Plodding along and a thank you....

How are you all doing? Are you plodding right along through this month?

I am finding myself so busy and the days keep flying on by, I fear that Christmas may just sneak right up before I'm completely ready for it.

I haven't had much of a chance to take any photos of my daily going ons, but today I decided to go ahead and grab the camera and snap a quick pic here and there.....not too many, actually only 4 but enough to capture my day.

Why does morning seem to come so soon? I've been having a bit of a hard time falling asleep each night, and only really shut my eyes after midnight, so it's quite frustrating when I open them again to what I think have only been an hour or two, and realize it is 7am. Can you say annoying?

Anyway, here's a tiny and I mean, tiny, peek at my day.

Breakfast::::

Morning candle light::::

First cookie of the month, Cherry Pie Cookies. You can get the recipe over on my food blog::::

They are so good, so dangerously good.

And just like I said, before we know it, the day is over and the sun has set::::

Told you, tiny peek.

So yeah, I'm plodding along, actually wrapped the first batch of presents today and I'm quite proud of myself because I only have to buy gifts for my brother and one more for my sister in law.  Everyone else is shopped for and done.  I have never been able to do that, I'm usually shopping until the very last day.

Speaking of Christmas, I wanted to thank you all so so much for the response to my Blogmas.  I truly did not think anyone would post along with me, I figured it would be just my own posting throughout the month and my regular readers reading along.

I had no idea that it would strike a chord in so many of you, and equally in me.

I want to thank you not just for joining me, but for allowing me a peek into your lives and those memories which you hold dear.  It's only been 5 days but I have learned so much about your traditions, your family and your likes and dislikes.

I have laughed along with you at some silly stories and smiled knowingly when you've talked about a special family member that is no longer amongst us but left memories deeply ingrained in your hearts.

It's been such a pleasure reading each post, I have gotten ideas for movies to watch, I've found new music to listen to, I've bookmarked certain recipes to try and even jotted down some notes on traditions which I would like to one day incorporate into my own family.

If you could see my excitement every single day as the links start dropping in.  This afternoon I actually made a cup of coffee, sat on the couch with my laptop and had a grand old time visiting every one on the list, seeing what their favorite food was and enjoying the stories that came along with certain dishes or favorite foods.

Again, I thank you for that because you've made this Christmas season that much more special to me.

I am already looking forward to tomorrow's post.

Well I need to get off here and feed the pugs, take a shower and wait for my husband to get home from college.  I hope you're having a wonderful night.

Blessings,
Sandra
xoxoxo