half way there

Christmas is coming and I feel like the goose that's getting fat. But I'm half way there! Its nice to have so much to do to stay busy. Jason has been working a lot, I've been getting the presents wrapped and mostly eating all the candy the neighbors have dropped off by myself. I need to stop. I even hear the "back away from the food" voice in my head and am getting really good at ignoring it. What is it about the baby excuse that derails me? Anyway, I'm excited to see my children's excitement next week. They have been looking around the house for where the presents are hidden. Ha Ha. Who said being the adult isn't fun sometimes?

What we've been up to

I have been feverishly trying to sew a lot of presents this season. I wish I could post pictures of all the cute stuff, but as some of the receivers may read this, I will wait until after Christmas. The annual hand-made card will be going out this week too. Totally cute. I need to start wrapping the presents, but I'm still worried the kids may try to open them, even though they are not for them.
This weekend, my husband helped the kids make an awesome snow fort. They think its cool, but now its icy so they slip a lot. Next they want to make a dinosaur snowman. Looks like Jason won't be getting much done this winter.

Snow: worth it in the end

I don't like cold weather. Truly, if I could afford it, and didn't care if my house burned down, and liked earth quakes, and all my family moved with me, I would move to the California coast. But my boys breathe the outdoors and are sooo excited about the snow. Every time it melts Eli cries.
I like snow for Christmas and then I just wish it would go away. But I really like water-- to drink, to play in, to keep things around here semi-green. Jason and I were talking about how we just haven't had that much snow these past, maybe 10 years. Not like it was when we were kids and we got snow days and built snow caves and never saw the grass from October to Easter. Anyway, hope this season brings lots of water, good playing, and we only have safe driving conditions. Is this possible?