Weekend Update: A Flurry of Activity

No photo and this post is running late.
By all accounts it is already Tuesday there, but it's Monday night here.

The weekend was a blur.
Shopping, cooking, baking.
We had snow Saturday night, just enough to coat the outside a bit,
I saw it when I took the dog out before bed, was glad it was still around when the girls woke up.

The girls and I watched Mr. Popper's Penguins, I was prepared not to like it, but it was a good movie for the family to watch together.
We made a boatload of cookies.
I have come to accept that my pants are just going to be tight until after the New Year.
I cannot resist all those cookies, they just call out my name.
Cookies in the morning, cookies before bed.

I have family coming over for Christmas Eve dinner.
I have no idea what to make.
So many dietary restrictions and it will be Christmas Eve
And I'm worn down.  Tired. Toast.

I love Christmas and this year I was prepared.
And yet there still seems to be a million little things left to do.

Weekend update

Things that didn't happen this weekend:

The dishes
The housework
Writing Christmas cards
Wrapping Christmas presents

Things that did happen this weekend:

Visiting family
Decorating the Christmas tree (thanks to the Young Philosopher and Curly Girl)
Going out for dinner
Finishing the Christmas shopping
A wheel nearly falling off the car

Weekend Update: Christmas Checklist

Checking Off:

Gift Shopping

Wrapping

Send Cards

Lights and Garlands

Outside Lights

Advent Calendar

Nativity

Christmas Village

Ballet

Christmas Parade

Christmas Tree

Still To Do:

Visit Longwood Gardens (tonight, members only!)

See Christmas Lights at Herrs

(the potato chip factory puts on a lights display, no Canterbury, but it's pretty)

Make Christmas Cookies

Gingerbread Men

Make Reindeer Food

Watch Elf

Plan Christmas Eve Dinner

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!!

Weekend Update: Whole Lot of Nothing

Thanksgiving is over.  That quick.  I posted a bunch of photos on Under The BIG blue Sky yesterday.  So far this weekend we've done nothing.  I had all these promising plans for my vacation and today is the last day and I've gotten virtually none of it done.  I don't care.  It's been nice to just be.  Sunday we started a Harry Potter marathon, we only made it through movie four.  I sorted magazine clippings of recipes and we had a nice dinner.   I went to bed contented.

One more day off and then back to work.  I almost feel as if I should rebel and just hole myself up and become a homemaker.  Oh if only we didn't need money to live!

Weekend Update: Holiday Preparations

Fall has come and about all the leaves are gone, blown to the ground.  It's been alternating between balmy and frigid temperatures in a completely odd way we are not used to.  The leaves we put on the windows are a nice reminder and look at the extra benefit I didn't know we would get.  This weekend I noticed when the sun comes out I get these beautiful shadows on my curtains.  We are getting ready for Thanksgiving this week, so I hope these at least stay put. My sister and I are preparing to go do the shopping for our big dinner on Thursday and the girls and I are cutting out some paper leaves for everyone to write what they are thankful for to collect from the family.  Lots of preparations underway, dare I say, even got my Christmas cards and a handful of gifts done this past weekend as well.