Working my pointy fingers to the bone, sort of.
Well, I tried to make this a handmade Christmas. Of course, having a 12 year old, handmade is a relative term. Some things I just had to "make" with my American Express card. My talents don't run to iPod accessories. I did make hats and scarves for teachers, and some relatives. I made penny rugs and gloves for some inlaws. My mom got lots of dinner napkins. In a fit of motivational fervor, I made a stadium blanket in some pretty dreadful college colors. In addition to that, I got myself up and running on etsy and sold more than I could possibly have imagined. Lots of scarves and gloves and even a custom ordered hat! I'm pretty excited about that, but it cut into my Christmas prep time. I got all the Christmas cards out, I got all the Holiday baking done, I delivered the trays. Everything was wrapped and under the tree with hours to spare. The house (downstairs at least) was clean and tidy. We don't talk about the upstairs... When I laid the f