Weekend Happenings

Good Friday morning!

The Gallery Pics include a little more "Christmas" you can find around my house... so the Virtual Christmas Tour continues.

CHRISTMAS CARD COUNT - As of this minute, it stands at 36... but I'm sure I'll be in the 60s by the time Monday arrives. I'll let you know!

REMINDER #1 - If you haven't had time, be sure to go to the Nesting Place under My Blog List. Scroll down until you come to the caption "Christmas Tour of Homes 2010." There are over 700 links to click on, and these bloggers take you through their homes room by room, decoration by decoration. It's a great place to get new ideas and see how people in other parts of the country decorate for the holidays. So much fun.

REMINDER #2 - I will be adding an inflatable to The Twelve Days of Inflatables Saturday AND Sunday. I will not have a new post until Monday (as usual), but I'll keep adding the inflatables.

REMINDER #3 - I'll be adding pics to Belinda's Project Life Friday, Saturday and Sunday (as usual). It's a busy time, but some things never change.

Weekend Happenings

This is our "busy" weekend. There is always at least one really, really "busy" weekend during Christmas, and for the Faulkner Five it is December 17, 18 and 19, 2010.

Austin and Roxie are home for the holidays, but Josh is finishing his last exam this morning. It was hard for him to get up and get ready for school while his siblings snuggled under their comforters. I am SO ready for everyone to be HOME!

Friday night, Roxie will be playing in a Christmas Basketball Tournament. At least three of the Faulkners will be attending and cheering for her and her team.

Saturday things really get rolling! Roxie and Mikie will be attending the Tournament Saturday. Austin will be working Saturday morning, and Josh and friends will be going to the movies early in the day.

I will be attending and hosting the 12th tea of our little tea group's 12 Teas of Christmas. That's right! It has been 12 years since we started this tradition inspired by Emilie Barnes' book, The 12 Teas of Christmas. And I don't think any of us can believe it has been that long!

Our group started with ten women, and has since dwindled to seven. Three of the original ten are now living in other parts of the country. Four of the women have never, ever missed a tea, so they will be receiving a special gift tomorrow.

Since we usually go to a different tea room each year, this year we decided to do something different. We're having a Progressive Tea, and we'll be having hot drinks (tea and coffee) at one house, soup at another, the main course at the third house and dessert at my home. It should be a lot of fun (and I will have a ton of pictures for Mindless Monday).

Saturday night, the Faulkner Five will attend an extended family party. It is by far one of the most fun events of our season. (Again, tons of pictures.)

Sunday after church, the Faulkner Five will celebrate Christmas with Mikie's family. (Uh, can you say "MORE PICTURES?")

As you can imagine, today will be my cleaning and cooking day.

It's going to be a whirlwind weekend, but one I hope I will treasure and remember for years and years to come. I have to remind myself not to become so wrapped up in the preparation I don't enjoy and savor the actual events. That would be such a shame, wouldn't it?

Monday will be here before you know it. I have so much more to share next week... most of which consists of other families' wonderful ideas and traditions. Please visit again.

Take care, and I'll talk to you Monday.

Sincerely,

The Enchanting Party Animal Belinda