreams" for 2010!

JYC ~ 5th and 6th

With hubby out on his works Christmas do tonight I have taken over the lounge this evening and spread my stash out to enjoy making a couple more pages for my Christmas Journal. Advent Calendar is the topic for 5th December. Hannah loves this year's calendar, a High School Musical one and loves opening a door each morning. I couldn't decide which photo to use so used them both, putting one inside the door!!

I decided not to folow Shimelle's prompt for the 6th as we put our tree up up on Sunday so thought I would do my page on that instead.

Thanks for looking!

Two More...

Two more pages for my Christmas Journal.....3rd December is all about cards and I did this from the angle that H received her first cards from her classmates on 1st December and has been bringing 2 or 3 home each day since. She loves opening each one and reading it out.4th December is "Perfection" and my journalling reads "My idea of a perfect Christmas is seeing your smiles and happiness"

Thanks for looking!

Christmas Journal Page 1 and 2

Just wanted to share my Christmas Journal first 2 pages.

Here's the first page for 1st December. I'm keeping my pages very simple in the hope that it will encourage me to keep up with Shimelle's prompts.

And this is 2nd December, about the weather. Journalling reads "Rain Today! And Cold! I wonder if it will snow this year?"

I have finished 3rd and 4th as well but not had chance to photograph them.

If any fellow JYC bloggers are reading, please leave a message as I'd love to see your journal too.

Today, I have been down to the town centre and managed to get lots of presents sorted so feeling quite pleased with myself that I have so many ticks on my "To Get" list!

Hoping to work on my journal again tonight!

Thanks for stopping by!
Sarah x

Happy December!

December already? How did that happen?!! Yesterday, the first day of December brought a cold, frosty morning and an air of excitement. As soon as she woke Hannah was raring to get up and get the first window on her advent calendar open. The countdown to Christmas officially started in our house!

Today she has her dress rehearsal for the school Christmas play, she is an angel so I was up late last night finishing off her costume.

Day off today, so I'm catching up on housework and grocery shopping and then getting myself organised for my Christmas Journal. I'm going to put all my supplies into a box and only work from that so there will be no searching through stash to find what I need. Then get my first 2 pages done!

Right...must go...lots to do!

To Journal or Not?!

I just can't decide whether to do Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas class again this year or not. I did it last year, but didn't get anywhere near finishing it. It starts on Tuesday 1st December and I have absolutely nothing organised or prepared. I would love to do it as I did enjoy what I did last year and love the thought of an album full of photos and journalling of the Christmas season.

Oh...decisions....?!

Christmas Shopping

Woohoo! I have started my Christmas Pressie shopping today! I never usually start until 1st December but this year I have decided to get organised and start earlier in the hope I will have more time in the run up to the Big Day to enjoy the season and not be running round the shops like a mad thing!
I only bought a couple of small things but it's a start.


I finished this layout a couple of days ago but have only had chance to get a photo today. Our cat, Dougal is completely black so in the summer he gets really hot and spends nearly all day in the shade, guess it's to do with his black fur absorbing the heat or something. Last Summer he suddenly popped his head out from the flower bed where he had been hiding and I got this cute photo of him.

I used My Minds Eye Wild Asparagus paper, journal spot cut with nesties, Basic Grey and Hero Arts stamps, ribbon, flowers and buttons from stash.

Hope you have had a good weekend!