There have been numerous inquiries regarding the source of the photos on the beautifulsilence.net site. Sorry to disappoint, but these photos were purchased from iStockphoto. But, thanks anyway. I’m flattered.
christmas preps
Jake stayed at my parent’s last night. Since this was probably our last Jake-free opportunity before Christmas, we spent the evening wrapping gifts. Today, we got all of the decorations out of the attic and put up the tree and decorated the house after Jake got home. The house looks pretty good, but we definitely have some straightening up to do–there are boxes everywhere.
And, I finally finished making my Christmas cards last week. I started sending them out a few days ago. I’m too lazy to go to the post office, so I send out a bunch per day over the course of a week. They’ll all be mailed in the next few days.
Still left: baking.
a test
Winter has arrived. The weather sure was crappy on the drive home from work today. It took me nearly 30 minutes to get home (normally it takes 15-20 minutes, depending on the traffic). It was a good test for the Highlander, though. The roads weren’t totally horrible, but they weren’t good, either. My car performed admirably. I had zero issues. I wasn’t expecting to have any, but you never know. The guy in front of me was sliding all over the place. Times like these, I’m glad I have 4WD.
beautiful silence relaunch
Brian redid the Beautiful Silence site so it would be more of a showcase site for his business. Same content, different interface. Check it out.
i didn’t get the memo
Is Christmas coming earlier than usual this year? We have already gotten two Christmas cards in the mail (and this was before the 1st). I think the earliest we ever received a card in the past was the 6th or 7th. Not to mention the fact that everyone has their Christmas lights up already, but I think the good weather explains that.
I guess this means I better finish making my Christmas cards. I have one last batch to make, but I’ve been having problems coming up with a good idea. I have a few now, so with any luck, I’ll hammer those out over the weekend.
I am 99% done with my shopping. There are some things I won’t get until the last minute, but that is all I have left to buy.
Brian and Jake put Christmas lights outside today. I can’t wait to see them tonight. I suppose I’ll need to decorate the house soon. Normally, I don’t like to do that until the middle of the month (actually, I don’t even “like” doing it then), but Jake’s been pushing to decorate earlier, so we probably will. And, I won’t have any excuses not to because we bought an artificial tree last year, so it’s not like the needles are going to fall off if we put it up early.
Last week, I started baking. One batch of dog treats down, four to go. I haven’t baked any cookies yet. I’m going to try to do at least one batch of dog treats and/or cookies each weekend until all of my baking is done.
My favorite holiday preparation is wrapping Christmas gifts. But, now that Jake’s around, we need to do that when he’s not home. I don’t know when that is going to be, but I’m hoping to do that mid-month. If that doesn’t work itself out, I guess I’ll need to schedule something.