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list lover that i am, i have begun my holiday to do list -

• unpack and decorate the christmas tree,
• prepare and send a christmas care package for my brother-in-law stationed in afghanistan,
• order, address, and mail christmas cards,
• order gifts and shop for holiday cooking,
• visit the gingerbread house display and santa at peddler's village,
• attend the winter concert at the henry school,
• bake and decorate gingerbread with the kids,
• bake trash (aka chex mix) and toast pecans without the kids,
• prepare and deliver gifts to the teachers, our sitter, and our building super,
• see the nutcracker at the academy of music,
• attend peter's christmas dance recital,
• fondue on christmas eve, and
• enjoy tamales on christmas day.

i can now rest a little easier knowing that the list has been made.