Holiday Picture Ornament (kid friendly activity)

Happy early Thanksgiving all!

Here is a video on an easy (non-messy) kid friendly craft idea for holiday ornaments.

Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c94bfZZmVpM

Artful Saturday

"Artful Saturday." This entry will be more about "doing" rather than "writing." Here are a couple small, easy, artsy thingies I'll be working on in between caring for Gavin and doing chores:

Celebratory Place-cards for Gavin's Baptismal Celebration (due to many upcoming "big" family events we've decided to scale down this celebration with an intimate family dinner)

Small chocolate favors to make the table setting more festive

Creating photo ornaments capturing the year's top 10 Family Occasions/Celebrations

Have a charmed & blessed weekend all!!

**UPDATE**

I found a beautiful Baptismal Prayer below and printed it on the back of the Celebratory Place-cards. Out of this I became inspired to print the prayer and customize it with Gavin's name so that we can recite it as we say grace before dinner.

Below are the final pieces. I now feel complete and can finally go to bed. Goodnight!

The beautiful Baptismal Prayer

Personalized the Baptismal Prayer for my boy = )

The finished pieces =D

Weight Watchers Meetings

Background:  I discovered Weight Watchers when Gigi was six months and found (for the first time) that I was, easily and with little stress, losing weight! No low carbing, or any other "fad" type of diet...but eating what I wanted. I got to my goal weight and guess what happened? Yup, got pregnant with Gavin. A couple months ago, I rejoined WW and thought, I can do this by myself, I dont need to go the meetings. I knew what they were all about. Fast-forward to the end of October: I learned that it was actually the meetings that kept me on track and most of all, MOTIVATED.

Last week I went to my first meeting and today was my second. I've been looking forward to this meeting all week because I knew I was going to get a reward: a star-sticker (for 5 pounds I lost!) to affix on my WW bookmark! Funny how this seemingly "little thing" kept me excited and motivated. And...just for coming, attendants get "bravo" stickers to put in our Pocket Guides. Of course, I love that too! : )

Another thing I've learned is that when it comes to changing one's behavior, being immediately rewarded (in small, tangible ways) really does work wonders. For me, getting the support at the meetings, strategizing about upcoming events, and earning small rewards gets me excited about the program and makes me feel that my goal is all the more attainable. A big Hooray to that! =D

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Here is a shortened version of a poem and quote shared at today's meeting:

1)
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump
May your pie take the prize
and may your Thanksgiving Dinner
stay off your thighs!

2)"It is better to prepare and prevent than to repair and repent" -Ezra Taft Benson

Lastly, here is an EXCELLENT but VERY LONG article on the SCIENCE behind why change can be so difficult:

Link to Article

Have a charmed & blessed week all!!!