Every year I swear I will get ahead of myself and get my personal family cards done early. Just like all the years before, I sat here on Christmas Eve finishing the last of them before the family comes for dinner. I enjoy making these specific to each person or something that reminds me of them or something different that I dream up. Here are the fruits of my labor for 2011.

Better late than never! My brother Scott and his wife, Autumn were home for Thanksgiving and we had a wonderful visit.  Time just goes too quickly and its over before you know it. This was the first time in about 20 years we spent Thanksgiving together so it was a great time. We enjoyed a family dinner, went to visit the rest of the Whalen clan and then we all went to the circus. Have not been to a circus in many years and we had a great time!!!!