Five For Friday: Random Holiday Things

Hi everybody!!! 

I'm...a lazy procrastinator.

Everytime I say "Hi everybody!", I feel like I just HAVE to follow up with "I'm Dr. Nick."

Hey...I live my life for song lyrics and movie/television quotes.  I don't judge you, so watch it.

Anyhoo, today I went with "lazy procrastinator."  For obvious reasons.  I can't seem to get it together and take pictures and blog and upload to Facebook and such.  Just.  Can't.  Do it.

The one good thing that has come from my absence from the blog world and from photo-taking is that I am dead center of LIVING my life.  I'm here in the present.  I'm doing things with Jayna and with Chris and with my family and loving every minute of it.  It's so great to not feel obligated to stop and get a picture.  It's...liberating.  I think I said that in my last post, but it was so long ago that I can't really remember.

What I DO remember between my last blog post and this one is:

• I still have a love/hate relationship with Christmas music.  There are a few songs that I will always love, but far more that I will ALWAYS cringe upon hearing.  One of those is "I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus" by The Jackson Five.  I am a firm believer that that is one of the songs on the soundtrack in hell.
• We are going strong with our Elf on the Shelf, Finnegan, and Jayna is having a great time with it.  I'll write an entire post about it soon.  She is sort of skeptical about how he moves around and does things.  She said this morning, "Mommy, Finnegan is a toy...how does he move around?"  She's onto me!!!  Deny, deny, deny!!!
• I have stood up to my handmade/small business/homemade Christmas list very well.  Of course, some people you just can't give all handmade things to.  Like a 9-year-old boy.  He needs books and sports things and funny t-shirts.  And like a 3-year-old girl.  She needs princess things and Adele CDs and dresses (that don't cost me an arm and a leg).  I am making many things (baking, crocheting, crafting, etc.) and I've purchased many things from Etsy that are handmade and VERY AWESOME.  I'll have to share said gifts after the holidays.  I've also tried to be very thoughtful in my gifts instead of just buying things to be buying them.  The thing about making things?  I actually have to DO it and stop procrastinating.  It's only 16 days/2 weekends until Christmas.  YES...I DID just do that.
• We've begun tumbling and jazz dancing.  Jayna loves both and she is doing better in these than she did in the previous ballet and tap classes.  I think she's finally just caught on to what a dance routine and rhythm really are.  And tumbling?  She'll do flips and walk on a balance beam anyday!
• Next Friday we're going to The Children's Museum for our annual (okay, it's only the second year, but whatever) Yule Slide/Winter Wonderland visit.  Our friends Laura, Lee, Layla and the new addition, Levi are going with us also.  The girls will have fun again and the adults will like the slide better than the kids...again. :)

I will be posting some photos soon (you know, the few I take with my phone).

Are YOU done with your Christmas list?