It's the most wonderful time of the year???

I hope that doesn't make me sound like a scrooge. I love Christmas. I love traditions. I love having opportunities to be with family and friends. I love seeing Georgia and Chloe's eyes light up with excitement at any and every display of Christmas lights. I just don't like the stress and pressure that comes along with it! I have tried to be organized this year: presents are purchased AND wrapped, Christmas cards are designed AND mailed, and decorations have been flung in every corner of my home. I should be able to relax now, but alas, I have much, much more to do! In the next 10 days we have 3 Christmas parties, 1 birthday party for Georgia, and 1 baby shower. All will be fun, but just the thought of it and the preparations for each make me sleepy.

Georgia's birthday party is next week, and we are going with a "rocker" girl theme. I do hope that she remembers us in our old age; the things we will do for a 5th birthday! I had the idea that it would be cute to decorate microphones with rhinestones as a craft during the party. I know, it sounds simple enough, but the problem is that all the microphones were ugly colors, so...I HAD to spray paint them all black, of course! But, the paint won't adhere to one tiny section, which is ruining the whole "look," so Kevin took over; hopefully he can make it work!



On a much more cheerful note, we did get to go ice skating with the college students this weekend. Georgia and Chloe loved it. Chloe scooted around in her tennis shoes, and couldn't have been more happy to simply walk in circles around the outdoor rink. Georgia was terrified once she realized how slick it was. I was seriously worried that either Kevin or I would get stabbed in the shin by her blades with how much her legs were flailing! Eventually she figured out that she could do pretty well by holding onto the edge, and would slowly make her way around. I think the hot chocolate was the highlight of her evening.