No more worries :-)

I've decided that enough is enough! I want to enjoy the holidays!!!! So while I have some gifts in the making I'm not going to frazzle apart with angst of not getting it all done. Ours will be a smaller family celebration this year as #1Son and his wife D are in the middle of another career change so will be unable to make the trip home and TheOther#1Son's girl K is deep in her studies and hospital nursing work that she will also not be making the trip to Kansas. We will be five (I guess really it's six, since DD is pregnant) for the Christmas celebration in our home! DD and her husband R, plus baby "Chiquita"(DD has an app on her phone that keeps her informed with a weekly comparison chart on the  babies growth, this week was baby banana, so her husband nick named the baby "Chiquita"), and TheOther#1Son will be here for a longer stay as he will be in a semester break.
I have been relaxing my holiday decorating and baking agendas in the past few years, with age comes wisdom, not much wisdom, but some!! I still do lots of decorating just not non stop day after day, I spread it out a bit more and decorate just in the mornings for a few hours. With baking I've cut back on the number of cookies and goodies and concentrate more on the actual Christmas meal, making it more gourmet and a real elegant affair!
TheManWhoHoldsMyHeart does most of the Christmas shopping ON LINE! That really makes the holidays more enjoyable for us, as we both hate crowds and the limited number of places to shop. Anna, our German Shepard loves all the UPS deliveries as she usually gets a doggie biscuit from the delivery driver!
I want to wish all a Happy Thanksgiving! TheManWhoHoldsMyHeart and I will be feasting at my brother and sister-in-law's table! I'm bringing the mashed potatoes and a squash bake!