It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...FINALLY!

After braving the hellacious depths of Walmart and THE MALL (gasp!), I came home to wrap the final presents. I sent Wes off to a movie, and Finn and I wrapped. (Well, I wrapped, Finn shredded...) We watched my favorite Christmas movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol. I only watch it once each year on Christmas Eve, because there is a song in the film that says "Afterall, there's only one more sleep 'til Christmas." But it seems I couldn't wait to share it with Finn this year. He loved it—must take after his Momma. We'll probably watch it again tomorrow night. :)

It looks like I was able to pull out all the stops at the last minute, and there will be a Holly Jolly Christmas at the Johnson house afterall:

(We bought our Christmas tree the year we got married. Technically it's an outdoor tree for the yard, I think—all white with lights built in. Then for my wedding shower, everyone gave me an ornament. So we have the perfect eclectic tree, not too big, folds up into a tidy little box for storage, lots of character and sentimental value. I LOVE it, and can't bring myself to get a different tree each year.)

(Our eveining's wrapping/shredding efforts revealed.)

"And every day night will end, and every day will start with a grateful prayer and a thankful heart."
~The Muppet Christmas Carol