Painting

This morning, Jason washed and started to prime the Dining Room walls before he went to work. Naturally, little helper Leif was right there by his side, so Jason taught him the fine art of "cuttin' in" and Leif loved it. He was SO happy to be helping Daddy - it just made his day.

Here, Jason is watching Leif's brushstrokes. Clearly, not really cutting in, but he loved it!

Jason didn't get to finish painting (which made me sad, but another day, right?) since he had to go to work, but I was glad he finished what he did. Just the little things make such a huge difference! :)

A note to those of you who are getting our Christmas cards in the mail:
Pull the picture out - there may be more behind it!

A few people I've talked to had no idea they were there, despite my best efforts to fan them out to make it obvious (it didn't make it obvious, but I tried!) so I wanted to let everyone know so they didn't miss them.

I was knee deep in projects today - some present making (I'll share those after Christmas) and some garland making. I made a garland of letters that spelled out "JOY" and one that spelled "NOEL" and hing them on Christmas-y ribbon above the fireplace mantle, and on the wood wall in the Dining Room. Considering they're made from recycled material (old promotional posters from the seafood festivals we did recently and cut up paper bags) I think they came out pretty nice.

I'll try to take pictures of them and my other decorations (since I know you're so desperate to see!) ;)

Stay tuned for the Christmas Card rejects, too - maybe later this week! :)

Happy Days!