handmade cratfs are fun!

so i've really been getting into making my own gifts this year. i sound nerdy. thats ok. i love it! ha! at first i was a little worried about making my own. the boys mom seems a little materialistic. and i was worried she wouldn't appreciate our gifts. but then i talked to my mom (my hero). she made me feel better and i thought, "i'm going to do this" i know how hard i worked on these gifts. and they are turning out sooo cute! i love them! and i was talking to my sister (my other hero) about the craftyness too. i told her if she didn't like what she got she could have coal in her stocking next year! ha, and she didn't want coal :) and to give the creativity a little boost, i joined this class! i'm so excited for it to begin. i can't wait! we just got a post of our supplies for the next 2 weeks. wow, we're going to be doing so much. it will be fun. now if i can keep my ideas straight. :) i keep getting new ones, and as soon as i start on one thing, another pops up. and my attention span? forget it. its tiny. i can never do the same thing for very long, lol. *sigh* so frustrating some days! not much to say. my camera is still with my sister :( so not alot of pretty stuff to look at. (i do have some cute sky photos that i don't think i've posted before though :)) my christmas collection of presents for the family is actually growing, for the gifts that i won't be making. thats exciting. i usually have to wait til the last minute to do that stuff. (i'm not the greatest with money, i'm still working on budgeting :)) so far though its been going good. which is awesome, bc i love looking for those unique and lovely gifts. love it! well here's to a fabulous fall that we had this year. so many beautiful colors! <3 and now to wait for the snow and cold. i don't mind the snow. i hate being cold. he he. xoxo des *can't wait to meet everyone!* *elsiecake*

word to yo mother!

happy halloween a few days late! no new pics for halloween. not for a while anyway. the digital is at my sisters house :( so i've been using my mom's film camera. yeah, it's been awhile to use one of those! the rad thing though? i was thrift shopping the other day and found expired film! (but thats for another blog post ;) i needed to blog. so i thought i'd show off some old halloween photos! thats always fun! (above): pumpkin carving at the boys' familys home.this^ yep, mommy's little devil! 2006

and my fairey princess. 2006 i think. pretty sure.

then there's the lovebug! who is in that """i refuse to get my photo taken'' stage 2007

kaci i think is supposed to be a vampire. quite lovely i think <3>

then there are these really great photos! oh yes. my sister and i dressed as clowns. we had some creative looking costumes back in the day. i love looking at old photos! so much! lol 1986 or 87ish. yeah. old.

and this one. its just funny. i look like i'm ready to stab my sister in this photo. ha ha. i wouldn't. this is in the basement of our old house on Sheldon St. carving pumpkins. this would 1987 or 88ish.

not halloween related but this photo is just too cool. ha! thats what they are saying. ""look Mommy! we're too cool!""" they are the funnest! is that a word? it is today. i'm always at a loss of words on how to describe these two. so when i can come up with fake words to use, they'll have to fly! they are getting so big so fast! december is on its way. birthdays for everyone! Kaci will be 8 on the 3rd. Dang! when did that happen? for real? 8 seems like such a big number! for my 'little' girl. *sigh* and kira? yeah she's going to be 4!! on the 21st. wOW time flies. me? yeah i'll be another year older on the 30th. december. its a busy month!love, des xoxo