It's That Time of Year!

    Wow, we've been busy, busy around here lately, as I'm sure you all have been! It's the time of year that we all get caught up in the whirlwind and find ourselves with more on our plates than we bargained for! I didn't plan on taking a break from blogging, but I guess I took about a month off. I should have planned to take the time off, so I could enjoy it more instead of constantly thinking, "I need to do a blog post!".
 
   Our internet has been down for almost three weeks which has seemed like months! You don't realize how much you use the internet until you don't have access to it. I find myself going to the computer to find a recipe and then remembering that I can't get online. I've been too busy with other things to spend any leisure time online though. While in the midst of knitting and crocheting Christmas gifts I've been knitting like a crazy woman on a last minute order for 8 hand knit scarves. I just finished the last scarf at 9:30 last night and I was so relieved to have the job completed! They are being picked up by the customer today and I hope she loves ever single one! I imagine they will soon be packed up and sent off as Christmas gifts and it won't be long before they are wrapped close around someone's neck, warding off the chill of Winter.

    I finally decorated the house for Christmas just last Wednesday. I love all of the festive Christmas colors and decorations! The deep reds and greens and crisp, pure white.

    We are certainly behind on our Christmas festivities this year for we still don't have the tree decorated! We cut our own live tree every year and yesterday was the first chance we had to go and get one! We enjoyed picking out the perfect tree and actually decided on one a little smaller this year. The sky was so clear and blue and it was a beautiful day to cut a Christmas tree if you didn't mind the mud. I came prepared with my rubber boots, though.  Trey and I plan to decorate it tomorrow evening and we'll leave it up until after the new year.

     You may not hear a lot from me in the next few weeks, for I'll be enjoying the festivities of the season, but don't worry, I won't be gone forever!

    Well, I better head home because I have some more crocheting to do!

Merry Christmas!

~Clair