First Snow

Today is Friday!  Friday's are great, for most people.  Around my house, I have Thursday and Fridays off but Scott works on Saturday.  So, it really doesn't feel like Friday.  But that's ok.  I had a very productive day.

Last night I got my gun socks and toothfairy pillows listed on Ebay.  I think I might put them on Craigslist too.  If I had bee thinking ahead, I would have signed up for Christmas Through Lowell.  Did I already talk about that?  There are oodles and oodles of homes that sign up and have craft sales over an entire weekend in and around Lowell.  It's quite a big deal.  Some people are way overpriced.  Some people have good prices.

The problem with crafts, typically, are that they are very labor intensive.  And, people think that they should be properly compensated for the number of hours they put into their crafts.  So, they have really high prices on their crafts.

The way I approach it, I look at how much it cost me to make a particular item and then I add a little bit for my time.  I would LOVE to make a bunch of money doing crafts but you aren't going to get rich doing it.  Unless you start making alot and maybe even open up an Ebay store.

Someone I know, who lives in Lowell, has an Ebay store and makes a butt-load of money selling in his Ebay store.  This isn't a friend.  It's just someone I know, but they sell alot of stuff on Ebay and that's their income.  I would like to do the same someday.  Find a way to make money at home, but not on my back, LOL just kidding.

Well, I won't ramble on and on today...as I have the last few posts.  I had a pretty great day.  I got caught up on my housework.  There is nothing more satisfying than having the house spotless when the kids and Scott get home after being gone all day.  I swept, mopped, dusted, cleaned, did laundry....EVERYTHING to make this house look fantastic!  Jourdan told me it smelled so good when she came in the door.  I've had candles burning all day too.  I got some really yummy smelling candles for my birthday.

Have I ever mentioned I'm a candle junkie?  I had an Autumn Apple and Pumpkin Pecan Pie burning today.  They smelled so good.  And then in my little tart warmer I had "Festival of Lights" going.  It's just a really nice Christmasy smell.  My house smelled like the holidays today.

I love that.  Every year, about the beginning of November I break out these yummy smelling candles and Scott always says that "it smells like Christmas in here".  I love that smell.  I usually do cinnamon stick scented candles, sugar cookie, Christmas tree, etc.  It just smells like the holidays, and Christmas is my FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR!  

I get a little insane at Christmas.  Happy insane.  I love Christmas shopping, I love wrapping presents, I love putting up decorations, I love everything about Christmas. 

Ok, I lied, maybe I do have more to say than just a couple of sentences.  I was talking about my Grandpa the other day, and it's got me thinking about other childhood memories.  My two best memories involve Christmas and my Grandparents.  While my parents weren't perfect, an no parents are, we always had great Christmas traditions.  I think that's where my love of the Christmas holiday comes from.  My parents made it so special for us as kids.

I remember like it was yesterday, going to my Grandparents house on Christmas Eve, the drive home looking for Rudolph.  And when we got home we kept the lights out, only lighting the tree and some candles.  I had to have been 4 or 5 years old, and I remember exactly what our livingroom looked like and our Christmas tree.  I remember looking out the front picture window and seeing all the snow.  It's a warm memory and a happy memory that I'll remember for my entire life.

I've tried really hard to make these types of memories for my kids.  We do alot of baking for Christmas.  We make probably 10 different kinds of cookies and bars and goodies.  I totally decorate the inside of my house.  Sami is going to really love it this year!  I know that I have disappointed Jason with his gifts the last two years.  Makes me feel REALLY bad.  Seriously, I feel really bad about it.  He's so hard to buy for and I didn't do a good job the last couple years.  Hopefully, I'll do better this year.

I'm not going to focus on that, it upsets me.  And today, I feel too good to get upset over something I cannot change.  I can only improve in the future, and I will.

Today, we had our first snow.  It didn't stay, but I went into the kitchen for a cup of coffee and my truck was white with snow.  It snowed off and on all day...sometimes heavy and sometimes light.  I loved it.  I don't mind the snow right now.  I know that people bitch, but I don't mind it.  It makes me feel all in the mood for the holidays.  However, once  New Years is done....the snow can go bye bye!

So that was my day.  I did watch "50 first Dates" with Jourdan and a special on Taylor Swift.  A little mom and chicky time.  Was good, mom's and daughters need that!  So I had a really good day and I'm thankful for such a great family!