It happens every year. I start the Advent season with the best intentions that this will be the year I don’t get swept away with the hustle and bustle of shopping and decorating and food prep and parties and travel. Instead I long for the season to be simple and reflective and focused on the …
Tag Archive: Christmas
Dec 28
December 28 – The Garage and a Surprise
I was a bit disappointed today because I was very much looking forward to sharing beautiful wedding photos in today’s collage. But the weather wasn’t fit for driving this morning, so after reaching Mankato we decided it was best to turn back and not make our planned trek to Wisconsin for our friend’s wedding. We …
Dec 28
Christmas Gift Craft – Wood Letter Blocks
Now that the gifts are all opened, I get to reveal a fun craft project I made for Christmas this year – wood letter blocks that spelled words. I downloaded the letter images from a Flickr collection, converted them to black and white, and printed them just the right size. My crafty mother-in-law provided the wood …
Dec 28
Christmas Present Time
Dec 26
Christmas Eve Collage x3!!!
Christmas Eve arrived and the Drapers were busy wrapping gifts and stuffing Christmas Eve bags for church! Finally it was time for the Christmas Eve Children’s Service, “The Wonder of It All”! They did such a great job proclaiming the good news of Jesus’ birth! Luke and Ben played “Joy to the World” during the …
Dec 26
December 22 – Out and About
Dec 23
Gingerbread House in a Jar
I saw the idea for this gift online about a year ago and have been dreaming of making it ever since! With the help of my boys, we put together 9 of the awesome Gingerbread House in a Jar kits. Fun to make and fun to gift! Pinterest came through with me just in time …
Dec 23
Surprise!
Over a long weekend I made a trip to my home town to surprise my Mom and get a Christmas hug. My sister, Jan, was in on the surprise and the three of us – plus Mom’s neighbor, Ralph, and my sweet Aunt Madeline – enjoyed every minute we had together. I hope you enjoy …
Dec 12