Martha Stewart Would NOT be Proud Of Me. Whatever.

So, I stayed up till all hours of the night reading a "happy" book- a woman discovers she has a terminal illness and decides to wade into a lake to end her life at the end- super. I like "real" books, but I have a hard time with the ones that deal with death in an empty way, and this was one of those. BUT, I had to keep reading to make sure she wasn't miraculously healed or something. Then I laid in bed cold and slightly sulky because my heater, aka husband, had crashed asleep downstairs while he was watching tv, and seemed to be staying there for the night. Then, I got to thinking about my two oldest kids, away with their dad, and worrying about them going through ice on skidoos, getting caught in avalanches, etc. You know, stuff I have alot of power to change at 2 am when I am 5oo miles away from them! After that, I started getting itchy from eating too many Nanaimo Bars... it's tough being me, I tell you! Of course, now my eyes are puffy slits from lack of sleep and the littles were up at their usual early morning hour...

I need to get it together to make some pastry for the pumpkin pies I am bringing to our family dinner tomorrow. Plus, I need to scope out the neighbourhood by walking to the cornerstore and getting the goods on the roads out of our area- there is one hill...if it is not cleared, just forget about it! I can accept that I may miss the Christmas Eve candlelight service, but since we are supposed to just keep getting more snow, I am a little nervous that it may get between me and the 35 lb turkey that will be waiting for us at my brother and sis in law's tomorrow!

I did my usual marathon wrap session last night, as in start wrapping at 11 pm, and then do dumb things like sitting on the tape while looking for it, and cleaning the sticky stuff of the sharp scissors by rubbing my thumb lengthwise along the blade part. I used red wrapping paper for a while after that stunt!

I am just being silly here. My spirits are actually quite high. I love Christmas, I am determined not to go all adult and get grumpy at the snow. I actually love, love having it for Christmas, and anyways, this season is not just about us! We have had a blessed year, and I thank the Lord for His enduring love and patience!

Merry Christmas to you all!!!