A hodgepodge

I apologize to all my bumper sticker fans. I just wasn't feeling it yesterday. I have also come down with a cold again. We had our tree completed Saturday night/Sunday AM. Want to take a guess at why I have to decorate it for the 3rd time? Yes, I said 3rd time. One word. Luke. Our 100lb yellow lab. We now have a rope tied to the middle of the trunk and the rope is shut in the window with a not at the end in case the rope tried to slip through the window. I have pushed it, it is not going anywhere now. The kids have been putting ornaments back on it. I need to put mine back on, put the angel on top and it will be complete,again.

The post office says today is the last day to send pkgs priority to ensure delivery by Christmas. The sign also said today is the last day to send cards so that they arrive by Christmas. Yea right! If I am going to send anything I need to get to it today. Yea right! Like that's going to happen! I still need to make my Christmas cookies. I wanted to make Peanut Brittle this year. I think I will skip the Fudge this year. Maybe I will send out New Years pkgs instead of Christmas. That's being unique right?! Spread out the cheer! Yea that's a great way for this procrastinator to rationalize.

Oh and I still need to sit down with the boys and make their Reindeer. I missed last year due to our world coming to a halt after our friend died. So from the 16th of December on into January, maybe February is all a big blur. My hubby and I can not remember what we did for New Years Eve. Not that we were 3 sheets to the wind, we just don't remember much after his death.
Well now that I ended on such a sad note let's see if I can leave you a happy visual.
These are my younger 2 boys sweatshirts that they made at Preschool for their Preschool Christmas Program. The girls in their classes had the bow and bell in the antlers. This is what I make with my kids using construction paper. Brown for the face,black for the antlers. I use the googly eyes and a black pom poms for the nose, one gets to be Rudolph with a red pom pom.
Time for me to get busy!