Piece-Meal

To say that not much is going on wouldn't be accurate, but it's all little piece-meal things adding up to busy days.

Today, I finally packed all the Halloween decorations into their boxes and got them put away in the garage. Thanksgiving decor is/has been out and we are loving it. When Mike was over a few weeks ago, he sat down in the family room and said, "Mom. I always love that you do the mantle and decorate." No one is too old for or has outgrown holiday decorating. No matter what stage of life you are in, I think it is 'nurturing' for the soul.

All the chocolate has been picked up except for one order. The intoxicating fumes have dissapated, but not before some serious cravings had to be satisfied. Yesterday, I helped a gal carry her order out and she had to open one of the boxes and pass out semi-sweet chips to all her kiddos in the car before they could leave! Even some husbands get into this. I've had several tell me that their hubbies are the ones who make sure they order and don't care how much they buy or what the cost is! 'Chocolate time' is always a fun time for me. Yes, it is also stressful, but I LOVE seeing how happy it makes people and families when they leave with their stash planning all the fun family bonding they will do with it.

Laundry. That living, breathing, thing.

Visiting teaching items. Always evolving.

Lots of phone calls today. The phone didn't stop ringing. Good news: I got to talk to all of my children today! And Mike came over for a while too!

Cooler weather. A nice pot of soup on the stove and hot biscuits with honey and jam. No sourdough bread today, and I heard about it from Christine. I've been duly informed that soup=sourdough bread. Noted!

And I did change out my blog music to Christmas tunes. Just couldn't help it!