...and then a random neighbor from around the block comes over with a gift.
I am in that frantic mode...the one where you wonder if you have under-purchased for one of the kids.
Or forgotten someone.
And then you start second-guessing ALL of the gifts you have socked away in the closet.
Sigh.
CHA (a scrapbook trade show) is right around the corner, and I have 41 layouts and projects to be completed before Jan 12th. That'll make me sleep good at night, yes? Having a butt-ton of assignments hanging over my head during the holidays.
I am also coming down with a cold.
Sore throat on one side, and stuffy-head achy head.
I do love me some Nyquil though.
On the agenda for today:
Update blog. (check!)
The annual! family! Candy-Day!
This is a tradition we did growing up in my house.
Everyone in the family takes a holiday treat recipe and makes it.
I even remember my Dad mixing up some rice-krispie squares.
My kids love it, and they are all old enough to make a lot of the recipes.
We will be making:
Cake Balls
Divinity
Orangecicle Fudge
Chocolate Fudge
Caramels
Rice Krispie Squares
Maybe the having a cold thing is a good idea.
If I can't taste anything, maybe I will be less inclined to eat it.
Hoping you have a Merry Christmas!
Wishing you confidence in your gift-giving, good treats on your table, and clear nasal passages!
7 comments:
i'm the same way. my neighbor gave us a gift ... so now i feel like i have to get her one too. and i think i have more gifts for sarah than i do for alyssa. and after wrapping everything ... i started thinking i had too much ... so i actually UNWRAPPED presents and took a few back. lol!
41 projects ... that's huge! now my number doesn't seem so bad. lol! sending you lots of scrapping luck!
I hope I wasn't that neighbor. I just made extra and thought of you. We are also having stress aobut the gifts. I hate when a child wants something for 6 months and then you buy it. And a week before Christmas they want something else.
Here's to some nasal relief and some uninterupted scrap time! Cheers and don't forget to just take each day and enjoy life.
oh i love cake balls... i made last week and they are almost gone... HA!... I did give over 3 dozen of them away, though. :)
Seriously, it's not helping that we're snowed in today. Guess who put off buying groceries until today? My big plan was to get groceries in the morning and bake like a mad woman all day. Instead, I made the kids scrub the house, and now we're going to watch Prince Caspian. Who needs peanut butter blossoms anyway???
I know what you mean. Want to make a pact that I won't get you anything if you don't get me anything? Works great. Wanna try it???
I didn't give out any gifts to friends this year...just 5 Teachers, 1 OT, 2 Speech and 1 Home Health Nurse...that was plenty for us.
I figure, I can always plate up some cookies or bake up some easy pumpkin bread if I get any unexpected gifts. Homemade gifts are nicest. I think next year I will make a plethora of ornaments and box those up, wrap them and have them ready for unexpected gifts and friends.
Hope you feel better!
smooches-Peg
p.s.- 41 projects? Woah!
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