First, I want to say thank you to those of you who commented on my last post.  I appreciate the thoughts..you all are very kind:)

Second, I want to give a special thanks to my sister-in-law for watching Truett on such short notice.  And thank you to her husband & daughter for all their help as well.   And thank you for taking me shopping!! And I forgot to make the bed before I left there…I’m sorry!

As soon as I got back from the funeral, I had to get busy making sacks.  Every year, I put together a gift bag of goodies for the women and kiddos around here.  Here’s a quick snapshot of all 10 bags ready for delivery.

What do I put in my gift bags?  It’s different every year. This year the bags consisted of:

• Wooden box–When the dollar store clearanced everything, I bought these little wooden boxes (with a top lid).  They had a design on them already but they were ugly, so I printed out some western designs and decoupaged them over the ugly design.  I thought they ended up really cute.
• Candle–These were also bought from the dollar store.  My plan was to put brands all over them, however, I couldn’t find a sharpie anywhere and I ran out of time.
• Mini Photo Album–Most of my pictures are on my computer but I love to have an album so the kiddos can look through them, etc. 
• Coat Hook–I had some lightweight metal hooks with western designs.  I included one in each sack.
• Treats–Now you can’t give a bag without some kind of treats so I made some cookies and threw in candy canes.
• Personal gift–I don’t normally give EVERYONE a personal gift.  This depends on the items I have handy.  I buy many things wholesale so if I have something left over, I may throw that in.  My close friends do get a personal gift though. 

 The kiddos had different things in there bag.  From little handheld games, giant pencils, foo-foo notepad sets, and buckets with lots of treats.   

I didn’t get to do everything I wanted because the funeral threw me off but I’m sure all will be happy.