I must, I must, I must...

... finish these Christmas cards! My usually organized self... spit, sputter, cough... is falling shamefully behind in my Christmas preparations this year! Here it is the 11th of December and my Christmas cards are not in the mail. Horror of horrors! My Christmas letters are not written to all my out of town relatives. I'm not finished addressing or signing and my Christmas pictures from the now infamous Christmas Photo Shoot of 2007 have not been picked up from the store. I'm in a tizzy!

Nothing is a greater cattle prod to my procrastination than posting it on the blog, where the four of you that read this blog can keep me accountable. Now that my shame is floating around the world wide web, I'll have no choice but to complete this task and get those cards in the mail once and for all!

Here is what I have done so far...

We had the photo shoot, the pictures have been ordered for free from CVS, I have started the addressing and signing process, and the Christmas letter to out-of-towners is in rough draft form on the computer. There you have it.

So, I lit my favorite oatmeal raisin Christmas candle and made myself a cup of hot chocolate even though it is a glorious 72 degrees and sunny outside at 10:50am.

Oh, yes m'am, it is!

I saw the news this morning. All of you in the midwest, I weep for you. Could weather be any better than it is here today? The answer to all you ba-humbug-it's-too-warm-to-feel-like-Christmas people is a hearty NO!

So, I shall bask at my kitchen table, with my bare feet, with my windows wafting a balmy breeze through my freshly shampooed hair, with my cards and supplies in hand and I shall FINISH THESE CARDS TODAY!

Somebody call me this afternoon and see if my cards are in the mail. I need the pressure!