December Four

Deferred.

That's what they prefer you call it. Instead of rejected.

Today I went to donate blood--something I try to do as often as I can--and I was deferred. Not enough iron. I was so bummed. She told me they could do a second test so, why not? Not so much. The second test had a lower iron level than the first! I guess my plan to eat Oreos to boost my iron levels didn't really work after all. I am hopeful that I can boost my iron and find another local drive to attend. I'd really like to donate before the end of the year.

I had planned to take pictures of me with a needle hanging out and my "I gave blood today" sticker, but obviously not so much. So I have no picture to post. Maybe another day.

December Three

Snapshots:

• Christmas quilts on the couch (thanks Mom!)

• Holiday rubber duckies in the bathroom

• Scented pinecones in the living room

• Thanksgiving decorations still up (I'm taking them down tonight, I swear!)

• Gifts piling up, ready for wrapping

• Our first Christmas card on the wall (Thanks Donnie!)

It's definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas. We're going to the Christmas Bazaar this weekend and getting our tree next weekend. I can't wait to get the rest of the decorations out. I love this time of year. It makes me happy. Ooh, I need to get out the Christmas CDs.

December Two

Brrr. Beautiful and sunny but c-h-i-l-l-y. Needed to bundle up to walk the 1st graders to lunch.

Today was all about catching up. Catching up on Christmas countdown chains, social studies, and sleep (in about 5 minutes).

Went for a nice afternoon walk with Seann and the pups. Oscar gets to run free at the bottom of the hill at the park. No swimming today, he just got his ankles wet. Both pups look so happy when they're on a walk.

December one

Busy girl. Up at 5:30 this morning. Couldn't sleep. Off to sub from 7:30 until 3:30, home for a quick dinner and off to work at Target from 6 to 11:30. Looking forward to the future when there will only be one badge in the picture (and no name tag!).

December Daily

I was randomly clicking through old bookmarks the other day when I clicked on to Ali Edwards site. She is a wonderful scrapbooker/photographer/blogger and I often find creative inspiration on her blog. I haven't been doing too much scrapbooking lately but something on her site caught my attention.

December Daily

I love this idea of creating a snapshot of one month out of the year. December makes sense for most of us since there is typically a lot going on over the holiday season. But I think this idea could work for any month of the year. Sort of like a "What I did over summer vacation." Unfortunately, I saw the post and got the idea too late to really get all the supplies and an album together for this year. So I have decided to do my December Daily as a blog instead. Over the next month I will be posting something each day about what's happening that day. Some days might have pictures--some days might be only pictures--and some days will have text. I'm sure some days will be more exciting than others and I'm also sure some days the posts will be a little late (those days I sub and work at Target!). Some days might be holiday themed but most probably won't. It will simply act as a diary of the month of December.

I am excited about this project and hope to see it through. I might someday transfer it to a scrapbook but for now I think I'll try it online and if I like it, I'll do the scrapbook version next year.

See you tomorrow with Day One!