two things

The good - I got a surprise from one of my favorite photographer's, Lisa Russo, thanking me for leaving compliments on her blog. Check out the gorgeous print she just gave to one of her readers. B E A U T I F U L.

The bad - I mailed my big stack of Christmas cards out on Tuesday and in yesterday's mail, I got a stack of 10 of those returned to me as undeliverable. Why? Because the cutesy labels I had affixed to them apparently got ripped entirely off in the mailing process. So they came back to me totally blank. That part is bad enough but since there is no trace left of the label, I have no idea who did - and did not- get cards. Sigh. That kind of ruined one of my favorite traditions :) I am thinking maybe next week I will just send an email with the jpeg attached to my email address book. Certainly those two lists do not jive entirely but at least maybe I can explain myself, and the absence of cards, a bit. Pin It

American Girl Tea

Yesterday, my Mom, the girls and me had the distinct pleasure of attending the American Girl Tea at the Promont House. We are still talking about our day. As adults, my Mom and I were simply blown away by the attention to detail. They far exceeded what was expected for $20. Our food was delicious, the decor was gorgeous and the House itself is something to see. We'll be back for sure.

On today's agenda? Holiday Follies at the Taft Theatre.

Ho Ho Ho.

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You know you have a puppy when...

Your shoes look like this. Thank goodness these are my walk to the bus/get my mail shoes.

Skipper loves Crocs for the winter and enjoyed Flip Flops during the summer.

Darned dog.

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Capture Cincinnati Book

I made it! A very kind soul sent me this via Twitter: a photo of the page featuring my photo. Dang, this is exciting. Loving technology and the internet right now. L O V I N G!

ETA: Here is a link to all the published photos in the book. Pin It

a good mail day...

A mailer from Costco filled with these 3 new family photos which I promptly put in the frames.

A mailer from Kodak filled with my 100 Chrismtas photo cards.

The cards were thought to be pink, so I had printed out some of these cute envelope address wraps ahead of time in pink to coordinate. Well, they arrived looking more like red. I am thinking that is a Kodak color match error of some sort but they look good enough and I have no time to sweat the small stuff. Luckily, the blog with the wraps also has red, so I printed the rest in that color. This is my stack on the couch. In progress: filling envelopes, addressing labels, cutting labels, gluing labels to envelopes...
Card design freebie by Becky Higgins.
Envelope wraps freebie found ::HERE.

And here is my mantle as of this morning. I got my new stockings from etsy seller Rik Rak. I love them. I failed to confirm any dimensions so they are a bit on the small side but I actually think they work perfectly here. My kids hung Skipper's new stocking from a berry branch, I need to find it a better home. I made the Be Merry banner. The ribbon tree was made by my Mom although my sister and niece have whipped up some cute ones too. Last year, Olivia made the brick snowgirl with earmuffs as a class Christmas party craft . And yes, I was the room mom :) On my white chair is the Christmas tree pillow I made when Shelby was sick a few weeks ago.

Now to answer the question "how did you find the time to do this today" let me answer: now Olivia is home with the stomach flu. I seem to get my craft on when I am standing guard.

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