The Holiday Rush

Its been a whirlwind for the past couple of weeks! Cookie swaps, last minute chocolate parties, a staff holiday party, shopping, a stomach virus, a final project for class,  shopping, baking, a final exam, get togethers with extended family, the flu that started on Thursday and carried through to today, a snow storm.....its been busy here, thats for sure!

I went to a card and cookie swap on the 10th. It was hosted by the owners of my former LSS...they still keep in touch with many of us and we look forward to this party every year. There was lots of great cookies

 
and someone really went above and beyond, but we won't mention Suzanne's name...or show the cookies that she made either

 
awesomely delicious!

Here is a sampling of the cards

 

And lets talk about these tags....pure genius....a unique alternative to cards. They were packaged in groups of 5 tags per ring

 

Kudos to my friend Ruth for such a great idea!

We had Bob's family get together the week before Christmas at his sister's house. Almost everyone was there, except for Bob, who had a cold, and 2 of his nieces who had to work.

 

Why is it that everyone has to gather in the kitchen? We always do that, and Chris's house is huge, so its not like there is not enough room to spread out or anything....

We got our tree the first week of December. It was a big one this year. I was actually told it was too big....seriously....a Christmas tree can never be too big! But not to worry, it was quickly dwarfed by the volume of gifts placed under it!

 

Sorry that its a little grainy, but I used my little point & shoot without the flash...

I honestly believe that the size of the gift your kids ask for are in direct relation to their age and height....2 of them got TVs for Christmas....one got a queen size bed, which, by the way, did not get placed under the tree...

A good time was had by all, except for Chris who is sitting on the couch with a stomach virus..

 
and for some, it was their first Christmas

 

And although I had a wicked cold/flu, I puttered through the day and got dinner on the table (finally) at about 6 PM....not bad, considering I wanted to throw in the towel and beg for mercy by 10 AM.

Santa must have thought I was a really good girl this year. He really loves me and was incredibly generous

 
Awesome, just awesome.

Thanks for stopping by!

Comments

[Linda Beeson]

Oh you scored on the camera and all of those amazing accessories. I have that camera and LOVE it, ENJOY!!!

[tracy]

Sounds like you had a wonderful holiday dispite being ill. I wasn't in the best of health this year either. But still enjoyed being around family.

[TMTCO]

What great photos of a happy holiday season! I'm sorry that you were ill and I hope that you are feeling better!

[Tania]

Terrific photos!

[Staci]

Great photos! TFS.

[Grace2882]

I wished that I lived near you. I have always wanted to do a cookie swap. Those are amazing.

Your tree isn't too big. It is perfect and the little girl is so precious. Thank you for sharing.

[Julie Ann Shahin]

Oh my goodness what a beautiful tree!!!!! Love it!