Hey everyone ~ what a fabulous weekend we had!  It was a great party Saturday night with many of our friends and family in attendance.  We all gathered in the living room around the piano and sang carols with a loud rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas that included everyone at the party ~ it’s the highlight and an annual tradition.  We spent Sunday in San Francisco at the Dickens Fair (ever been? very fun!) and touring Union Square with the big tree right in the center all lit up for the season.  Here’s another tour of San Francisco at Christmas you might enjoy . . .

As you all know, the mister and I adopted a house earlier this year (see this post on origin of the Alma Project) and we’ve spend the year fixing up the house when we had a spare weekend thanks to donations from so many of you.  On Friday, we stopped by to surprise the families with a Christmas tree and some other holiday decorations.

Becky from Vinyl Crafts kindly donated this inspirational subway art for the wall and a fresh wreath and poinsettias brought some Christmas cheer to the kitchen nook.

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Hello all, happy Friday, we’re off to get our Christmas tree this weekend and spend a few hours in San Fran enjoying the spirit of the season.  I’ll be on KPIX Channel 5 tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. talking about the Gift of Good program I’m participating in benefiting military families, so if you’re local turn on your TV!  Speaking of the Gift of Good, please please take a few seconds to hop over and vote for my nominated family (Lee and James) on Facebook ~ they have a chance to win $20,000 in much needed home repairs courtesy of Home Depot. 

I have a great giveaway for you this weekend from an online boutique for women and children: Tea Collection.  If you’re a mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, aunt or uncle, or basically if you know a kid and need a great gift, this is the giveaway for you!  So many adorable gifts and clothing choices for children, and ladies, there’s some really nice selections for us too!  

Great news, this weekend Tea Collection is giving away two $100 shop credits to the online store, with free shipping!

Eligibility to win one of two $100 shop credits to Tea Collection:

1. Pay a visit to Tea Collection and pick a favorite item, then name it in a comment.

2. For a second chance to win, link to this giveaway on either Facebook or Twitter, then leave a second comment telling where you linked (FB or Twitter)

Giveaway ends Sunday December 4th at 8 p.m. PST, two winners, US and Canada only, chosen at random and announced on Monday December 5th.  By entering this giveaway you agree to this site’s giveaway policy and Official Rules of Entry.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Congratulations to the two winners:

#197 Denise Kelly

#303 Alison Farrell

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