Makin' a list

Today we went to my sister's house to try to get the first annual attempt at the perfect "cousin shot". All three kids were in red Christmas attire and my sister bought each one of them a pair of reindeer horns. I am a cynic about taking pictures of kids in a group. They never work. One is always making a weird contorted face or falling over or looking away or crying or pooping or something. I hate them. But, surprisingly, the reindeer horns and Leanne and I singing Jingle Bells and dancing around like idiots captivated them enough for Mike to get the shot. I wish I had it to show, but it's on my sister's camera. Maybe I'll get it uploaded in the next few days....

We finished all decorating that does not involve the tree. The garlands are up, my cupboard shelves are decorated, and all fall is packed away tightly. Cameron is more than ready for the tree, but I am going to still try to put her off until Sunday.

Here is my altered Christmas notebook that I made to keep myself sane. Usually what I do is I buy a crapload of "sales" and then hide them away. When I finally go to take everything out of the closet, I realize I didn't save a dime. I over buy. This year I made myself a notebook, I carry it everywhere. I keep all receipts in there. I tabbed pages for Tucker's Stocking, Tucker's gifts, Cameron's Stocking, Cameron's Gifts, family gifts, and so on. I have prices in the right hand column and so hopefully there will be no surprise in the closet on Christmas eve.......

Gotta go, Rudolph is over so the kids are out of control again.