I feel like I have been waiting and waiting for the start of the Advent/Christmas season. I have already shopped and wrapped all the gifts for our kids, including Kate’s birthday presents. A few more items will trickle in, but the lists and the brainstorming are behind me, and now some of the crafting, baking and Christmas reading has already begun. I hope to share more of all of it as the season unfolds. But for now, my reality is a few moments of quiet surrounded by many moments of clatter.
