So I Was Just Thinking

Quick! Take a read before my husband finds me on his laptop. :-) I took some pics and videos yesterday and today, so here goes... This kid is the goofiest kid ever, not that this is news to most of you. We were hanging out at my mom's house last night and started our new "tradition" of KFC for Christmas Eve dinner. Really mom was too cold to go to church and didn't feel like cooking so Andre suggested we have KFC instead. (Who knows? It might catch on.) We then played an old game I found in my childhood bedroom closet. After finally convincing James that Santa won't bring presents to boys that don't sleep in their own beds, Gary and I got to wrapping. And let's not get into the argument of whether Santa wraps presents. The point is moot. This morning, oddly enough, the kids didn't get up until 8:3o even with the tv on and Gary and I talking in the living. It was kind of nice. Finally, they woke up and emptied their newly made stockings to find chocolat...

I love presents. I love giving them. I love getting them. I have shown you one I received. Today let me show you what I gave. The first is just the packaging as I don't want the girl getting it to know what Santa brought her. My friend Ivette gave me these plain boxes (meant for stamping or whatever,) so immediately put one to good use. I cut up a greeting card and used it as an embellishment and then began doodling based on images I saw in the card. My secret pal also benefited today. Here are some little tags I made for her using some index cards and my favorite tool...markers! Only 10 more days until Christmas and 16 more days of December Daily! I know I can. I know I can.

I got a nice gift today from my Secret Santa. If I showed you what it looked like now, you would say, "Tsk, Tsk." So to my Secret Santa, Thank you whoever you are.

Yesterday was the first day of December and the first day of December Daily where I get to take a photo a day for one month. Now that's a challenge I think I can keep up with. 30 days is about my limit when I finally say, I have had it, so I am going to complete this one. I told Rieni that I thought I had already messed up because the day was so miserably cold and rainy that there couldn't possibly be anything to take a picture of, but I was mistaken. Every Tuesday we have dinner at my Aunt Rose's house, and she is very into holidays and decorations. I took a little photo. I call this "It's beginning to look a LITTLE like Christmas." If you are not too busy Christmas shopping, card writing and the like, join me.