WOW!! Christmas Eve is only 1 week away!

Well, it is hard to believe that Christmas Eve is just 1 week away. Do I have all my shopping done yet? NO!!!! We have a few more to buy for our gift exchange with my family, 1 more for Mara and stocking stuffers for Mara and Mariana and I have to find something for Michael. Other than that, pretty much ready. We still have a few cookies to make. We made chocolate chip cookies yesterday. I had my junior baker helping me out. Mara just loves to help me in the kitchen as much as she can. I think she just enjoys liking the beaters or the spoon after I am done with it but I enjoy her "help". We are just making the basic cookies: chocolate chip, cut-outs and, of course, BUCKEYES, which are my FAVORITE!!!
I just haven't figured out where the last year has gone! This year seemed like it went by quicker than any other year that I can remember. I guess it is because I am getting older. Why is it that once September hits, December is here before you know it? Is it because of the cold? Or could it be that there are so many holidays from in the later part of the year? I mean, October comes with Halloween, then November with Thanksgiving then Decemeber with Christmas and New Year's Eve. I believe that because of the hustle and bustle of upcoming events to look forward to, the last quarter of the year just flies by before you know it. Mariana will be 9 months old next Friday!! That just amazes me!!!!!!! I am not looking forward to her turning 1 in a little of 3 months. I am not ready but are any moms really ready for their babies to grow up? It is just baffling at how the older you get, the faster time goes by.
Well, that is all I have to say tonight. If I don't post again before the new year, MAY YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Stay warm and cozy in the house and be careful on the roads if the snow continues to fall!!!