Christmas Is Coming.....

.......Keith is home. He arrived yesterday around 8pm. One of the first things on his list of things to do was wrap all the gifts that he had shipped here over the last several weeks. After a nine hour drive I would have never had the energy to do that! Ahh youth!

Today after we were finished at work we converged on the mall to help Keith get some last minute things and grab some supper at the Food Court. Then home again to finish the wrapping. With that behind us there is not much left that needs to be done except sit back and wait for Santa to appear.

We hope everyone else is ready for Christmas and the arrival of the Santa.

Waiting For Santa

Well after another nothing storm this weekend which did not keep us away from the mall, as the weatherman had predicted, we managed to complete the last of the Christmas shopping. Then it was a quick stop at the Post Office to drop off the Christmas Cards we promised would be out before next year. We also made a trip to Barb's parents to drop off some things we had ordered for them online. They had more ice than we had here and in fact we had to make a detour to get to their house as a large tree has come down about two blocks from them. It took down the lines but did not affect their power. Guess they were on the right side of the block.

Keith plans to leave SC on Friday morning whenever he gets up. He has to work Thursday night so he might just sleep in. It will be great having him home this year. We just need to finish up those last minute things and wait for the big day.

Two Weeks And Counting

It's hard to believe that we only have two weeks until Christmas. We are however getting closer to being ready for the big day. Just ask the UPS driver, he seems to be here every other day lately. Today he delivered four boxes, of course some of those were shipped here by Keith. Why have them shipped to SC and then have to drag them all here. Besides we have a wrapping center already set up in the basement. ( sorry Keith it doesn't come with free wrapping )

The tree is up and a lot of what we have has been wrapped and is now in the antique sled we always use to hold the presents. It's just an old family tradition I can't seem to stop. And, as always, Santa's hat is hanging on the end of the sled. If all goes well there should be a few surprises hidden in the sled on Christmas Day. Now if we can just get the Christmas cards finished. That's right, if you were looking for a card from us it has not been mailed yet. This just keeps the expectations high for a while longer. It also means we have not had time to finish them yet. Keep looking in your mailbox. They will be there before 2008, I promise!

First Snow

Today winter found us as we saw the first snow fall that needed to be cleaned from the streets and our cars. This area received about 1.5" of the white stuff while more fell to the south of us. The part that hurt the most was when we checked the weather for South Carolina and saw that it was 67 degrees at 5pm tonight.

Anyway after cleaning off the driveway I decided a few photos were in order. So for fun I turned the flash on and although I know it will not light the house it did give me this rather nice affect.

If this doesn't put you in the Christmas spirit maybe the many packages that UPS brought today would. I told you I would be doing my shopping online this year.