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Pinterest 365 – Day 34 – DIY Christmas Tree for the porch

Posted on December 4, 2012 by gracieed

The first few years that we lived in our house (we’ve been here 22 years) we decorated with Christmas lights.  Mike would spend hours on the roof hanging lights and it would look beautiful, but it was a lot of work.  … Continue reading →

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A Month of Challenges – Day 3 (December 3)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by gracieed

Today I began decorating.  Man, how I’ve missed this.  I love going through the boxes of ornaments and strolling down memory lane.  It’s been so long since I did this, I’ve forgotten about many of the items we have.  This … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 33 – Christmas Tree

Posted on December 3, 2012 by gracieed

I’m in the process of decorating our house for Christmas.  The tree is such a central piece of our decorating, but years ago (7 to be exact) we brought a delightful boy home called Woody (our first boy dog) in … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 31 & 32 – Ornament Wreath and DIY Vintage Ornaments

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

I love Christmas ornaments.  The more colorful the better.  I often pick up boxes of them at garage sales and as you can imagine I have quite a few, but not as many as you would think.  I dug most … Continue reading →

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A Month of Challenges – Day 2 (December 2)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

Today reminded me that we can plan like crazy, imagine how events are going to unfurl and still we can be pleasantly surprised with how life unfolds. My December Daily picture and journal entry will be the story of being … Continue reading →

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A Month of Challenges – Day 1 (December 1)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

Wow today was a busy, but really good, fun day. My December Daily picture and journal entry will be the story of decorating the tree at the zoo and this picture of Cathy, Carol and I. This picture is my … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 31 – A double up

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

As you can tell from the last two posts, today was a busy day. I will double up on my Pinterest365 tomorrow and get back on track. Thank you for understanding.    “That’s okay mom.  Sometimes we all get behind … Continue reading →

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December – A Month of Challenges

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

Okay this may be a reaction to the transition I’m experiencing in my life right now, but December is shaping up to be a month of a whole lot of challenges.  Fun challenges, but ones that will surely keep me … Continue reading →

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Decorating a tree at the Zoo

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

For my December Daily entry today, I’m going to journal about our experience of decorating a tree for our local Zoo.  Back in November, my friend Cathy discovered that our zoo was asking groups to volunteer to decorate a tree … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 30 – Frosted Candles

Posted on November 30, 2012 by gracieed

Well I have to say, I can’t believe I actually made it 30 days.  It has certainly been fun, but there were some days when it felt like I wasn’t going to make my deadline.  Only 335 days to go! … Continue reading →

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