building a surprise fort for my youngest son today...it's gonna rock! can't wait to see his face.

Soooo, I am cleaning out my clothes! I had so much laundry to do and had a pile of clothes that needed folded and put away. After folding everything and making piles for each person....I realized I had 5 stacks of clothes and everyone else had one stack! Ummmm....I think it's time to downsize!!!

Oh my goodness...I finally finished my painting for the mantle!! I painted the Christmas subway art and was trying to come up with a cohesive idea to go along with it for another painting! I'm so glad I asked my readers for suggestions! Well, it is done and I feel relieved. I was wanting to reveal it on my blog, but was so nervous that it wouldn't turn out well! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go eat some Christmas cookies! Yes!

Well, only 5 days til Christmas and there is not a snowflake in sight. We did have some nice flurries all day on Saturday. It's been raining all day today, but it is just too warm...just a little colder and we would've had some beautiful snow! I did a little shopping today and had lunch with my in laws...nice day.

Christmas will soon be here. My husband and I only shop for our 2 boys..that's it. Usually we buy each other one thing..sometimes 2 if we're lucky...but we don't even care if there is anything under the tree for us. The only ones who care is our children...they really delight in watching us have something to open as well. My hubs usually asks for the big bag of pistachios, and I usually ask for shower gel from Bath n Body Works...if we get that, we are usually quite content. :)

If it doesn't snow soon!!!!! It just really does not look anything like Christmas here in PA. It is cold, but we are having sunshine and blue skies. Grateful for the sunshine though...but I would love to see the snow fly!! Putting the finishing touches on my Christmas tree today!!

Last night I bought a 1/2 gallon of chocolate ice cream and a 1/2 gallon of peppermint ice cream. I scooped equal amounts into my bowl and man was it good!!! This is the first time I have tried any seasonal Christmas flavors of ice cream. I think the peppermint would be a little much standing on it's own, but side by side with the chocolate, it was the perfect accompaniment!