The C in Christmas stand for Create and NOT Consume!

Today against my better judgment, I hit the stores. The first store, Target, was after the rush, so I managed to get in and out with my sanity intact. Not so lucky with the next 3 stores and by store 4 I had decided to make or find alternative sources for all of my gifts and promptly headed home.
{All the cards lined up to dry on the windowsill}

Despair turned to jubilation when my honey and I spent the better part of the evening watching Elf and making our own Holiday cards. It is amazing how productive and energizing creating can be...

{Our Holiday Monkey is stamped onto recycled National Geographic pages }