{crafty and creative} who, me?

I am proud to announce that I am still alive.  Save your applause for later.

So where have I been? 

Working three days a week. 

Trying to catch up on life the other four days.

Zumba!

Relief Society meetings.

Relief Society visits.

Doing other Relief Society stuff.

Vegetating.

Not taking pictures.

Of anything.

Seriously. 

The memory card is empty

and has been for 16 days.

BUT...

A couple of things I have been working on...

Christmas gifts for the sisters in the ward. 

Somehow word got out to the president that I was creative and crafty

(so not true)

and she told me what she wanted and I went to work.

Here it is:

 Sorry.  

Not sharing until after they are given out to the sisters in a few weeks.

It was SO FUN to get back into digital scrapbooking 

and while I was in the shower this morning,

I came up with an idea for mom for Christmas. 

I took the shortest shower ever 

(for a day off anyway)

and got right to work.

Every year for the past, I don't know how many years, 

I have made my mom a birthday calendar and every year I spend hours

collecting pictures, 

photoshopping pictures,

and making sure I have all 106 family members birthdays correct.

(there is always a couple that are wrong every stinking year!).

Not to mention putting the calendar together, printing, getting it bound.

It's worth the time and effort,

but...

I don't want to. 

So this year, I'm making mom a book with everyone's birthday in it.

This way, we'll just be able to add to it instead of starting completely over.

Pages still have to be made, and I'm sure there will be seven trips to the copy store for 

prints and binding and 

general screw ups, 

but, it's something new, and therefore,

I'm excited!

Maybe I am crafty and creative.