It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!! Cause I am majorly stressed

UGH!! Here I sit at 4:13 AM feeling sicker than sick and knowing it is because I have done this to myself and gotten all stressed over what has yet to be done, and how to best do it all. I do this every single year, and then can't enjoy Christmas because I am feeling so sick. Right now, my plan is to NEVER eat again!! Ever. Not one smidge of anything. Even the thought...blerghhhh

I have been trying to get my parcels put together to send off with a flourish to Ontario. I knew Christmas was coming all year, and I should know better!! Money has been tight and so we did most of our shopping in the past few weeks. And we spent way too much. Trying to keep up with everyone else and making sure that everyone is happy. Well, they might be, but here I sit, not very happy at all! There are some changes needed in this department, and they are going to happen before I am tucked away in some home making baskets for gifts instead.

We have decided to not venture back to Ontario this Christmas. Why? There are many reasons. One is that we don't really want to risk the drive in stormy weather. The other is because Mike can't leave his job just yet ( though he has 2 weeks off currently, he has 4 more as well!!) He has been keeping touch constantly with his Blackberry,and going in to the office when we have been in Halifax, which I don't mind, as he is home with us for two glorius weeks!! I am happy to be staying put, as anymore stress and I would only be seeing my family if they visited me in the bathroom! I do not travel well, and never have, even when I was little.

I do have a friend who needs some prayer and some thought in the next while. Her name is Audrey and she is going to be having surgery for breast cancer on January 4th. She is very scared, as we all would be in her shoes, and needs some prayers to be able to face this and know she is not alone during this time. Cheering you on Audrey and praying for you always!

Here are some photos from life in my neck of the woods recently. I am not sure how much posting I will be doing for Chritmas, or if anyone reads this anymore even! But it is nice for me to be able to go back and read snippets of things we have done throughout the year. I have been just an awful online buddy, I have not had much time to email or post on blogs, as life has needed my attention here and I have been struggling to find a balance. Once I get my head on straight, I hope to be a little better with correspondence!!

As usual, the postst are coming out huge, I must have something odd set on the camera. Just click on the photo to see the whole picture.

Wintery house




The lighthouse, wayyy in the background! This is what I see at the end of the driveway.




Chickadee in the tree just outside my window.






Front of the house decorated for Christmas.







Front hall entry decorated for Christmas. I have this small tree in a bucket of water standing up in an upside down kitchen stool! We have our main one in our living room, and another small one in the kitchen. We cut all of them from our own property! They look a little Charlie Brownish, but I thank God that He even provided our trees for us, which I something I have always dreamed of, cutting our very own tree from our very own property!