my whimsical Christmas mug from Target. Seriously?! Is this not the cutest? When I saw this reindeer in the store, it made me smile. Now, every time I have a cup of Peppermint Mocha on a dreary gray wintery afternoon, it makes me smile again!
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reading:
Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids With the Love of Jesus by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Make it Ahead by Ina Garten
Make it Ahead by Ina Garten
waiting for:
the big surprise (early Christmas gift) we have for the girls this week. I'm so excited about seeing the look on their faces when they realize what is going to happen. We're about to make some little girl dreams come true over here folks and it's going to be amazing!
excited about:
the snow falling outside and the fact that everyone in our house is currently healthy and/or on the mend with antibiotics. That is a big victory for us this week. We are already weary of winter sickness and it is only December.
trying to:
be really productive (blogging, list making and email writing) to complete my list of goals for the night in the next 30 minutes. Then, I can get over to the couch and curl up next to the Christmas lights with my guy to watch a few episodes of Blue Bloods. We are hooked! Side note: Can we just talk about how much Tom Selleck reminds me of my dad? I'm pretty sure I say it 237 times each episode. I'm going to create a good split screen picture of the two of them for all of the skeptics.
be really productive (blogging, list making and email writing) to complete my list of goals for the night in the next 30 minutes. Then, I can get over to the couch and curl up next to the Christmas lights with my guy to watch a few episodes of Blue Bloods. We are hooked! Side note: Can we just talk about how much Tom Selleck reminds me of my dad? I'm pretty sure I say it 237 times each episode. I'm going to create a good split screen picture of the two of them for all of the skeptics.
working on:
plans for my baby's 5th birthday party. Wait...what?!?!?! It looks like it's going to be a Frozen dance party, which is totally Abby. It's going to be perfect.
enjoying:
I can't say enough about the way this devotional is taking all of our hearts on a journey toward Jesus and Christmas. I want to buy it for everyone I know.
wearing:
my She Reads Truth tee with a navy blue sweater and my pink and navy plaid scarf. Let's be real. I spent the day in my fleece pajamas cleaning the house and having dance parties with the girls. I got dressed forty five minutes before we planned to leave for dinner at a friends house, only to decide last minute that the roads were going to be bad and it was best to stay home. Yup. Got dressed for nothing. #rewearingcuteoutfittomorrow
planning:
menus for all the fun visitors and celebrations we are going to have here this month. So many decisions...
singing:
Idina Menzel's new Christmas album and loving her duet with Michael Buble to "Baby It's Cold Outside". This album is definitely a keeper for the collection.
learning:
my strong need to rely on God and trust his promises and blessings in the "calm" of life, not just the storms.
my strong need to rely on God and trust his promises and blessings in the "calm" of life, not just the storms.
listening to:
Abby singing "Frosty the Snowman" in her room where she is trying to fall asleep
wishing:
my brother lived closer to we could have our annual Elf movie night before Christmas
my brother lived closer to we could have our annual Elf movie night before Christmas
dreaming of: a white Christmas. Oh c'mon...how could I not finish that sentence that way? So, here's to snow, but not too much that it keeps our family and friends from getting here on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!