good morning

Hello friends! Yes it has been awhile, but I have been extremely busy trying to ready my little shop for the holidays along with clearing out 2 estates, working my other job, and being a mom and wife. I figured this morning was a great time to try to please you with some more of my tales while I am coffee drunk on this crappy french roast that has me buzzing like a fluorescent bulb. This morning is a gloomy rainy Monday. Sometimes these are my favorite days especially when I am fortunate enough to sleep in a little, snuggled down under my comforters with my husband's solid warm body tucked in next to mine. Ah, if only someone could bring us coffee, but seeing that that someone is only 3, it might result in a trip to the hospital and that is NO way to start the day! So now that my business is squared away for the holiday it is now time to start decorating my home. I will need one more cup of this jet fuel to make that happen, but my beautiful 6 ft silver aluminum pom pom tree is about to make its annual appearance. I have my son super stoked to help so this morning could end up being very pleasant or a large lesson in patience for both of us. One never knows with a 3 year old. One minute they are sweet as sugar, than in an instant weird tantrums kick that warm fuzzy feeling right to the curb! Oh yes parenthood. The only way to understand is to be one, a parent that is. Sometimes I feel as unstable as my toddler and have weird tantrums myself.  My husband loves when this happens. So back to decking my halls. As mentioned before I really LOVE Christmas. Not only will there be one giant silver tree, but there are 6 more placed through the house as well. My husband tries to disappear when this occurs. If he doesn't see it than it can't be happening, right? Ah, nothing says Christmas than that sigh that only he has perfected. The sigh of chagrin when he is surrounded by shiny lights, old christmas balls, and trees as he so carefully tiptoes through the melange so as not to break anything and suffer one of his crazy wife's tirades. My living room lights up as big as Vegas. I have tried to be minimal, but I feel you can never have too much Christmas bling. So this gray day is about to get a little brighter with the beginning of my holiday fanaticism. I also have fresh baked cookies on my to do list for the day. A trip to the local indie boutiques and coffee shop is on the agenda as well. Whoa, I think the coffee has just taken me to a new level and I am starting to sweat a little. Time to head to the attic. Good MORNING world.