All These Plans

I think I have got myself in over my head again. I do this all the time. You figure I would catch on and not set so many expectations for myself. I planned to have a "handmade" Christmas, hoping to make more of my gifts this year. I thought it would save some of those precious dollars and also make the gifts more meaningful, from the heart.

Well Christmas is only 2 months away (actually less if you want to be technical) and I haven't started any of my gifts. I still have some necessary projects that should really be put first on the list before working on those other ones. I didn't even make anything for the Christmas bazzar happening in a month that my sister and I were going to participate in. So much for that. Sorry Sonja!

So, to give you an idea what I had done to myself here is a partial list of what I thought I would finish before Christmas.

-Fix the hems in Justin and Ryan's new pajama pants - I made them too long.

-Make a dining room tablecloth

-Make 2 dolls for presents

-Make an ABC book for presents

-Make 3 pairs of slippers for presents

-Make 2 pairs of winter pants that will actually fit Brandon

-Finish the quilt I started

-Make 2 bedside book holders for the boy's beds

-Start Sophia's quilt to match her sheets

-Make a photo quilt for my parents (o.k., I KNOW this one is a pipe dream. Maybe next year Mom)

-Finish the Advent calendar I started last year

-Bake our Christmas cookies to hand out (still haven't decided whether I am going to do the cookie swap)

and to think this doesn't include all of the cleaning, decorating, cooking, caring for kids and myself, let alone sleep.

Obviously, I know I can't do it all so I will have to be brutal and pare it down. Actually I think what I will do is prioritize the list one day. This way I can work in some kind of order and then I won't start all of the projects and finish none. Maybe the list will work, then again, I know myself well enough to say maybe not.

P.S. I know I haven't posted pics in a while - some will be coming soon. I promise!