One tired elf!

Had a lot to get accomplished today and for the most part....got most of my to-do list done!  Craig told me this morning that his sales manager was coming home with him tonight after work so I had to do a quick re-prioritizing of my to-do list.  The wrapping, shopping were moved to another day's to-do list!  Craig called late this afternoon as I was finishing up cleaning and told me that Patrick wasn't feeling well so he wasn't coming home with him!  This is the SECOND time that I have rushed around cleaning and Patrick ends up not coming!  I'm really thinking that Craig is just using Patrick as an excuse to motivate me to get things done!  I will see Patrick tomorrow at their Christmas party and will see for myself just how sick he is!  He had better be sick! 

I want to post the recipes of the cookies and candies that we made for the 'goody trays' that we made this year for Craig's office and Susan's Restaurant.  Then next year I can look back and all of my information will be here!  This year we were rummaging around looking for recipes and trying to remember what we had made last year.  One thing that we made that was super easy and good were three wheat thins stacked together with peanut butter lightly spread between the crackers.  Then I dipped the whole cracker in melted white almond bark.  After they set, I had some chocolate in a little baggy from an earlier project so heated that back up and decorated each 'snack' to make them a little more festive.

They were probably the easiest thing that we made and Dad really liked them!  Will definitely have to make them again! 

Craig's dad called tonight.  He went back to see his doctor.  They removed the port from his chest a few days ago and will get the stitches removed I think he said next week.  He has gained 15-17 pounds back and said he doesn't have to go back to the doctor for 3 months.  He said the nurse who weighed him said that the last time that she saw him....she didn't think that he was going to make it.  We didn't think so either.  The chemo treatments were just too much for him but we are praying that he got enough of the chemo to hopefully put his cancer into remission.  I think since he is gaining weight - that has to be a good sign! 

I wrapped Craig's gift for his secret Santa gift that he will need to take to work tomorrow morning.  He decided that he needs to get one more gift so I will run that errand before I head over to their Christmas party in the morning.  Thank goodness, Ryan's gift wraps so I won't have to try to wrap the gift in my jeep!  I've done that more than once! 

Watched the Razorback basketball game.  They played Eastern Kentucky tonight and won 71-57!  WPS!  I am hoping that we will be able to attend a game this season! 

This tired elf is going to head to bed soon.  Have another busy day tomorrow.  I need to fold and put away another load of laundry and put my last load into the dryer!  Yippie!  My clothes hamper is empty!  For now!

Gigi