We were all on Santa's nice list! We received the things we wanted & then some. Even Lulu was happy to see her stocking filled with the things she loves most(new collar & name tag)-and she loves a good b.o.n.e. Each one of us has cool new boots to sport-mine are so comfy! LaVaughn wore his all day in his pj's-it was a sight to see:-O. Lots of new clothes, iphones, ipod, and some beats. I loved spending Christmas morning with my family-in a mess...
[Christmas Eve]
It SNOWED!! I was so happy to be able to get photos of the girls & Lulu as the snow came down. In the end we had a couple of inches-not slick enough for the girls to slide down the hill in back(and they tried). We spent the evening with friends having Chinese food & games...and enjoying the fire.
[roller skating]
Whoa, it has been a LONGtime since I have been skating at a roller rink. I grown up at a local roller rink in Detroit-every Saturday night! It's nice to know we have a local rink here...I took the girls skating and I had to join in-I worked up a sweat. The girls were a bit shocked to see that I could even skate backwards. ha!!
[lunch date]
Mummm, Mexican food delights my soul! Sometimes LaVaughn & I like to sneak off on lunch dates-minus the girls. He wasn't happy about me taking pictures, I am not the one who has to live with the goofy faces shown on my blog-so ha!
[lulu, my model]
See how much she loves to have her picture taken(as long as I have a treat to dangle in front of her).
[Christmas 2012]
I will be trying to get the last of my Christmas photos in before I have to pack all the decorations away.
Keisha...girl, you keep inspiring me....but I have two questions for you...first, what do you do with all those tags you make? I know you must have tons by now...I also remember that you do frame some of them..but the rest?? also, how do you stamp and emboss so neatly? you have no messy glitter left over...I have tried and tried to make my stamping come out neat but it never does....love your pictures...always so neat to see what's next on the Keisha site ;)
Thanks Crumley....LOL, I have learned that I needed a glitter tray & that little pillow like thing to swipe over the area you plan to stamp-don't know the proper name, lol!! I will take some photos and post it in my next update. Right now I am trying to collect frames to be able to frame multiple tags in one frame-to frame my favorite tags. I do have a few framed and on my wall. Others I save for gifts!!
I love this post!! Thank you for sharing. We also have a highly active dog who sheds like MAD!!! So I love to hear how other dog owners cope with it. We just bought an air purifier so hopefully that'll help.. Merry Christmas!! :)
Thank you Keisha for posting this. I'm going to target today and will be buying my own janitor mop haha. Can I ask another question? How do you keep such an organized kitchen? I'm envious. Sorry if my questions are dumb. I'm newly married (military wife) and my hubby is a bit of a tyrant (in a good way) when it comes to a smooth organized kitchen. I'm trying but I thought you also being a military wife that you would be a bit of an expert. haha. thank you again.
Crystal, not a dumb question at all...I have learned that it is best to stick with one color-for me it is white dishes. Some of my dishes do have patterns on them-but the bottom & sides are all white-this helps to keep things uniformed=neat!! I keep like things together-plates with plates, etc. I keep all my glasses together-but I keep plastic cups that the kids use in a seperate cabinet-again, I try to buy white & clear plastic cups to keep that unity. I used to buy different colored cups & plates and found that it looked "messy". I say stick to one color-even if it is a pattern-stick to the colors in that pattern. And I often will go through my cabinets to get rid of old stuff(old tupperware, cups, picthers, etc) every few months. I am slowly trying to buy more of the glassware type of food savers-and I am cutting back on the plastic food savers-safer to microwave...less staining...less odor...and looks better!! Amira gets lazy and makes a mess of the food savers/tupperware cabinet-I'll have her reorganize it before she leaves for school...she still hasn't learned to keep it neat as she puts dishes away, argh!!!
I am lucky that we have tons of cabinet space, so I can have a pot/pan cabinet, glassware cabinet, plate/bowl cabinet, plastic cup cabinet, plastic tupperware cabinet, glass food saver cabinet, cassarole/corningware cabinet, and a few others! That makes it easier to put things away fast & keep organized. I also hate clutter on the counters-so there is a mail drawer(now moved to the office). A drawer for pens and paper-the "junk" drawer...but it have drawer organizers to keep it a neat "junk" drawer;-). I also have a drawer for coupons.
I keep very few things on my counters-a few pretty jars for sugar/cookies...my KitchenAid mixer...a roll of paper towel holder...a binder with recipes/2 cookbooks...dog treats in nice jars...and a charging station/key holder. Seems like a lot because we have lots of counter space-put as few as possible on your counters...less is MORE!!
Thanks, Angela!! I must share the same compliment with you!!! I love being able to see pictures of you all with your commments. It is not easy nor fun being on that side of the camera!!
Keisha
Santa did visit your house!!! Love the boots! Right after I read your cleaning tips, I went to Target and bought two bottles of Febreeze. I've been spraying Morgan's beds (my four legged daughter), and its really helped!!!!
Love Lavaughn's watch!!!!
Happy New Year!!
Kathy
Posted by: KathyandKenson Oscar | Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 08:36 PM
Keisha:
I've been following you for over a year because I remember your posts last Christmas. I LOVE THEM ALL. I live vicariously through you since I don't really have much of a creative bone in my body (smile). I just wanted to comment that you need to put hubby in more pictures...he's really handsome in a rugged, manly way and that's so pleasant to see. So glad all of you had such a wonderful Christmas...and Lulu does look like she really enjoyed some "Joy to the World"!!!
Posted by: Lauren Law | Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Keisha I could tell that you are neat-freak-perfectionist! It shows in all of your posts and I admire you for it -even Lulu looks neat: ) Thanks for all the inspiration and ideas you bring to your blog. Even when I'm not creating something crafty I can come here and feel inspired. I'm looking forward to all that you bring to us in 2013 ~ Happy New Year!
Posted by: Tammie Eberhart | Monday, December 31, 2012 at 01:25 PM
Looks like Santa was very good to you. I love those boots!
Can't wait to see your decor pics for the new year!
:)
Posted by: Heaven | Thursday, January 03, 2013 at 08:45 AM