Get it? I crack myself up.

The bottle contains homemade vanilla extract which we’ll be giving to various people for Christmas. So a few of you seeing this photo might be getting a sneak peek of your Christmas present. Oops. Uh, forget you saw this.

In other news, Annalie received a little gift in the mail today from Brenda and Bug: a snow globe soap! Annalie loved it. She was so excited she immediately asked if she could take a shower, right after we filmed a short thank-you video.

A thank-you note from Annalie from bethany actually on Vimeo.

I am not feeling very inspired so far during this week of 7 Days. I think that’s partly because I’ve been scrambling to get Christmas-related stuff done and have hardly had any time to spend online. I’ve fallen way behind in commenting on everyone else’s 7 Days photos. And I still have a to-do list a mile long. On top of everything else, just as I am finally getting rid of the cough I’ve had for three weeks, I am getting a sore throat. Just…great.

Oh well. At least the lights look pretty. And I’ll live. Hand me the Zicam, will you? I think I’ll wander down to the kitchen and make some 1-o’clock-in-the-morning fudge before I go to bed.

Anyone else feel like kvetching? Feel free to vent in the comments!

Wow, is it really time for 7 Days again? I guess it is. These last three months have flown by.

Since I was up late enough last night that it was technically Saturday when I went to bed, I figured I might as well get my Day 1 photo done. As I took this photo I was thinking, I cannot believe I am still freaking awake crocheting gifts and wrapping Christmas presents.

Really, what is wrong with me? I could’ve done the rest today instead of staying up till the wee hours of the morning. I am a hopeless night owl, I guess. Especially when there is a deadline looming. I know some people do their best work bright and early in the morning but I have never been one of those people. Many times with the best of intentions I’ve thought, I’m too tired for this. I should just go to bed and get a good night’s sleep. I’ll get up at the crack of dawn and write the paper/pack that suitcase/clean this house! Then when the sun has risen and I’m supposed to be bounding out of bed to finish writing/packing/cleaning, I always shut off the alarm and oversleep. When I finally wake up I have to scramble madly to catch up and apologize profusely to anyone I’ve inconvenienced. At least when I stay up late I know stuff gets done, even if I have to drink a gallon of coffee the following day.

Note: I think this is the first time I’ve used the webcam for a 7 Days photo.