taken with my iPhone yesterday, Jan. 9th, just over 24 weeks. It was maybe 13 degrees?
No, my head isn’t really that small… but my belly is indeed getting increasingly larger, which is kind of fun. I’m feeling lots of kicks and punches, too. It’s still difficult to feel it from the outside, but I get to feel it myself through most of the day and especially when I’m trying to fall asleep.
In other news, I’ll be revealing the winner of the calendar giveaway tomorrow! See you then.
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It has been so much fun and so inspiring to read all of the comments in the Calendar Giveaway. You are all so creative and I would love to spend a New Year’s Eve with each of you!
For those of you who haven’t entered yet, it’s still open through tonight and I will reveal the winner on Monday. Good luck!
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I finally put up my new calendars. A few days late, but who’s counting? I have one of my own, plus a free one from the bank (yes, I love those cheesy beatific photos of my home-county, thankyouverymuch!) and this lovely one from Sarah Ahearn.
The 2010 Birds of the Berkshires Calendar is sold out in my Etsy shop, but you can still be the lucky owner of one of these beauties by entering this contest! (and if you don’t win, I might have a few more popping into the shop soon, but no guarantees!)
To win this 2010 Birds of the Berkshires Calendar, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post, telling me one of your favorite ways to ring in the new year, be it with celebration, tradition, cleaning and organizing, or just hanging up a new calendar.
Entries are open through Friday night, January 8th. There will be one winner, determined by a random number generator.
Good luck!
p.s. be sure to include your e-mail address in the comment form so I can contact you if you win!
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This post is a little late, but I wanted to be sure to wish you a Happy New Year with a little winter cheer!
We’ll probably keep our Christmas tree up for at least a few more weeks. I really don’t understand people who decide today means it’s all over. I can always use a good dose of twinkle lights and sparkly ornaments and glowly lights on houses to brighten up a cold winter day! I kind of wish it was ok to keep it all up until the snow disappears in March (or April).
This is what we woke up to on Christmas morning. We spent the night at my parents’ house, along with two of my brothers who were in from out of town. We woke up to an icy winter wonderland, followed by all kinds of yummy treats and a big breakfast with everyone and maybe a few presents. It was super fun.
We had to wait till the next day to see my youngest brother Brian and his girlfriend, Sarah, who made me this amazing bookmark, plus little gift bags for yummy treats.
It was a very crafty Christmas, indeed.
I made this ellie for a very special little kiddo that I have yet to meet because he lives on the other side of the country. Someday!
and my darling Sarah G. made us this pair of amazing birdie pillows! Isn’t she the best? I think they are pretty much the most beautiful things ever. {thanks Sarah!!!}
I also bought us this fuzzy lil’ mushroom from the lovely Cary of Little Love Blue. We both love it so much! (The garland behind it is from CATA from a few years ago. One of my favorite parts of our tree-decorating!)
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From now through January 1, 2010 I’m offering FREE shipping on everything (everything! well, excluding custom orders) in my Etsy shop. I’ve also put my 2010 Birdie calendar on sale for HALF PRICE. It’s only $10 now, was $20.
Wicked good!
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{I have been secretly hoping to use this image (from the best ever cake-tastic website Cakewrecks) for this exact post for my whole pregnancy.}
It’s true, we’re having a girl!
…Well, as long as the ultrasound tech’s “guess” is right. We’ve had that guess twice now from two different trained professionals, so we’re going with it. Neither said they were 100% sure, because the little bean wouldn’t stay still long enough to get a “good look” — so we have a hyperactive girl! The photo they printed for us today looks pretty right-on, according to all the google-ing I did today. So… we’re making it official:
“it a gril!” 
This was today, at almost 22 weeks (5.5 months).
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Based on numbers picked by this truly random number generator, the winners are Lacey (comment #6) and Lisa K. (comment #11)!! Yippee and congrats, ladies! I’ll be in touch to get your addresses and send the cards out asap.
Thanks to EVERYONE for entering. I loved reading all of your comments and I will definitely be trying some of those treat recipes (chocolate chip cookies with peppermint? yes please! Brownies with peppermint ice cream? YUM! Hot chocolate with a candy cane? ok! …are we sensing a theme here?) and will have to get some of the songs I don’t already have — I’m always looking for new holiday music!
I’m really excited that you were all so willing to play. I have been thinking about doing a giveaway for a calendar, too — look for that around New Year’s or right after (for all of us who realize we are without a calendar on Jan. 1!).
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I know it’s hard to choose just one, but since I asked you to comment with your favorite holiday song and/or treat for the giveaway, I figured I should ante up with my own (yeah, not choosing just one, either).
My family was never really into any of the religious aspects of Christmas, but that said, we totally get into this holiday in a BIG way. It was all about Santa and Rudolph when I was a kid, and of course lots of candy and cookies and homemade deliciousness and a big sparkly tree full of special handmade ornaments and cute little critters.
We watch the stop-motion version of Rudolph (”Herbie doesn’t like to make toys!”) together every year, as well as Garfield’s Christmas, and our #1 family favorite, The Muppet Family Christmas.
“Be careful on the icy patch!”
As for music, the tradition that I always remember was listening to Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer with my Grandma, my brothers and my cousins a few weeks before Christmas when we gathered at her house to decorate gingerbread and sugar cookies. We’d also crank the Chipmunk’s Christmas and have a good time trying to imitate them, while decorating our decapitated gingerbread men with buckets of icing, chocolate chips, sprinkles, marshmallows, and even licorice (I have a bunch of morbid-sense-of-humor boys in my family, what can I say?). Grandma would always follow that with ice cream sundaes for everyone, and we’d all go home in a sugar-coma and listen to the Carpenters Christmas Portrait while we helped mom decorate and clean and bake more and more cookies! sugar!
As an adult, though, my tastes are still in the sugar-loving realm, but my musical taste has calmed down a bit, and right now I’m totally completely in love once again with the Hotel Cafe Presents Winter Songs, featuring lovely lady singers such as Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles, Fiona Apple, Lenka and Meiko. Very pretty and modern takes on traditional songs. I’m also a sucker for Vince Gauralidi’s Charile Brown Christmas.
As for treats, the chex mix (we add potato sticks, too) never lasts long around here or at my mom’s, especially if the bowl is placed in front of me or any of my brothers, but my all-time favorite is what we called “Air-heads”; chocolate chip meringue cookies. YUM (I might just have to make a batch one of these days)! I also love the cinnamon rolls my mom always makes on Christmas morning, just to tide us over until we can dig into a big brunch or dinner.
::::sigh:::: This is getting me excited for the season! I can’t wait until we have a chance to get our tree this weekend, and get things all festive around here. I’ve been so busy getting ready for all those holiday fairs and orders, and John is finishing up his semester, so it’s been a bit crazy around here. We did manage (well, John did!) to hang lights outside, and finally got all the pumpkins off the porch; the chickens are enjoying them now!
Thanks for all your comments so far; be sure to enter the Holiday Card giveaway by midnight Wednesday by leaving a comment with your favorite holiday song/album or tasty treat!
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In honor of our first real snow this weekend, and just in time for sending out to your holiday card list, I’m giving away two separate sets of 8 holiday cards!
To enter just leave a comment with your favorite holiday song or album, or your favorite tasty holiday treat. Extra brownie points for a link to the song/album or recipe! Leave your comment by midnight EST Wednesday December 9. I’ll choose the winners (by random number generator thingy) on Thursday and contact you for your address to send them out asap!
I’m giving away one set of each of these designs (two chances to win!):
Bike with Wreath
&
Peace Stars
These are A2 size cards (4-1/4″x5-1/2″), hand-screenprinted here in my little hillside studio, blank inside, packaged up with envelopes for your sending pleasure.
good luck!
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It’s this weekend! It’s going to be AWESOME. I can’t wait to see/meet you there! yippee! (I’m table #84! Near the Theramin!)
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