Well I can tell the holidays are coming.  Every year I seem to get slapped in the face with extreme fatigue.  It usually happens right before I need energy to get something done (this week is our extended family's Christmas party).  Here's to hoping energy comes back, I did manage to complete a craft project today that I started a month ago..LOL

Going back to work is going well, or at least I think so. The extra income is helping alleviate some of the financial strain in the household. We are all of course trying to adjust to routines and keeping things somewhat calm, well as calm as things can be with 4 kids. We started preparing for the Christmas season, Holley and I worked on a Christmas Garland. We started with a string of 100 white lights and 3 rolls of tulle (25 yds. per roll). It was a lot of knot tying, but it was well worth the effort. Now it has been transformed from garland into our family countdown activity calendar. Inside each number(representing the days), there is an activity for us to do together. Anything from decorating a room, watching a movie, reading a story or to donating to Toys for Tots. It was a lot of fun using scrapbook paper to make the cute little tags with the embellishments. Here are a few pictures of the final project :)

Happy Halloween, yea I know a little late!! Here's the pic (in case you're wondering, she is COTTON CANDY not "fat unicorn")

:) I know this may seem really bizarre, but I really am anxious to skip Thanksgiving and head to the Christmas season. Don't get me wrong I have tons to be thankful for, but I have planned some really neat things to do with the family this year at Christmas and I am excited about it.