Having mailed off the last dolls over the weekend, I settled into a bit of handmade gift making over the last few days.

Just a little bit. I'm relieved that this year, I'll probably get to bed at a normal hour (unlike last year!).

Here's what we're up to on this day before Christmas:

::wrapping our gifts

::admiring our paperwhites, which have bloomed just in time

::dancing to some of our favorite holiday music

::decorating

::enjoying a flurry of snowflakes (more inside than outside...)

::baking

::hanging the stockings on our countertop with care, in the absence of a chimney!

::taking time to marvel at the miracles of this season

Wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays.

with love from Grace, Elisabeth, James, and the Daddy ;)

uncommon grace