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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thanksgiving is over...Christmas count-down begins!
It's the end of November..... these are the fabric post cards I sent off to my FP Groupies! I hope they arrived safely! This time I made one for EVERYONE...even the people who I haven't heard from yet! I was inspired by a member in our group, Rhonda, who has made several posts about her magical food pot and the tastful treats that are created i n it! The post office let me put the stamps directly on the fabric post card & they canceled the stamp so then I could place the fabric post card into a little ziplock bag to protect them on their journeys around the world. I am curious to know if they arrived nicely--no yucky torn plastic baggie. Vicky, another member in our group, does this as well so I guess the postal people along the way accept this packaging. Now it's time already to make the December one! Christmas Count Down begins tomorrow morning! Maya's advent calendar is filled with all kinds of surprises....she went to bed planning her morning. (get up, get dressed, open #1 door, feed the dog and fish...etc) I found this wooden advent calendar box at a LOPPIS (a community yard sale) two years ago for 10 kronor (about $1.00). It was a little beaten up but my Dad had a fun fixing it up for us. I think some other grandfather must have made it by hand. Last year we used it as a count down to our trip to the USA instead of for Christmas...then each time Maya asked me "how many more days until we go?" I just told her to count the unopened doors. It's one of the little treasures I've found at the LOPPIS! How do you count the days until Christmas?
Your postcards look great. Vicki sent me some of the plastic covers and told me where to buy them, looking forward to using them in January. I love your countdown tree; now that Dawn is all grown up, I really do not count down the days to Christmas....post a picture of your tree for me now and again and I can keep track with you. LOL. Have a great day!
That advent calendar is AMAZING. I'm afraid ours is going to be up in the attic until next weekend because it's packed in a giant heavy box that only Anders can get down the stairs. :( *sigh*
Wow, great postcards! We have a magnetic board from the movie "The Polar Express" that has a big Christmas tree on it. Each day the kids get to put another ornament on the tree. This year I'm not sure if they are more excited about Christmas or our trip on Dec. 30. My 4 year old is getting all mixed up in his excitement and my 7 year old thinks it is 24 days until we go!
I love your advent tree. That is a keepsake for sure.
I am an American living in Skåne (southern) Sweden. A special man enticed me to move to this part of the world in 1999. Now we are a small family living in the countryside near a small village. When I am not at home, I'm at work in Helsingborg at a small, private Swedish elementary school. I LOVE MY JOB!
After 9 years of living in Sweden, I have finally decided that blogging just might be the best way for me to share what's happening in my life here in Sweden. I want to keep in touch with family and friends around the world. This will also help me appreciate the wonderful life I have in this northern European country!
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The #1 Ladies Detective Agency (series) by Alexander McCall Smith
That Quail Robert by Margaret Stanger
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Paula by Isabel Allende
Palace Walk by Naguid Mahfouz
Nothing to Declare by Mary Morris
Naked by David Sedaris
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little House on the Prarie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Don't Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
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Charlotte's Web by EB White
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1984 by George Orwell
What's Happening got an award!
Thanks G'G'ma! That's so kind of you!
Small Happenings that make me smile
I got a LONG letter from Pernilla today...put a smile in my heart!
Thank you for writing to me, your words were very touching and REAL!
Soon we'll be working together again! ;-)
How my daughter and our neighbor's son play so very nicely together all
the times they are together, no complaints, no arguing, no terrorizing
the animals, just good play time and lots of laughter. He is like a
surrogate brother only better because they really appreciate each
other. Actually he ADORES her because she is a year older and KNOWS SO
MUCH!
SEWING....projects not repairs!
Eating dinner with my family and talking about the day's events and planning the next day's activities together.
Planning lessons for my students....it thrills me to think of ALL the possibilities to help them learn new information!
My hubby's two day beard...but not the three day one.
Maya's daily drawings that she makes especially for me! I want to keep them ALL!
Bookworms...my book club that meets every month!
It's slowly getting darker each day and soon we can light candles everywhere to be "cozy" ...even at school!
I can see our goldfish swimming in the pond from my bedroom window
In the mornings I often have to slow down or stop the car to wait for the goose family to cross the road to go to the lake
When I go out to eat with my teacher friends, we laugh and laugh about stories of ourselves and our "kids" (students)
My Mom always leaves my birthday presents wrapped up in the guest room.
I wait to open them on the correct day...I've never been a peeker, even
when I was young.
Maya gave me kisses over the phone because she missed me putting her to bed tonight
My husband sets up the coffee pot so it is ready to start each morning for me!
Jessica, a teacher at my school, out of the blue came to help me carry
new art supplies to another building How did she know I was super
stressed and didn't have enough time to do it myself?
Åsa, my teacher friend who is on a year maternity leave, gave me a bag of beautiful children's books
Christmas Count Down begins tomorrow morning! Maya's advent calendar is filled with all kinds of surprises....she went to bed planning her morning. (get up, get dressed, open #1 door, feed the dog and fish...etc) I found this wooden advent calendar box at a LOPPIS (a community yard sale) two years ago for 10 kronor (about $1.00). It was a little beaten up but my Dad had a fun fixing it up for us. I think some other grandfather must have made it by hand. Last year we used it as a count down to our trip to the USA instead of for Christmas...then each time Maya asked me "how many more days until we go?" I just told her to count the unopened doors. It's one of the little treasures I've found at the LOPPIS! 
How do you count the days until Christmas?
7 comments:
Your postcards look great. Vicki sent me some of the plastic covers and told me where to buy them, looking forward to using them in January. I love your countdown tree; now that Dawn is all grown up, I really do not count down the days to Christmas....post a picture of your tree for me now and again and I can keep track with you. LOL. Have a great day!
That advent calendar is AMAZING. I'm afraid ours is going to be up in the attic until next weekend because it's packed in a giant heavy box that only Anders can get down the stairs. :( *sigh*
Wow, great postcards! We have a magnetic board from the movie "The Polar Express" that has a big Christmas tree on it. Each day the kids get to put another ornament on the tree. This year I'm not sure if they are more excited about Christmas or our trip on Dec. 30. My 4 year old is getting all mixed up in his excitement and my 7 year old thinks it is 24 days until we go!
I love your advent tree. That is a keepsake for sure.
Gail
I got my lovely postcard today. I survived in the plastic and was all in one piece. Thanks a bunch.
thank you so much for the post card. It arrived safe and in one piece. It was so sweet getting it in the mail yesterday.
I put up my fabric made advent calender and the kids love it.
Very cute fabric cards, and I love the advent calender! What a great find!
What a great advent tree calander. How are you Carol. Still swimming? Take care.
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