The project my daughters did with me!

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Here's something I'm rather proud of. . . I have raised two successful babysitters. When they were starting out babysitting, I was as nervous as they were! What if something happens? Will they have to cook? What if the kids are hard to handle? I went over instructions with them right until they walked out the door. I canceled my plans and stayed home in case they called for help. When they got home, I'd want all the details and then go over what to do for next time. They got better and better with each job and my nerves calmed down when I realized they were great babysitters who knew how to keep kids safe AND have fun with them at the same time. Hearing from friends and neighbors what awesome babysitters my daughters are made me so proud!   But now they are getting older and getting different jobs, and spending more weekend nights with friends rather than babysitting, they're ready to pass the torch on to younger babysitters. We had the idea to put together a guide/kit ...
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things i wish i'd done for christmas


So these are a few of the many things I just didn't get around to doing for Christmas this year, but I wanted to!
  1. April's super cool ornament challenge
  2. print downloadable gifttags from amy karol
  3. photograph my christmas baking like amy karol
  4. send out christmas cards. . . i designed them (see above), i just didn't print, address and send them.
  5. quilt some potholders to go with the cookie cutters we gave to siblings this year
  6. build an upside-down snowman
  7. make these cool pincushions from Heather Bailey for all my crafty friends
  8. host a bad holiday sweater party
  9. christmasy cupcakes
  10. make a christmas tree skirt out of the beautiful fabric a friend brought back from China last year. . . (see below)

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Unknown said…
I love the Christmas card-even if it didn't get sent in the mail.
7:12 PM
April said…
k, you can still do the ornament challenge. My new camera came via UPS man about 20 minutes ago and then I'm re-doing all my ornament pics (I left them all out for this purpose). And I have a friend who did an ugly-sweater party and I thought it was the coolest idea ever! Your Christmas card is so cute too, you are so creative!!! Let me know if MishaLulu throws in any 12-18m boy items in with your loot! SO JEALOUS!
7:14 PM
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