**NEW KIT & CHANCE TO WIN**

Hello and welcome friends! Just a quick note here tonight to let you all in on a lil secret, well it's not really a secret because tons of people know already..wanna know too??? LOL, ok, OK I'll tell you...SuzyQ has a new Christmas kit releasing very soon at Scrap orchard!! It's so fun, festive, whimsical and just Fantastical!!! Don't believe me, See for yourself here!

Wanna know a lil something else, if you hop on over to Suzy's blog: http://suzyqscraps.com/blog/ (clickable link in sidebar as always) you can have a chance at winning this kit (better yet more like 4)!! Hurry you better not walk...RUN!! lol

Now on to other things.... make sure to head on over to SugarHillCo. Friday (12/10) because Terese of t for me designs has a very Yummylicious kit releasing perfect for scrapping those delicious photos of you and your family sipping steaming cups of cocoa and eating yummy cookies ;)

Also, Victoria Feemster has a new Christmas kit coming out on the 11th over @ Gotta Pixel.

...AND...Sunflowers Studio has another gorgeous holiday collection coming next week Wednesday!!

that's it for the digi world news...here's my daybook posting...

For Today 12-8-2010

Outside my window...darkness (it's 8:48pm)

I am thinking...about how proud of myself I am that I got caught up on some reading, cleaning, work AND still had time to fit in ALL my CT requirements!!

I am thankful for...having an understanding husband who is helping with the kids so I can work a lil and also play a lil too.

From the kitchen...tonight we ate homemade beef stew.

I am wearing...sweatpants and my adidas hoodie (gotta stay warm & cozy)

I am creating...challenge layouts!!

I am going...to watch some LOST with Shaun after this post (we are finally on Season 3)!

I am reading...promise I'm almost finished with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,lol

I am hoping...that my step son Ethan will be alright and better soon, his mom called and said he has the measles. (aww my poor buddy boy, momma Kristi loves you E-butt)!

I am hearing...lol, my nephew begging my husband to borrow one of his "nice" shirts for school tomorrow.

Around the house...all the kids are getting settled down and ready for bed.

One of my favorite things...making gingerbread houses and drinking hot cocoa with whip cream with the family!

A few plans for the rest of the week:finish the planning for my dd's 10th birthday party coming up on the 13th.

Pondering these words: The future is no more uncertain than the present.
- Walt Whitman

From my canvas/lens:


(My lil monkey {my nephew Hezakiah} is getting bigger...see)



(Mmmm...drinking hot cocoa w/ whipped topping while making gingerbread sleighs)

(Nikki decided to put Christmas bulbs on the tree outside when we put up the lights and other decorations,lol)

Wow, that seems like a lot of talking or typing ;) tonight,lol.
Happy Scrapping and TTYL!

-Kristi