sneak peek...

okay...
so i fell on saturday and totally screwed up my neck.
i've pretty much been out of commission since monday.

so...here are the new lovey-dovey things in my etsy shop...

{hopefully, i will have pics up of my scrapiness by saturday}

i've been scrappin...

no.
really...
i have!

pics coming soon.

{plus some new lovey-dovey valentine stuff for my shop...}

some news...

not necessarily good...

on friday, one of my closest, dearest friends was diagnosed with breast cancer.
she's only 37 and doesn't have a history of it in her family.

it was quite a shock.

i love her with all my heart, and she's got the most inspirational attitude towards it.
she's an amazing lady and she WILL beat this.

but your thoughts and prayers can't hurt.

it's a good thing i'm not a teacher...

oh wait...
i am.

well, here's a little funny.

i'm updating and restocking my etsy shop and i'm in the midst of listing my labels when i realize something just doesn't look right...

i've always called these hexagons:

notice the problem?

i know from teaching 2nd grade geometry that a hexagon has 6 sides...not 8. duh!

it's really pretty funny when you think about it.
it's been so long now, that's how i refer to them... "octagon" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

heehee!

better late than never...

right?
be warned ~ this is a long post with lots of pics...just so you know! heehee...

this is new...i've wanted to do this for a long time, and finally just decided to go for it! a few thrift store frames and some white spray paint...i love the way it turned out!

the house all decked out for Christmas...

the girlies in their new jammies...

jaden got a new CoolPix digi camera from her papaw...

{and yes...she's taking a pic of ashlyn who is inside the box}

my absolute favorite gift? my NEW CAMERA! jackson and his momma got me a Nikon DX...so exciting! here are a few of my favorite shots with my new camera...

jaden's favorite gifts..."Camp Rock" dvd and her magic light brush

ashlyn's favorite gift...her new "rock star"
{not sure why she calls it that instead of guitar...but it's cute, so i don't bother correcting her}

{she's even got the rock star hair}

and jackson's favorite gift...i worked with my mom who bought him his new flat screen

our holidays were great! it was really nice to spend time with everyone...
we didn't have to rush from house to house and party to party, so we really got to enjoy our visits...

i'm slowly working my way out of my funk...
i've finally realized that a lot of what i'm unhappy won't get better without ME changing a lot of things...

i'm not much for resolutions, but this year i'm trying to take them very seriously...
i'll be back to post those in a couple days...

hope your holidays were great, too!