Crunch Time!

It's funny how Christmas stuff has been out for 2 months and yet it still just snuck right up on me! How the heck is it only a week away? I'm not even done shopping yet! I have a list a mile long of things I need/want to get done, and I'm slowly getting there, but I'm not sure I'll accomplish everything.

My list for the week still includes: balancing the checkbook, doing the weekly grocery shopping, wrapping presents, finish shopping for presents and stocking stuffers, do the weekly grocery shopping get Daniel's hair cut (he's turning into the shaggy dog and I have a coupon. hehe), and go back to Springfield. I want to cash in my JCPenny gift certificates. They have to be used by the 31st, but I thought maybe I could find a small gift or two. Then go pick up my gift certificate for a massage that I won on a radio contest last week! I also need to make a return. Of course all 3 places are in totally different directions. Sigh.

All this between keeping the normal stuff clean in the house and working at the Y in the mornings! (This is the time I miss those couple of hours at home!) I also had "rake the yard" on my list, but it's not gonna happen. Sad, but true...our yard has been unraked this year. The lady next door has a huge tree and it sheds really late into the year and dumps all the leaves in our yard. There just hasn't been a time. Sigh. I planned to do it today, but the wind was crazy. I battled the wind last year...but I was more determined. I was trying to make myself go into labor. LOL! Now it's going to snow, so it' looks like we'll be raking in the spring. Fun. Fun.

Oh! And I wanted to bake Christmas cookies. I always make some kind of goody at Christmas, but it may not happen. I don't even feel like making almond bark pretzels! Sadness. It's hard because I have a small window of time to get things accomplished...otherwise I have a mini sidekick who wants my attention. Even if Daddy is here he HAS to see what I'm doing at all times. Good thing Jacob brought home a delicious chocolate chip pie from a teacher at school!

It's pathetic how stressed I've been trying to figure out what to ask Jacob for, for Christmas! I finally got a list done! I tried to get everything on Amazon, because we have Prime shipping right now, which means we still have a day or two to order! :) I am excited to get a swim suit though! I really want to swim again!

I HAVE accomplished some stuff though! Got some gifts ordered. Vacuumed. Did laundry. Dusted. And FINALLY started clearing the 6 big boxes of stuff for Goodwill out of my basement. They've only been sitting there for over a year now. Dropped one load off last night at the donation center in town and dropping the second load tomorrow! Heck yeah! Now to start the new pile. LOL!

Anyway...hoping I can get a lot more finished so I can enjoy the holiday and spending time with my family! Jacob's break starts Friday afternoon! Not sure what I'll do with Daniel. I planned to keep him home with Jacob, but I think he actually enjoys going somewhere each day, so we'll see. He may stay home some days and come with me others. My parents come next Wednesday, so I'm taking Thursday off! YAY!

Okay...that's enough rambling for now.