the twenty fourth
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 3:40PM 
yesterday the two of us set out on the town… to do a little LAST MINUTE shopping.
a little mommy and me time was great!
even though the stores are hectic at this point…
there IS something about it that’s fun!
the roads were a bit messy… eight inches of fresh snow fell yesterday…
and it took us seeing one too many trucks slide off the road for us to say…
let’s go HOME!
not even my vehicle’s snow settings were making a difference.
i am not wild about that feeling… where you can not stop or control your truck!
it makes me a nervous bee!
once home we pulled out the wrapping supplies…
i love to wrap… and it sure makes it more fun when you have two little helpers.
there was one small problem though…
last night i discovered… that i CAN NOT FIND some gifts that i have hidden.
and i can report that as of this morning… they are STILL lost!
i have NO idea where i put them!
it’s crazy… i mean really… how hard can it be?
i am still on the look out… SO going to find ‘em!
i couldn’t help but think as we were wrapping…
just how fast the month seemed to pass.
here we were the night before Christmas eve… already!
it seems like we JUST started counting down…
now only one envelope left!
this picture is for my gran-mama…
even though she’s in heaven now… i know she’s smiling.
she gave the girlies a bunch of her little wine glasses a few years back.
wanted them to be able to enjoy… toast… cheer… feel special all the time.
so at least once a week… they drink juice from their pretty stems…
and LOVE every minute of it.
after wrapping… toasting… a little crafting…
we all headed down to watch Polar Express and
have a popcorn… movie watching… “slumber party”.
the girlies were SO excited that we were all going to sleep on a pallet.
at 4 am… todd says to me… “this is for the birds”… :)…
thank goodness because i hadn’t even fallen asleep yet.
the floor was way too hard for us old fogies… so we headed upstairs to bed!
this morning all the snow looks SO pretty!
but not as pretty as the snowflakes we made last night. :) ha
i have to say… i so had to google…
could not remember at all HOW in the world to fold the paper!
so today… is Christmas eve and my hubby’s birthday!
a very special day!
we have SO much to celebrate!
there ARE still things to be done… wrapped… prepared…
and i will admit… i can get flustered and overwhelmed!
as all the last minute things get tied up with bows and they will… they always do.
i want to keep at the forefront of my mind…
the why… the reason… the joy of it ALL!
ALL of these blessings… ALL of these gifts… are because of our savior!
we have so much BECAUSE of HIM!
big hugs to you ALL… and cheers to a wonderful Christmas EVE !
Reader Comments (13)
Merry Christmas my friend you sure made my day ! Hubby working late tonight... so Mom and I are just hanging out watching hgtv thank goodness for that :)... You have a wonderful holiday... Thinking of you and yours...
xO
I just love how everything you touch turns to beautiful.
happy christmas and best wishes for the best of holidays!
Wow. Soo.. First, I love your hats. Second, I love that photo of the 25th day of your advent calendar. Third, I like the colored twine on your gifts. Fourth, I think the wine glass story is absolutely the sweetest thing I have ever heard.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Merry Christmas!!! Your wraps are beautiful - love the combinations of ribbon/paper/color. Hope you find the lost gifts - that happened to me too this year - a hazard of shopping early - luckily 11th hour just found them.
This month has gone so fast! It seems to go faster the older I get ;)
Have a happy Holiday surrounded by your cute family!!
beautiful post!
{and i have that very same wrapping paper... but not the black.. love that!}
love the last photo, too. merry christmas and happy birthday to mr. fox...
off to wrap! :)
Hm... stopped by your blog... hoping but not expecting more FABULOUS YOU! and YAY!!! Here it is... more MAGiC!!! I vote Carissa for PRESIDENT!!! She's got VISION, CARE, and LOVE! How lucky we are to ENJOY your VIEW!!! The *SNOW* on your hats in the mother & daughter picture couldn't be more perfect... your wrapping paper is BEAUTIFUL as is your wrap job... the paper SNOW*FLAKES... the ladder... your GRiLS... I LOVE IT ALL *because* YOU made it!!! Cheers Carissa sending you a BIG HUG and a WISH for a truly M E R R Y * C H R I S T M A S!!! With LOVE, Kimi
Oops! i spelled "GiRLS" wrong... need more sleep... guess i'll get it after Christmas. Also a HaPpY*BiRThDaY to your HUBBY! : )
53 minutes til Christmas here! Merry, merry and all things bright...because of a little baby!
Merry Christmas! So beautiful...
Hey, I recognize that little package in there!
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family.
Your life, your blog, and YOU are beautiful.
Hi Carissa!!! You may not remember me- I used to blog from A New Path. I used to stop by quite often but it's been awhile! Just wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and let you know that I am blogging again at a different address. Hope you will stop by!!! xoxo
hey, i just found your awesome blog through a friend and was wondering if you could tell me where you found your beautiful wrapping paper and the spools of colored twine? i have looked for things like those for a long timeand can't find them. i guess i'm not looking in the right places. anyways i hope to hear from you soon! thanks!