I don’t know about you, but I’m a little freaked out that Thanksgiving just passed and Christmas is right around the corner and I’ll have to get used to writing a new year on my checks in just a few weeks.  Ack!  Yikes.  Deep breath. Aside from things sneaking up on me a bit, I had a great Thanksgiving with my husband’s family in Raleigh.  I also had the amazing opportunity to do two book signings, a milk paint demo and a milk paint workshop.  I had a lovely lunch with Kristen of Sophia’s Decor and  Shirley of Housepitality in between.  I enjoyed meeting several old friends like Brittany of Pretty Handy Girl and some new ones like Jessica of Simply a Farmer’s Wife and Pam (who is still working up the courage to press the publish button on her blog – do it!)  It was a long day, but I relished every

 I wrote an entire post and then I posted it and the content vanished.  Argh!!  So, take two.  This weekend has been pretty low key and uneventful.  I have some Christmas freelance projects due this week, so I’ve been working on those over the last few days.  I have one more to finish up tomorrow.  My poor boys.  They were outside swimming in our kiddie pool today in almost record high temperatures and then came inside to me hanging stockings.  “Mommy, why are you decorating for Christmas?”  That’s a good question and one that’s hard to explain to a five year old.  They are getting used to the decorating and redecorating that is a pretty regular thing in our house. One project I photographed today is perhaps one of my favorite Christmas projects ever. I can’t wait until it’s published.  Here’s a sneak peek until then… Even though I’ve been working