eat your pyromaniacal heart out...

christmas eve. big room full of people. kids message about joy versus happiness. and permission to light fires on stage. (ok, it was flash paper... and i didn't exactly ask permission... but still!)

as ready as i'll ever be...

*just barely putting finishing touches on christmas gifts.
*still scrambling a bit to cross off that handful of very difficult recipients.
*not altogether ready for my part of the christmas eve services at church.
*not sure when i'll find time next week to do my traditional and required baking.
*trying to stave off the holiday treats. only semi-successful. which is suppose isn't success at all.
*feeling like i need a few more stocking stuffers for matt, but have no ideas whatsoever.
*at least the house is decorated... please overlook the single strand of lights along our gutters, which is 4 feet too short, and off-center. and the fall squashes that are still on my doorstep. next year will be a hair more elaborate. promise.