Are any of you in or near holiday panic mode?
big week. We mail 15 packages to parents (3), siblings (4),
grandparents (3) and aunts/uncles (5).
lightweight and making beef jerky (for the men), roasted tamari
pumpkin seeds, chocolate truffles (new this year, for the women)
other things we might include: a box of tea (grandparents/aunts), a
sm. bar of locally made goat's milk soap, local handmade earrings
(cheap) for my mom, husband's mom and sister, that sort of thing. The
time and energy it takes to bake and put together boxes is more every
year, or so it seems.
it, but it is overwhelming when there are also cards to mail and
daily life to get through.
Our tree has been up since the 26th with lights but not decorated.
I'm the one that decorates after husband puts it in the tree stand,
sometimes my youngest son helps. So far I've made a pan of no-cook
chocolate peanut butter fudge and gingerbread cookie dough (ready to
roll out and cut into little stars and people).
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