Christmas Eve Eve

Lots of wrapping today, and continued shopping. Daddy and Mommy were a bit worn out when all is said and done, with still plenty left to do tomorrow. Amazing how much we all do for Christmas - it makes you sometimes envy the Kranks in "Christmas with the Kranks." Of course, we probably would never skip Christmas. So much of it seems to be mandatory for us each year!

Today we had a church-wide office party, a nice occasion for all of us to get together for. Madison and Mommy came, and for a few hours this afternoon, everyone got together and enjoyed each other's company. Mommy made this splendid dessert, which after votes were cast, actually won a prize - a gift card to a local restaurant. We'll probably be using that some time this week, actually!

Daddy left work a little early to compete with the other shoppers, and there were quite a few of them out there. It is really crazy out there, but that's a good thing for the economy at least. Daddy did not get everything he set out to get, so it looks like once again I'll be a last-minute Christmas Eve shopper!

Tonight we played some games and watched "Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas." Also on the schedule: drawing pictures! Madison has been quite prolific with her marker set - she got one under the tree yesterday, and has been making all kinds of illustrations ever since. We shared the angel yesterday, and today there was a fun picture of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Also: a snowglobe. Madison likes those. We'll have to share some day about Mommy's snowglobe collection - she has quite a few, collected from different places all over.

Tonight we wrapped. And wrapped. And wrapped. We were wrapping presents for just about everyone we could, and nearly got them all done. Daddy still has to wrap Mommy's presents, so I guess that'll be tomorrow.

It's a pretty late night as it is - currently it is after midnight, and we're both pretty exhausted. Next week, Christmas will be over with, and everyone will go into one collective coma. All will be calm, and all will be bright. Love the holiday season, but it's almost like you need a vacation afterwards! In fact, there is a vacation for us next week from work. Daddy has the whole week off, along with all the other employees. It'll be a great chance to shut down for a bit and get some rest. But first, let's get through tomorrow and dash away, dash away, dash away all...