OMG!!! it's Wednesday!!!

So the day has totally rushed past me! it's after ten and I still haven't blogged. I haven't managed to get around to anyone else's blog or even "poke" anyone on FB tonight. I have managed however to complete today's JYC and take new photos of the puppies. I didn't take any photos of my desk tonight but it's tidy now so nothing much to look at.

It's only Day 9 and i think I'm going to have trouble closing this book
by the time it's Christmas!!!Day 9
Bearly a Tradition

Day 8
Charlie and his mummy came to see me.
This page is made from one of this years christmas cards.

Day 7

So much still to do -but I don't care

Day 6
Remember the good things.

see my lovely new hat!!! knitted by the wonderful Tash

More JYC

Christmas plans. I stole this idea from Fay I love how simple the page is yet it holds all the information of the month. Every so often I can pop back to add something else that I have done.

Day 4
"The Perfect Christmas"

Day 5
"Advent"

Jumping ahead a little here I prep'd this page for day 16

"Thankful"I used a card and will journal inside about all the things I'm thankful for this year.

Some LO's from last week

I completed all of these LO's last weekend, but due to the rubbishy weather we have been having I haven't been able to get around to getting any decent photos of them. (although looking at these I can't say they are that good)

SHE'S A PARTY GIRLthese are some oldish photos of my youngest niece KP on her 18th birthday. I used October afternoon papers and journalling spot. a maya road frame and a length of measuring tape.

SCRAPTASTIC

Another LO about our retreat at Totland Bay. we took so many good photos on our walk to the beach I just had to scrap them all. I used Crate Papers for this one and it's a scraplift from ST magazine ( I forget the issue and page).

MY FRIEND
this is my SLYMI for week 48
scrap minimal

Not sure what happened here with the photos? they are not this weird looking IRL Photos of my lovely friend Sam again at the retreat in October. I used just two small pieces of OA papers, the sewing machine and some thickers, a Auntie Sarahs bloom and some tickets from Sam.

OUT TO PLAY

still at the retreat it's another group photo of the nice ladies ;) taken on the main street of Totland (we were on the round-a-bout in the middle of the main road) it's another dodgy looking photo? I used a mixture of bits and bobs from my stash collect and the paper is Me and Big Idea's that I bought at the retreat.

OBSESSED!

Sam, Zoe and Myself just before heading off to see New Moon for the first time. we all bought Transfers and made Edward and Jacob Tee-Shirts. I'm not sure what the paper is I used I've had it a while it's been lurking at the back of my paper file waiting for the right LO. I used a Maya road frame inked and covered with Glossy Accents to frame Jacob, I kept the ticket stubs from each cinema trip and did a little hidden journaling about how Twilight has taken over my life this year :)

JYC so far

The first four pages of my JYC
My Promise

December 1st
December 2nd
(Trav took this photo our first Christmas together)December 3rd

no photos.....sort of

Loads of Crafting but no piccy's sorry! It's just too dull for taking photos after work each day.

So I thought you might like to see some cuteness?
The pups are almost three weeks old now. They all have their eyes open and are starting to move about the nesting box now. Over the next few days they will get the hang of walking and they should also start play fighting with each other. They met their new families last weekend and most of them have vistors again this weekend, this will continue now until they leave use next year.
A quick edit to answer Angie's questions below :)
yes they are all solid golds and blacks, the golden pups will become a deeper red before they leave me (mostly around the face and ears). They stay with their mummy until they are 8 weeks old and then they will leave me and her to join their new homes, and sadly no I'm not keeping any from this litter as Trav tells me 5 cocker spaniels in one house is enough :(

WOYWW? JYC!!!

I have purposely left the lights off in my craft area this afternoon for this picture so you can all see I'm sad enough to put Christmas lights up on my crafting shelves :) I'm also crafting in a bit of a mess this evening mostly due to being late home from work....... walking four dogs in the rain..... bathing said four dogs to remove a field full of mud from their coats...... feeding five dogs..... changing (nest bedding) weighing and checking 7 fat little puppies.... and getting tea on the go. My mind really isn't in the zone for crafting and or playing on the internet I just want to sleep but I will manage a WOYWW if it kills me ;) the mess mentioned above is shown a little clearer here, although not in any better light. Now you might all be saying "where is the mess?" but I can clearly see I'm not working in any order here and my box of JYC stuff is not staying nicely together or in any order. this calls for some sorting out of stash and maybe even a little pre-planning as I know what each day's prompts will bring.

I use a sheet of A3 artist paper (just cheap WHS pad) on my craft mat for pre-stamping and jotting down notes as I go along. I also use this paper to write my journaling on before writing it in pen in my book. This sheet of paper helps keep my mat nice and ink/paint free and before I started doing this I was always looking for a piece of paper to write a quick note on and never finding any. the the left of the picture is my trimmer and two boxes filled with ready made note and tag holders, bits i have collected over the past few weeks to use int he journal and small off cuts of paper I like. behind that is my larger project box that should be holding all my 12x12 papers and my alphas for this journal although some of them have wandered off and a few letters that need replying have been put in their place! going to finish tea now and then hop about blogland to see what you have all been up to!
Ta ra

Back to blogland

So it's December and that means that Christmas has arrived at the Lumpkin House! I love getting the Christmas Dec's out and enjoy spending hours making sure the tree is just right and all my other pretty bits and bobs are arranged just so. Trav has one job and one job only. that's set the tree up! he then has to sit back with a cold beer and watch what telly he can see as I walk back and forth across the lounge.

My little red tree, I love this tree and have had it a fair few years now although it had to have new lights this year. it's a wicker tepee covered in maple leaves and red twisted wires, with red wooden star on the top.

Today I dressed like this.....

Got tied up with ropes....... To do this.......

and I made it to the top :)

I'm very pleased with myself!!! the first time I tried this I couldn't get three feet off the ground!!!

I have done My JYC page for the day but it's too dark to take a photo of so I will try for better light tomorrow.