me tired

This week marks the seventeenth year I have spent my week before Christmas vacation selling and wrapping handcrafted items to hundreds of little kids at the school Holiday Boutique, which includes months of trying to figure out what to make and sell for under $5.00, then staying up late nights/mornings trying to finish all the items after the days' usual demands are quieted. There were many years that I considered not putting myself (and the poor family) through this yet again, but it is always worth it to keep the tradition and help all those little ones shop for family and friends and feel their excitement about it. By Thursday, I have a difficult time forming sentences and every part of me aches. Tomorrow I can't wait to start on plans for next year, ... "making Christmas, making Christmas" ...




by the way, this one's dedicated to my mad crafter buddy Melissa , and then there's Joy, who has found herself sucked into the madness also ;)