It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Holy December!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love December for many reasons:

• Christmas music!
• driving around town looking at the Christmas decorations
• Christmas shows on TV (I'm almost 26 years old and my mom called me last night to tell me that the Grinch was on)
• Lots of family time
• my birthday (I think my years of enjoying turning another year older are winding down though)
• yummy holiday baked goodies
• the smell of real Christmas trees
• a light snow
• or a LOT of snow so there's no school! (teachers pray for this more than the students - TRUST me!)
• candlelight service at church

The list could go on and on - but those are just a few of my favorites. This year we have another exciting event to look forward to - Harper's baptism, which will be on December 20th.

Last night I watched Christmas Vacation and the Grinch while I was designing a Christmas card online. I scored 50 cards for only $3.19!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I had to pay was the shipping! Awesome, huh?! At one time the shipping was free, but due to a huge demand they added in shipping costs. I heard about this fabulous deal from a blog that I follow daily - Money Saving Mom. Sorry - the deal ended last night - otherwise I would've shared this news with all of you but I didn't realize this until yesterday. Here is the runner-up picture that almost made our Christmas card. Remember - I'm not a professional and an 11-week old baby only has so much patience for this kind of stuff. I'm not going to post the picture I decided to use because I don't want to spoil the fun - you'll just have to keep checking your mailboxes!