6 days left...

I can't believe Christmas is so close... My shopping is 95% done!! Wasn't too awfully hard- when you have 7 kids to buy for- you can't buy that much!!! Mark & I made a promise to each other to wait until Valentine's Day to exchange gifts!! I thought that was a good plan- with the new house - vet bills- Mark taking time off to recover from the wisdom teeth drama- it just really adds up quick!!! So this year- we just buy for the kids- that's' IT! Everyone else will get a card with our picture on it- and I think that should suffice- you all understand- right? I do feel a bit guilty not getting the girls more toys- but they didn't really ask for much- and they like books more anyway- so that makes it easy... They are so sweet- they would rather me read to them, or sit and play a puzzle or board game with them, than play with toys. Christmas Eve I am going to let them make gingerbread cookies- and sugar-cookies -in every shape imaginable!!! The house will be a wreck- but who cares!!?? We are going to have fun-dammit! And then hot chocolate by the fire- It sounds like a fairy-tale doesn't it- I'll probably be guzzling wine half-way through the ginger-bread dough ~wink~ I will be sure and post pics of our day!!! Anyone wanna join in the fun- come on over!!! byob ;)