How is all your planning going? I guess I am addressing mostly women on that question and you know what I mean! Shopping and wrapping and decorating, and cooking and plotting and planning and just plain running around! I loaded my car up with 5 Christmas CD's. I am doing the whole holiday thing, feeling like I have it all together. I am even patting myself on the back for simplifying a bit this year and not digging out EVERY single decoration of mine. Today I ran out to the store since my family's dinner plans changed (ice storm north of us, tepid temps here). I came home with the intent to throw all my ingredients in the crock pot but I got sidetracked, dipped into emails, ended up on the phone with my mother. Later I walked into the kitchen with all my ground meat and chicken sitting out on the kitchen counter, ugh! 5 second rule? Was I home 15 minutes, 30 minutes? How long had I been home from the store? Christmas can get the best of us and it is supposed to be such a holiday of fun and celebration! I had a class I was supposed to attend tonite as I type this post I think my heart is saying CANCEL the class, stay home with the boys and eat the crock pot chili! Do nothing!! Just sit around in jammie pants and plan nothing!