This is one of the favorite gifts that I have given. My daughters were a little young and may not have been super excited to receive. However, I believe that it will be gift that grows in significance with time. I put together a book with stories of many of their ancestors (grandmothers) with the intention of helping them to understand what strong women that have in their lineage. I then wanted them to also have the pictures of themselves with their grandmothers in a frame in which they can keep in sight at all times. These women are great
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It’s easier to find Christmas Card Photo Ideas for families but what about couples. Here is the card that Mr. B and I did last year. It has been well received on Pinterest and received lots of comments from our family and friends.
Isn’t technology so wonderful when we can take an event like Christmas or really any other holiday or reason to celebrate and turn the expression of a physical greeting card into more than just a card. I will be sharing some of the Christmas cards that I have sent over the last few years and I will also throw in some other creative cards I have found. I hope this gets your family’s creativity going to have some fun with your Christmas cards this year. Boxed Christmas cards are inexpensive and especially when they are on sale but they just
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December 25th comes every year. No big surprise there. Yet the older I get the faster it comes and it has caught me unprepared on several occasions. When I am unprepared I begin hoping that I will get some windfall or bonus from my employer just at the time I need to start buying Christmas presents. Seldom if rarely does that happen. Next and final choice becomes the credit card. If you have read my book you know that I am now a big proponent of downsizing the gifts and giving your children an “experience” rather than a gift. That
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So excited to see that the book is moving up the charts. Sure need some reviews so that I can do another FREE day. If you have downloaded and read the book, please take a moment to share your feelings. Now that Halloween is over, I will be posting to the website, Facebook and Pinterest much more until the holiday. Stay tuned for lots of ideas!
Do this with some of your friends and exchange ideas! That’s what I did with one of my BFFs. Janae, former Mrs. Utah and superwoman of the year, is one of those creative friends we all have that you like to have lunch with and pick her brain. So….that is exactly what I did and in exchange I put together the planner for her as a thank you. We came up with some great ideas that I can’t wait to use!! If you have read the book, you will know the tradition of the Gold (or White) stocking. That came
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