Dave and I are hosting a table at our church’s Christmas Craft Fair this coming Saturday and Sunday. So we have been diligently working to put together everything we want to try selling. Over the weekend I finished 4 homemade “poinsettia” wreaths. (I took pictures so I could post how to make them.) I’ve also been working on homemade Christmas cards to sell. Dave will be bringing maple syrup, maple sugar and a couple of maple themed gift baskets as well as some pine bough Christmas decorations.

Yesterday Dave began our Christmas newsletter. I’m usually not fond of the idea of mass producing a newsletter for everyone. There are just so many people back in Illinois and even family around here that we haven’t been able to spend time with this year and I still want them to feel part of our lives. And thus is born the mass produced newsletter. So this morning I added some things to the letter too. Hopefully, we’ll be able to get our Christmas cards in the mail before Wednesday.

This week, I’m also working on putting up our Christmas decor. A dear friend of mine is coming from Illinois in early December so I’m also getting the house ready for her visit. I’m so excited to have her visit. The year before Dave & I got married I didn’t spend much time with her or her family and this year has zipped by without getting to see her at all. So we have some catching up to do!