I'm here... just doing too many things at once...

Oh man on man... what a week it's been.

Pretty much nonstop since Thanksgiving...

Today... I hit my wall...

I'm spent...

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Last night I had my annual Client Appreciation show for my Pampered Chef clients and their friends... I had about 40 ladies in my kitchen, eating, laughing, talking, shopping...

it was a blast and a half...

The very BEST part?

The part that got me giddy for 4 days prior to the evening?

5 friends from Grade school, Jr. High, and High School took time out of their busy lives to

come to the event... and bless my home with their presence...

It was sooooo wonderful to see them all!

They are all lovely, accomplished, smart and talented women, and I am happy to say I know them!

I have Facebook, aka, Crackbook to thank for getting me in touch with some longtime friends...

What a great avenue to rekindle friendships and get reacquainted!!!

And... they won a ton of stuff too!

Everyone left the room with something extra they didn't have before...so I was especially happy about that...

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I have one more catering event to do before Christmas, and then I think I can relax a bit and enjoy the season.

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I haven't done one bit of shopping for the boys yet...

Isn't that terrible?

Thank God, they don't have laundry lists of things... they are really quite grown up and respectable about their wants when it comes to gifts...

That's one of my favorite things about those boys of mine... they have never suffered from the

"Gimmies". Also... I'm not the kind of Mama that ever felt the need to give them

absolutely everything they ever desired either... I've never been afraid to say "no" to my men.

It's just a fact that we don't always get what we want when we want it... and the sooner they learn it... the better off they'll be in the future...

They really do appreciate the things they do get too... that makes giving to them very fulfilling.

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I made homemade biscotti for the very first time, and it was very exciting...

You have to understand... I don't like baking anything but bread... so this was big for me.

They are a great cookie, because they are low in fat, high in nutrition, and basically dirt easy to make... so it was good on many levels...

Hubby loves to dunk in his coffee... so now I don't have to wait for Mama to make them for us... I can make my own!!!

I'm a big girl now!

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All three of the boys are playing school sports again... Johnny, soccer, and Alex and William, baseball. All three of them have games on Tues and Thurs.

What am i going to do?

Cloning is looking really good to me right about now...

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I am sooo excited about the success of my our catering company... it's starting to grow, and we are having such a great time cooking and working together... Mama and me.

It's so nice to work with someone you know won't cheat you, or throw you under a bus,

or divorce you... she can't... she has to always love me no matter what!

I love that kind of job security!

I am looking into bottling my salad dressing and selling it... it's been superbly popular and I think it's time to branch out a little.

I've rekindled my Pampered Chef business for the new year, and that prospect is very exciting...

and I've done some more writing on my novel and my cookbook...

I am loving all the prospects in my life right now... and it's thrilling, tiring, manic and peaceful all at the same time! I apparently love having my hands in lots of different things...

Who knew!

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Pictures from our Thanksgiving beach trip to come...