Frankly....

Here is how Christmas is going down this year.......uneventfully. LOL. I seem to have been really busy in the last few weeks although I can not recall anything I've actually done. Mostly hanging christmas lights and putting up christmas decorations. I would still do it all the same even if I lived here alone and no one was coming over. I just like Christmas decorations. Besides, I'm bad at decorating and Christmas makes it very easy.

This coming weekend appears to be the busiest weekend of my life. In one weekend I have the pleasure of juggling a school program, sami's bday, a visit with my out of town (momentarily in town) girlfriend, a company christmas party, and Sanders Christmas. I truly began my Christmas shopping today. I left work at 5, went to the bank, picked up Chris and got to my first store by 6:30. By 10:30 I managed to spend my entire paycheck. I did manage to accomplish alot. I was able to get every present for all my Sanders family except one, and most of my children's gifts. I have a little more time to get Chris's family all shopped for. So I thought I'd get the immediate need done first.

Needless to say...I am not freaking out and scrubbing my baseboards and washing the walls and magic erasering every bit of grout and all the garbage that no one really cares about but me. I'm just banking on the fact we haven't lived here long enough to accumulate enough dirt for it to really matter. As long as I get the children's room (seriously, to prevent injury) clean then you are all obligated to not notice the unmopped floor or dusty fireplace or whatever. I just don't feel that motivated and shopping seems more interesting to me. I am in charge of the "secret" gift this year. I'm having trouble finding just the right thing. I thought I had it then I realized although a nice gift it would be guessed by at least the 3rd person. I'm going to keep thinking on this one. Last year Shirley bought the can opener from the tv commercials. I don't know how I guessed it but I'm glad I did. I love that thing! I have to be careful though because caden likes to go in the kitchen and open cans just because he can operate it himself. LOL.

OK, enough for now....but please come to christmas in your sweat pants, eat too much, open presents, and ignore the purple spot on my dining room wall that I will someday get around to. Just not today!