Christmas

I am getting ready for Christmas. Well, as much as Paul will allow me. You see we have a bit of a family rule that Christmas doesn't enter our house before Dec 1. So, as that day approaches, I get more antsy and need to squeeze in some illegal Christmas joy. I have wanted to get the boxes of Christmas stuff from the basement so I can simply "organize" it, but I got a big NO on that one. So, with only a few days left before I can go full boar, I decided to do some "crafts" with the kids. We made playdoh, innocent enough, but I snuck in some glitter and made it smell like a candy cane! Christmas Play doh! We are also making "ice crystals" with pipe cleaners shaped like a snowflake hanging in a jar of boiling water and Borax, hopefully overnight there will be crystals on the snowflake! Oh, and don't tell Paul but we listened to Christmas music while we crafted! The weather isn't helping things either, it is snowing, to0 perfect! Beaner's response to Paul today when he asked her if she wanted to help do Christmas baking on Tues.. "only if it snows Dada, then we can make Gingerbread Men". She even gets it! Well, I think I will head out for a snow walk with the kids, have some hot cocoa and eat some Mandarin oranges, all while I hum Jingle Bells. Fa la la la la......