and run around with your head cut off.  It seems that I have been doing too much of the latter and not enough of the former, but things should be better now.  Other than a trip to my favorite wine store, I have finally finished all my Christmas shopping, although I am still on the look out for a couple of odds and ends that are not must haves.  I hope Colette likes what I got her because at least one of the gifts is not returnable!  As usual, I have set a budget for myself before buying anything and then completely ignored it when I was actually doing my shopping.  It's so much tougher to stick to a budget when everything is paid electronically.

I am not exactly sure what our plans are for Chrismas eve and day, but I hope to run around as little as possible.   At least I am not going to be traveling hours on the road to visit out of town relatives.  It's not the visiting of the people that bothers me, it's the hours spent on the road when I should be at home relaxing with the family.

Caden's just about walking.  He's cruising around the furniture something fierce and letting go and taking a step to transition to far away stationary objects.  His mobility is starting to be something we really have to worry about, although he doesn't take off down the hall like Jackson used to.  Instead, he likes to stay close to where I am working on the computer and try to pull the power cord out of the laptop or bend the screen down so he can see what daddy's doing.  Oh so much fun!