Making A List, Checking it Twice

Ok, not that kind of list.

I was a bit overwhelmed in my last post, and I have to say that I do have more of a handle on things now. I don't know what I would do without the Internet, believe it or not, and sad to say really...

I've completed more holiday shopping online, so now I'm about eighty percent there. Also, I did our holiday cards online and those should be here by next week. Have I ever mentioned how much I love Shutterfly? You can do personalized gifts there as well, and I found a bunch of codes to use at my other favorite site, retailmenot. There's bargains everywhere right now...did Black Friday come early this year?

I've got the holiday letter written in my head also, so I just need to get it down on paper. During the Thanksgiving break I'm going to try to get everything signed, sealed and delivered. I'm off to Chicago for work the day after the break for a couple of days, so I'm going to attempt to make up for lost time.

I've also made some decisions on where we are holding/having Bea's fourth birthday party.

As you can see, I'm kind of cranking things out. Not on my list? Painting rooms in the house. Last weekend Josh took the girls out to the zoo while I stayed back to get some things done. I ended up painting some yellow walls in our dining area. Not all the walls, unfortunately, but at least Bea continues to tell me "your walls are beautiful, mommy."

Speaking of which, there is a lovefest going on over here lately. The girls have been so kind with their words, minding their manners, and playing together happily. Do they know that Santa is the one making his list, checking it twice? Or are they outsmarting me already?