{Virtual Coffee}

'Twas the coffee before Christmas and all through the land....

I was trying to come up with a clever rhyme about how everyone is starting to freak out about
Christmas, but that's about as far as I got ; )
Anyway...Hello there.
Good morning.
Care for a cup of coffee with me this morning?

If we were really meeting for coffee....


I would invite you all here to my house.
And I would have homemade muffins, fruit and french toast casserole.
And I would make you one of these yummy homemade mochas if you want, too.
With holiday sprinkles because it's just more fun that way.
And maybe, just maybe, if I had you all here some of you might want to help me wrap presents?
I don't like wrapping.
I like decorating the wrapped packages, that's my thing.
I actually LOVE that part of it.
But the wrapping? Not so much.

How was your weekend and what did you do??
This was the kids Friday night.
Friday night we ate supper, took early baths/showers and the kids got in their pj's
while we waited for daddy to get home from work.
Our advent activity for that day was to drive around town and look at Christmas lights.
The kids took blankets, stuffed animals, thermoses of hot chocolate the special cookies
I picked up for them that day.
We drove around, looked at all the lights and listened to Christmas music.
I love this tradition.
Sure, you can see the lights any time you are driving around at night but doing it in your
pajamas, with no coats (!) and blankets, while having a treat in the car makes it more fun.
Way more fun.
That house was the winner; tackiest/most lights.
This photo does not do this house justice, not even a little bit.

We had some really nice weather over the weekend.
I mean, you  know, nice for Illinois, nice for the middle of Winter... not nice-nice.
Sunny skies... Oh how I miss you, sunshine.
Most of this week it is supposed to rain though and so far there is no SNOW in the
forecast for Christmas.
Sayyyyy whaaaaaaaatttt?!
I do not love the snow.
I like it for a while, I love the first snow.
But, I do want snow for Christmas and the kids really do.
It just doesn't feel like Christmas without snow to me.
I can't remember the last time we didn't have snow for Christmas.
And what about you, how is your weather?

Meet the Calico Critter Ninjas.
How tough are they, anyway?
This is the set up of a little girl that has a big brother.
She plays girly and loves all things girly but she plays ninja and army with the best of 'em, too.
This really made me smile when I walked in her bedroom and saw these all set up.

This makes me happy, too.
Walking in the room to see him reading to his sister without me asking him, too.
And it was a book that she wanted him to read.
I love it when brothers are sweet and sisters are sweet and there is no teasing or fighting
or tattling. That is the best.

Well, tell me what is going on with you this week...
Ready for the holidays?
Starting to freak out? Saving that for later in the week?
Are you travelling...have company coming?
Grab another cup of coffee and fill me in.
Thanks for stopping by here today.
Have a great Tuesday everyone.