Well Hello There November

Whoa... It's November already?!!? Wait the month RIGHT before Christmas? How in the world did that happen? Okay enough of my questions, but boy did it really sneak up on me us. Don't get me wrong, I totally love all the traditions, family, food, laughter, and everything else involved with the holidays. But, with all of the gifts involved with the holidays- I wished I had some more time. "How will I handle this year's shopping list?" "Will I be ready to pull my hair out the night before?" All questions I ask myself every year. NO is the answer to this.

No- I will not be at my witz end the closer the holiday approaches. It totally defeats the meaning of the holiday in our home. Christmas is about appreciating and loving each member of the family and close friends. I have already started my gift list which consist of about a large %-age of homemade gifts. Things that I know they will like and use at the same time. Simple things that are made with love. Yah, I will still purchase things either online or at the local store but I am working on the homemade gifts first in order to allow ample time for them to be finished.

We still do that whole Santa thing here in our house. Our boys are 4 and 2, so we will milk it for all its worth. So the gifts will need to be wrapped with the "special" Santa wrapping paper. One that little children's eyes have not seen. One that only Santa gifts are wrapped with. Then my hubs and I decide on which one or two gifts will be from us. These are the ones that have special meaning to us or something that the boys talked to us about them wanting. Like Rockstar has really had his eyes peeled on a drum set. We have been talking to him about it and setting up drum lessons in the future. So this will be a gift from us- since we have devoted time to setting it all up, lessons and all.

So if you see my pulling my hair on or after Christmas... its not 'cause of the holidays. It's most likely from the noise uh music coming from his room.

Much love,
Nush