Wowzers. . . this time of year just zips by, doesn't it? It starts with my kidlet's birthday right befor Thanksgiving and it won't stop until we take down the Christmas stuff on or near New Year's day.
Y'all have already heard about the sleepover so I won't bore you again with my rendition. We missed a large portion of the normal family contingent for Thanksgiving this year. Our house was suspiciously quiet. The GA group had come to town for my niece's wedding in September so it wasn't in the cards or the funds for double air fares this year. WE MISSED Y'ALL!! Thanksgiving was a smaller group this year, only about 19 of us, instead of the 25-30 we normally have, which means I only made two desserts: Toffee Crunch Cheesecake and Lemon Curd Layer Cake.
--hubster has requested the lemon cake for his work party on Thursday, maybe this time I won't forget to put the grated lemon peel into the cake! I had it grated, but just forgot. Ooopsie. Uh, I don't think anyone noticed. :-)
So last week we . . .
--Outside Christmas lights put up--CHECK (unusually warm weather so hubs took advantage of it)
--Christmas tree put up and decorated--CHECK
--Other Christmas stuff out--CHECK
--Exercised (jog/walk) four days last week--CHECK
--Went to one Light's On ceremony--CHECK
--Visited Rhema Bible College--CHECK (way impressive light display!)
--Oh, yeah, I read two books last week
This week, I'm . . .
--looking for Advent calendar presents
--regular present buying
--finish baby afghan
--thaw chocolate and decide what I'm making this year
--make lemon layer cake
--exercise four days this week--cold fronts are moving in, so it will be right nippy!
--read
--SET WRITING GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR!!
I'm sure I missed something.
I hope you all had a wonderful start to your holiday season!
Remember to spend as much time with your loved ones, or not so loved ones, because you never know when it might be your last chance. Presents are just stuff, so be sure to give of yourself and your time. It may not seem like much, but it can mean the world to those little ones, those that are very old, and all of us inbetween!
Write on!
Margaret, are you pretty much blowing off writing until January?
ReplyDeleteNow . . . WHY do I feel that you just smacked me upside the head?? Hm, Edie?
ReplyDeleteI'm not setting any writing goals, but it doesn't mean I won't write.
--I plan to research Down Syndrome and how it effects siblings.
--I plan to edit FF and cut out a pages that won't work with my overall story.
--And I just sent out a few more queries for MOGG.
I don't set goals during December because when I don't make them I get depressed, which has a negative effect on EVERYTHING. So if I do write/edit then it's the icing on my cake. :-)
I plan to hit January HARD! I want to power write FF. So I have writing goals--just not this month.
You're right. December is a busy time of the month. I have something going EVERY WEEKEND in December. *sighs* It wears me out.
ReplyDeleteKeep on 'checking' off your list and all will be well. :)
I'll be taking checking stuff off my 'to do' list one day at a time, Kira.
ReplyDelete--I just bought ten pounds of pecans that I need to shell--my fingers will never be the same. . . :-)
I don't do Christmas (no reason, I'm just not in to it and have no family to prod me) so I always enjoy living vicariously through those who do!
ReplyDeleteI'm managing to write some every day but haven't counted words or anything, so I couldn't build an accurate pie chart of my progress.
Mmm, pie. That sounds good.
I enjoy Christmas time, but would I still decorate if I was single? Hmm, yep. :-) I love opening my ornaments and smokers and remembering when, where and who I was with when I got them. It's less about the season than the good memories that I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteLOL I didn't mean to smack you upside the head. Good goals! Research counts. And good luck on your queries.
ReplyDeleteOh, you smacked me upside the noggin all right. Your words, "blowing off writing" kinda kicked me in the ass. :-)
ReplyDeleteAh, at least she did not work the word 'slacker' into her post, like I would have. :)
ReplyDelete*snork*
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