As I type, I am watching Elf and baking Christmas cookies for teachers (must wait for the little booger pickers to be in bed so teachers may rest assured that they were made by clean hands. Unless they don't think I'm clean. I hope they don't think that.)

I am with you loving all that there is to do for Christmas but hating how real life keeps getting in the way. I think that is what causes the stress. It isn't the baking and shopping and wrapping. Its the baking, shopping and wrapping around work, laundry and school.

Maybe they should just make all of December a holiday.
Em | Homepage | 12.12.06 - 10:08 pm | #

My daughter keeps telling me I ought to see "Love Actually". She saw part of it being filmed, I think in NYC.
I guess I will have to rent it, seeing as how it has the Mamacita stamp of approval!
kenju | Homepage | 12.13.06 - 12:09 am | #

I'm with you — HATED the movie version of Bridget Jones's Diary. I'd really, really like to see Renee Z develop some skills beyond squinting.
Jugglernaut | Homepage | 12.13.06 - 9:38 am | #

Oh, I am so glad to hear you recommend Love Actually. I have never seen it and just last week I put it on my list of movies to watch over the Christmas Break. The post it note is on my desk right now as I type. Also glad to know that I need to watch it in private. I love Hugh Grant and Liam Neeson.

Should be entering grades into the computer right now... but ... oh well!
Alice-Anne | Homepage | 12.13.06 - 6:05 pm | #

I hated Love Actually and Bridget Jones, but watched them anyway because of Colin F.
He played a similar character to L,A in The Secret Laughter of Women, a much better movie.
Fausta | Homepage | 12.13.06 - 9:14 pm | #

Hmmmm-- something might just be waiting for you as a gift on Monday at my blog.....

I'm just sayin'......
Ms. Cornelius | Homepage | 12.14.06 - 6:27 pm | #