Day 9 of 12 Days of Home for the Holidays

It’s Day 9 of the 12 Days of Home for the Holiday. If you have just come across Debby’s Dare we have had a different guest each day since December 1st sharing a family tradition that was passed down to them that they still observe and how they preserve that tradition.

Welcome to my amazing guest blogger, Ms. Nikki Sivils.

Nikki has made a huge SPLASH in the scrapbook industry since this past July. Nikki debuted her company and 4 lines of scrapbooking products. The buzz is still everywhere as her papers and embellishments are fun, lively and full of spirit, like Nikki!

I met Nikki and Dan at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show this past July. It was early in the morning the first day the tradeshow opened. She would not have that kind of time again! I was one of hundreds they spoke with, told the story of Willy-Bee and showed their new line of products. Nikki impressed me as someone with a heart of a true scrapbooker. We have corresponded several times and she really is a person who enjoys life.

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Ms. Nikki Sivils

What is one Family Holiday Tradition that was handed down to you from someone in your family that you continue to observe?

Opening a gift on Christmas Eve is one holiday tradition that was pasted down by my parents.  We always get brand new Christmas PJ's to open on Christmas Eve.  We then make hot coco and watch a Christmas movie, afterward my husband Dan reads The Night Before Christmas to us.  I look forward to this every year; there is something always comforting about family traditions that take place every year knowing it will be passed down over and over again!!

How do you preserve those traditions?

I preserve these family traditions by scrapbooking them, of course!!  My son, Henry, has a scrapbook of his very own that I give him every year and in it are photo's of the past years family traditions and the stories that go along with them.  I then always scrapbook a page or two that are my very favorite stories that capture my family traditions for my personal scrapbook.

This was last year's Christmas Eve new "PJ" picture with Henry, Dan and I.

Thank you, Nikki
Merry Christmas to you, Dan and Henry! 

Tomorrow's guest blogger:  Ms. Donna Salazzer.

I read the story of the PJs and I could not resist pulling out some photos of my three oldest children in their new PJs that they opened on Christmas Eve. The photo quality is not great as I took the photo last night instead of outside in the daylight. Oops, we had no daylight jut rain.

Believe it or not, I’m staying caught up with my Tim Tags! Four more to create. Update:  I just saw the tag for Day 9 and I'm going to be late finishing that one.  I could resist no longer and ordered the filmstrip.  LOL

Gratitude List
1. the comfort of my Bailey Bailey
2. encouragement
3. breath
4. people who have taken the time, when time is so valuable
5. God’s patience with my failings