a picket fence life: A Snowy Day

Ok. It just won’t stop. It’s been snowing now for about 24 hours. My VERY unofficial measurement is about a foot! Thankfully I don’t really have anywhere I have to go today and chances are it will be off the roadways at least by Monday…BUT I would be happy to just skip ahead to spring.

I must admit thought it is pretty and it’s putting me in a Christmas mood. I had hoped to do a little Christmas shopping last night after work but since we were in the midst of a blizzard (again, unofficial) I decided it was best to just come straight home. Typically my commute is about an hour. Yesterday? TWO hours and 10 minutes. Not that I was counting or anything. Urgh. I really do not like being on the interstate in a snowstorm…in the dark…with monster trucks flying (ok, not exactly FLYING) by me. I really think that 2+ hours of driving white knuckled and tensed up deserves a massage and a stiff drink at the end of it….but apparently that’s just MY opinion! :)

Sorry, enough ranting about the weather. On to FUN things. Like scrapbooking, of course. Christmas seems to bring out the CREATIVE in people. Not that Tim Holtz isn’t creative 365 days a year, but I’m in love with the Christmas tags on his blog this month. This is day 4 of his 12 Tags of Christmas series. How AWESOME is this tag ??? I WISH I had even a fraction of his creativity….and his supplies! :) I’m starting to pick up a few things here and there but I feel overwhelmed and am never quite sure what to buy…and if I’ll know how to use it once I get it home! I definitely need to go to Ranger U to learn some techniques.

Teresa Collins is doing tags this month too! AND she’s doing a Favorite Things Giveaway each day (till Christmas, I believe). Go check it out.

I almost hate to put MY things in the same blog post as that amazing tag over to the left….but I do have a few new things in my Etsy shop. I’ll give you a sneak peek here but stop by my Etsy shop to see the entire line. There’s still lots of time (okay, maybe not LOTS….but enough time) left to make a purchase for Christmas…even a custom order. The cut-off for custom work (to arrive in time for Christmas) is December 15th. After that I’ll be spending time with my kids while they’re home from college.