Final Countdown...

How are you all doing? I'm sure you have been busy with all the last minute details for Christmas. We finally were able to get everyone together for the Christmas card photo. It was sooooo much easier this year. Jenny's (youngest daughter's) boyfriend snapped the photo and it was so much easier to smile at a person instead of having one of us set the timer and run to their place! We only took about 40 photos to get it right...and it only took about 15 or 20 minutes! Usually we take well over 100 and it takes at least an hour because we have to set the timer! It's difficult to get one photo where everyone likes how they look! And...we were still all in a good mood when we finished! Yay! Is is just us or does this happen at your house too???

All of the gifts that need to be shipped are in the mail!! Did that last Friday! 

Yesterday I made pumpkin bread and I wrapped up some buckeyes for the neighbors. Going to give those out this evening.

I don't have too much left to do, maybe another batch of buckeyes and some cookies...and wrap gifts. EXCEPT...we still don't have a gift for my oldest daughter! The girl has everything....a car, an ipod, a laptop, a great camera. The only thing she could think of that she wanted was a book that takes a month to order, and some Jeffrey Cambell shoes. Seriously, the darn things are $170 and I'm not sure I can get them here in time.

Gonna have to get something today! This is the first time I've had this trouble!

Hope you all are hanging in there and not stressing too much!

Ok, so the question I have for you is...are you all finished or do you still have lots to do? I would love to hear about it!

Thanks for stopping by

Pam

Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens

Last Friday night my oldest daughter was working and my youngest daughter went to a friends house, so Mr. Fanatic and I went out on a date. We went to see the lights at Daniel Stowe Botanical garden in Belmont NC. 

This is the view upon walking up to the gardens.

Even though it was really cold, walking through the gardens was really nice with all the light displays.

There is a pretty spectacular greenhouse at the gardens with all kinds of orchids. I wish I had brought my camera! The orchids and all the other plants were so beautiful!

They also had carriage rides, tram rides, carols and an area to have baked treats. 

It had been several years since I had visited Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens - I don't think we will wait so long to go back. It was definitely a nice place for a date!

Hope you all are having a great week and are finished or almost finished with your Christmas shopping!

Pam