Last week, Buddy came home with 7 little teddy bears for me, complete with knitted sweaters and toboggans. Then the next day, Carrie gave me two Christmas teddy bears she bought for a March of Dimes fundraiser, and also a big Christmas bear she got while out shopping. They were all so cute, I decided to decorate the tree with them, along with some other bears who live here. I brought out Aunt Bess's quilt that I use every year for a tree skirt, I am not sure if it was originally meant to be a Christmas quilt, but it is backed with green and has red strips between the blocks, so it is very Christmasy. 
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Buddy wrote his 16th annual Christmas letter last night, one more thing to check off the list. I am very late this year, and have not even started shopping yet. I plan to jump into the crowds this weekend and hope to get a lot accomplished! I have lots of ideas for homemade gifts, and have even started a couple, time will tell how many I get made. With just 2 weeks to go, I better get busy!
