xmas craft....

Hard to believe it is nearly that time again...( I am sure I've heard myself say that before!) but yet here we are with only a month to go.....so I am trying to get into the spirit of it all.... Yep I actually find the whole xmas thing a bit daunting really. For starters when you have a broken family & married inlaws (!), things tend to get a bit difficult juggling who should be where & when & whether anyone actually wants to see each other anyway!. Pretty sad I know but hey, that's just how it rolls in this family......but we have come up with a solution & are having mum for xmas eve & Dad & Laine for xmas day & I think they seem happy with that arrangement & I know I feel alot better with it too. Less stress for me. The other is just simply the fact of all the long hours to be spent shopping & when your xmas shopping is an hour & three quarters away it becomes pretty tiring to say the least, especially by myself. I dream of being that really organised person who has it all sorted and has been picking up gifts during the year and stashing them away......but, alas, organised I am not!. I mean let's face it there is no avoiding it, even though I have had some serious thoughts of maybe taking the kids camping for xmas. You know just set up camp on a beach somewhere for a week or two & just let the whole silly season pass us by in a wonderful state of relaxation. Does anyone actually do that??. Of course I really enjoy the day & we always have alot of fun but it's just getting there that's a bit too much to bear sometimes. When I was a kid my mum was so jolly around this time of the year, I mean she basically lived for xmas. She would be beside herself with anticipation and would get us all out of bed at 4am to open presents, and her enthusiasm for the season was delightful. So I am making a real effort to be excited for my kids, and the best way to start is to make some chrissy things!. So the girls have been making these delightful baubles out of styrafoam balls, beads & pins. I thnk they look pretty great, and the kids now have a gift for their teachers which I know they will love. Summer has also made a start on her xmas cards too. I decided she had to make them this year & use up some of the xmas craft stash, instead of buying them. How are your xmas preparations going?.