LDSscrap

Choir

We kept our kids up late on Saturday night to go to Temple Square and watch the Cyprus Choirs sing. JP and I met in choir at Cyprus. At that time during the Christmas season we spent every day together singing (I mean every day including Sunday at three separate Sacrament meetings). I loved it, and I truly miss it. There was a recent program held for our choir teacher Mr. Kerry Moore over the summer. He has been diagnosed with cancer so someone through a quick 'Thank You" concert. (He looked great at Temple Square). JP and I owe him so much, not only our love for all music, but we can honestly give him some credit for our marriage and family.

Our kids moaned through out much of the concert. But music truly means Christmas to me. What are the the things that represent Christmas to you?

Overwhelmed

So two weeks ago I was wrapping up our Twilight project. I made 920 completed pages. My daughter Kate was helping me bag them and she said "Mom how come all of these say Nov. 2007". Utter devastation. I had hand stamped every single one of them with the wrong date. It had taken me two weeks and with only seven days left I had to figure out how to correct my error. I am sure it was inspiration, but I pulled out the label maker and started making labels. They turned out cuter, but it seriously was up at 6:30 to bed at 11:00. My kids got the basics, but Ihad to write a note for my son begging his teacher to excuse him from his "big" assignment for a week. (He has learning disabilities and needs a lot of hands on for homework). I got the project done in time, but everything else suffered. So for the past two weeks I have been playing catch up. Family first, church second, family business, and now finally LDSscrap. (Did I mention Thanksgiving was in between all that?)

I have been thinking about stress during all this. How we deal with it, learn from it , collapse because of it. My way to deal with stress is to work harder, longer, and to the point of exhaustion. This time as I saw that mentality take affect on my kids I wondered if that was the best thing to do. So that is my excuse for the lateness of the Christmas items on line and sale information. Also for all you Twilight fans, that is why our Twilight items are not on line yet. It is still boxed up from the premier. We are getting there though and by the end of the week we should be back to normal. Al though it is Christmas season and what is really normal at Christmas?

How does the economy affect your scrapbooking?

I am guessing that many of you are thinking about the economy right now. I know I am. My husband and father are both tied to the housing market. Although we have not been so hard hit here in Utah as of yet, it is still a concern. So I have been looking at our budgets and considering what we can cut back on. Personal and family entertainment funds fall into the "cut" category. Not so many movies, or eating out. No new electronics. And our very first Disneyland trip will be postponed for one more year allowing us to save what we need. However as I think about scrapbooking I find that I can still afford my habit. I definitely will not be buying any new big ticket tools. However paper and stickers are still well with in my budget. Having my kids scrapbook too, while we watch a movie on TV or listen to music helps occupy little hands and minds. They find joy in creating a card for a friend or teacher and we keep with in our budget.