Notice some changes around here

I am going to try to be more positive and less....well, bitchy and whiny on my blog.  If you are reading this blog, then you probably know that I am in the beginning stages of divorce, so it's going to be a trying time for me over the next few months.  Also, I need a new blog title!  If you have suggestions, feel free to let me know :)

My challenge of a perfect personalized Christmas card

Every year I say, this year I am going to do it!  I am going to make personalized Christmas cards to send  out to all my family and friends.  And each year I take 200 pictures of the kids together trying to get just ONE perfect shot.  And I fail.  At least, in my opinion I do...because one will be looking and smiling while the other is making an absurd face.  Or they cry.  Or sit on each other, or some other sibling type thing to do to each other.  So every year, my plans are foiled.  But this year, I truly plan to do it!  Even if a picture goes out that may embarrass the kids in a few years ;)  So, I plan to use Shutterfly.  I have used them to print pictures before, with great results!    They have 748 different designs just for Christmas!  Then you can choose other things to make it a smaller pool to choose from, such as flat or folded, how many picture, color, etc.  This might be our card this year :)  They have other events and holidays to make cards for also, such as Thanksgiving or perhaps Birth Announcements.  Looking at the birth announcements almost makes me sad that I will never need those again.....I said ALMOST people!  ;)  And don't forget the things that you could make as gifts!  Grandma and Grandpa would love a calendar for Christmas to look at their children and grandchildren all year long!  One year I ordered photo mugs for grandparents, aunt and uncles, etc- HUGE HIT!  So watch your mail box in the next month or two....you might just actually get a card that isn't stamped Hallmark on the back this year!