Am I on some kind of Christmas Crack?

I typically do like to finish the bulk of my shopping before Thanksgiving.  But usually I still have the boys and Rob to shop for.

Well, thanks to some great friends, I 95% finished shopping for everyone by Monday.  Then yesterday another great friend watched B. while  I wrapped everything I have bought.  I didn’t put tags on anything, rather I wrote numbers on them and have a list with what the numbers are and who they are for.  Then I hid them pretty well in my closet, way up high.

All I can say in regards to presents, is it is so much easier to buy things for a 4 year old than an 11 year old.

Not only that, but I have ordered my Christmas Cards and just finished writing our Christmas letter and will print those today.   Maybe I will do the labels for the cards too?

Seriously, I am worried, when will I crash?  What has possessed me?  What am I going to do in December?

Oh, wait!

• I am in charge of designing and printing the family calendar.
• I have 2 doula clients due.
• Singing in Sing Noel.
• Volunteering at the live Nativity, Follow the Star.
• 3 different Book Club Christmas Parties.  (Yes, I belong to 3 book clubs)
• Teaching a Hypnobabies Series.
• Decorating a Gingerbread house and a Gingerbread Train.
• Decorating our real house.

I guess I will stay busy.

I will say that one very inspirational find I have is a new Christmas CD! Every year for Sing Noel Victoria writes a Christmas song for the concert.  They are always my favorite, but when we get the CD of the concert, it is always hard to hear either the singer or the pianist.

So I was THRILLED to hear she produced a CD of her songs. All About the Baby.

I got it on Sunday and I LOVE it.  I haven’t found a Christmas CD I love since Harry Connick Jr Christmas CD, which came out in 1993.   Maybe this new CD is what has inspired my Christmas Preparations?  (Here is a link to my favorite song on the CD)

I think in my Christmas Frenzy I shall do a give away! So if you want to win a copy of All About the Baby leave a comment.  I will pick a winner December 1st.