Pre Christmas Eve Day

Sitting here at 4:30 in the morning wondering if I am actually going to start doing something or go back to be.... so I decided to come on here have a cup of tea and then decide what I am going to do.... but I know what my first job is going to be this morning... and that is picking up the wrapping paper and ribbon that is over flowing the container I had for these supplies and for some reason has out grown the container... and why is that well I am terrible when it comes to this time of the year... I probably have enough wrap for the next 5 years .... yet the next time I go out and see some pretty Christmas wrap 10 to 1 it will be in my container waiting for next year to be picked to making my gifts beautiful... ribbon is a totally different story all together... I have enough not only to choke a cow but I am sure 10 of those suckers... and it is not only this time of the year I pick up ribbon up but through the year... if I see something I like home it comes with me... if I don't use it to wrap something there is always scrap booking or some of my craft projects I use it for... I am just thankful this is not puppies or cats... this house would be bushing with them...

Yesterday we decided to change our minds on a few things that we had bought for Carl's parents... or should I say Carl changed his mind on his father's gift... they like my parents ( or any parent because I am hearing it from my children as well) are very hard to buy for... I thought everything was settled when he was away and we decided to get gift cards for his parents... but he came home and last week as you all know he worked on his snow blower...(as you can see I said his not ours... I have nothing to do with that thing) any way we took a trip or two up to Big River Sports to get a parts and while we were there he spotted a powered shovel... it threw the snow 20 feet...and thought it would be nice to give to his father.... so this morning that is what we went and picked up... then I got into the act .... well I didn't think it was right to give his father a gift and his mother a gift card... (yes I am weird) so off to Charm's to look for something for his mother... (I also spotted a little teddy bear as well and you know who came home with an early Christmas gift) so now we have 4 gift cards... waiting for me to take a fit to go shopping because they have been bought and paid for... I also dropped into Holiday Collection for a few more little gifts... those are the ones I like the best... actually I have always tried to find a little something for my two sister in laws just to say I may not be around all that much but you are always in my thoughts kind of gift...

So I think I am safe to say the wrapping is done... and yes I wrapped the power shovel as well... and end up with another roll of extra wrapping paper... lol ... so that is getting put away... the tables have been placed in the dining room waiting for my time to set them up which will probably be tonight before going to bed.... I am a little excited to try my hand with this gluten free baking I have to do today... just hoping it will work out... and of course the usually picking up, straighting out and hiding all the stuff you don't want your company to see.. he he ... and I have checked the batteries for the camera to make sure I get tons of photos in the next few days so I can bore the heck out of all of you...lol

Hope you have a good day... don't work too hard...