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The past five days have been wonderful.

No school, no work, no commitments. Just lots of family time and doing what I want to do.

Including, decorating the house for Christmas, shopping, and cleaning. I never thought there would ever be a time in my life where I wanted to clean but after months of chore neglect my home was in need of some TLC.

It feels great to get so much done. I'm thinking of asking for a clone for Christmas. One of us could stay home and be the housewife and the other one could do the work, school, and mom thing. Any clue on where I could get a clone?

The weather has turned and we are already enjoying (enduring) several inches of snow. It looks like we are going to get lots of sledding time this year.

I have made a commitment to myself to enjoy the holiday season this year. Making sure to enjoy traditions and try a few new activities.

This weekend I realized just how much the inertia of daily life has taken over. I definitely need to shake things up a little.

I'm off to fix dinner and see about making some gingerbread...

Happy Holidays

Krissi
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Thank you fro dropping by my blog and looking at my advent post - Have a great Christmas
December 2, 2010 at 3:45 AM
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