Crazy!! We are 10 days into December already. It’s been harder than I thought to keep up with journal writing each day. I have been collecting things to add to my journal and keeping my thoughts organized though so when time allows I’m able to get it down on paper. 
Here are just the first few pages.
The craft sale at school was kind of a bust last week. There were meetings scheduled most days in that space both before and after school…prime shopping times. I spent more than I made. Such as this little mouse ornament.
Isn’t he cute!?! When I saw him I knew I had to get him.
And of course this mug!!!!
You had me with pink. Then add the glitter and brown words. This is technically the second mug I have bought from her, then first one was a coaches gift for Mini-me volleyball banquet. My friend and co-worker does such a nice job with these custom mugs.
On Friday last week I started to get another tickle in my throat. Yep…sick once again. This time I got it bad! I had to call in sick today. I’m not even sure I’ll be able to work tomorrow. I have no voice…barely a squeak at times. I still feel pretty cruddy.
I think I got a little cocky thinking that I’d gotten this far into the year with just a mild sniffle here and there. I know better than to tempt fate like that again.
While I sat huddled under my blanket in my favorite rocking recliner, I knit this cowl for my girl with the yarn I shared two weeks ago.
I love the chunky yarn…such great texture.
I’m about to go make another cup of tea and do a bit more snuggling under my quilt.
I brought some of my old etsy and craft sale stock as well as the new product that I’m trying out. Frankly I don’t care if the bowl cozies sell because I can give them as gifts.
The cold weather has me sipping on tea everyday…both to keep the chill off and to sooth my sore throat.
Later my BIL followed us home to extend our visit a bit. We hadn’t seen any family in a couple months which is sad when we are only about 20 minutes drive from one another.
No 
Of course, later In the day Mr. G and I had to deliver J back to MOA to catch the bus back to college. Just a few short weeks and we’ll be driving up north to get him for winter break.
she’s requesting another 
I think it will be fun regardless. Besides…it’s temporary. When I go, I go all in with the 
I’m thinking I want to start another for old photos and memories of the kids. I have lots of random photos printed that would work perfect in that sort of journal.
As promised last Tuesday I am sharing the handmade journal I created. I was going to take a crazy number of photos of pages then edit and decided that was just way too much work!! Instead I recorded a video showing the journal page by page with some babbling narration from me.
