Countdown...Are You Ready?

Christmas is less than a week away and I am so not ready. I have some baking done which for the first time in about 6 years that I have been "all grown up" is a miracle in itself. The Christmas letter is written and tonight I am addresing the envelopes to be ready to mail out, alas they will arrive late again this year. But my family is used to that so receiving them on time would be unusual for me :p

But my Christmas Tree has yet to be decorated (again!) as the lights (again!) have burnt out despite the fact that we bought them only last year. We are buying new ones tonight. As well as going out to at least finish the kids shopping and have that sruck off the list, leaving only the grandparents and a few others ( well 5 others but I am working on it).  But for the first time half of the decorating is done. Laura helped me decorate my fireplace matel and it looks wonderful. I am quite pleased with how it tured out.

And about 5 minutes ago I found out that Neil's big gift has arrived, after being shipped to Winnipeg by mistake...Edmonton...Winnipeg??? not sure how the mistake occured but they are here and I am so excited. Now I just have to devise a way to wrap them so I can really surprise him. He reall has no idea about them and I am looking forward to seeing his reponse when he opens them up. It's a bit "risque" compare to what I wold normally give him so I am really looking forward to it. I am almost happy that they took this long to come in, otherwise I would have had to sit on them for a few weeks, or months trying to hide my excitemet about it.

Th biggest thing will then be trying to explain to eveyone outsde of my little crew (who I don't really want seeing me in such a way), what I actually got him for the holidays.

We are going to Disney World in February so I guess I can always use that as an excuse :p   

10 Things I Should be Doing Instead of Blogging...

1. Folding the laundry sitting upstairs on my loveseat. 2. Putting away the dishes piled up in my sink and unload the dishwasher. 3. Making up Christmas cards to mail out. 4. Writing my yearly Christmas letter to family to put into said cards. 5. Cleaning the Bathroom or washing the kitchen floor, since Leigha gagged on both today. 6. Making up the onions for tomorrows Pyroghy making fest 7. Baking for Christmas seeing as how we are hosting this year :P 8. Making up my Grocery list for Christmas shopping..Still haven't thought up of everything yet. 9. Shopping for Christmas ideas online for the other kids in our Family 10. Getting ready for bed. And as I am still here typing away..none of it is getting done any faster:P