It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas

I was going to title this post, "Baby, It's Cold Outside," because it's snowing and looks like the middle of the Arctic out there.  But, it's not actually all that cold.  Or maybe I'm finally adjusting to life in the mid-West and my skin has, in fact, finally turned to leather.

So, inside and outside, it's beginning to look a LOT like Christmas.  I'm down to just one student to tutor over the break.  That said, we meet several times a week, so somewhere in my subconscious I can convince myself that I'm actually making money. 

Hold on while I chuckle to myself.

G says his paycheck laughs at my paycheck.  Then we are both like, wait, what paycheck??  Yeah.

I haven't written lately because I've been too busy sleeping and reading.  I read our latest Lit Society book (<-- more to come) and it motivated me to read a closely-associated book (<-- more to come) then I tried to read a book I borrowed and couldn't get into it and now I'm totally into another one.  I'm averaging one 2.5-hr nap each day.  I'm napping so much that I'm not sleeping all that well at night, (GAWWW, I know, I know), so every day I tell myself I'm not going to nap, and a couple hours later I wake up with a book on my face.

But I have managed to do some things, like watch the season finale of Homeland.  Today I spent our life savings at the grocery store and we are now stocked for Christmas and New Year's deliciousness.

This Pinot Noir is amazing.

I spend a lot of time sitting here staring at the tree.

Our Christmas package from G's parents was broken into somewhere in transit and all of the food was taken.  Chex Mix, home made cookies, and one gift.  The remaining gifts were here, but the wrapping paper had been ripped off them.  I guess the thieves didn't like our taste in books and dvd's.  

Speaking of Bah Humbug...

Planning the Spring semester is going to be the death of me.  I've decided to change around a lot of things, so I spend an hour or two on this every day.  Hence the napping.

I've also managed to drag myself into the kitchen.  I have a whole baking schedule this week.  Today's agenda included these cookies, and yes, I know they don't constitute actual baking...

 ...and home made Chex Mix, which does, in fact, constitute hours and hours of baking.  Tomorrow things get way more complicated.  As does each subsequent day as we work up to the Big Bang on Thursday.

Here's hoping you're off to a good start to this holiday week!