It’s Exactly One Month until Christmas Eve

Eeek! Thirty days is not a lot of time. Here I was, being lazy, enjoying my Black Friday day off yesterday, when suddenly I realized things are about to move into high gear. Christmas is well on the way! My husband was already ready to put up the tree, but he had no chance of persuading me yesterday. I was tired! Today might be another story. I’m thinking it might be a good idea to get things going. It will take some rearranging, and if we can at least get the tree up, get the lights and ornaments sorted out, … Continue reading

Making my Christmas List

Each year I make out my Christmas list and try to stash it somewhere the kids won’t find it. One year, I started keeping my shopping list on the computer and I just hide it by giving the file some weird name. I imagine that if it said CHRISTMAS LIST, somebody would be tempted to peek. Besides, it’s so much easier to do it this way. Instead of marking things out as I buy them, and then trying to figure out what that line said when I’m taking stock of my purchases, I simply highlight the items I’ve obtained in … Continue reading