I know I'm supposed to "Respect the Turkey"

... but I'm already thinking about Christmas.

I've been knitting a lace scarf for my Grandmama's Christmas gift on and off for about 4 months now. That's an old pic- I've gotten about 14" of it done so far... we'll see if it actually gets finished by Christmas.

I also started piecing a fun Christmas quilt yesterday using these cute fabrics: AND this week I am going to attempt to make a copycat of this Starbucks wreath: (don't worry, I won't hang it yet! I wait until the day after Thanksgiving, thankyouverymuch.)

Now, if we really want a good laugh and more proof that I'm an 80 year old trapped in a 25 year old's body, we can talk about my actual wish list for Christmas, which includes:

Elizabeth Hartmans' new book:

... an Accuquilt GO! Cutter (seriously? I'm drooling a little!): ... and cleaning ladies.

Seriously, I suck at cleaning.
There's absolutely no excuse for it.
There are just a thousand other things I'd rather do than scrub a toilet.

I am also SUPER stoked to have crossed the 3 hardest people to shop for off of my Christmas gift list: Joe (who may read this so I'm not risking telling what it is) and my parents (who can barely check their email, so I'm comfortable telling you we paid the sitting fee for a photo shoot of them, us and my 3 brothers with the wonderful Samantha McLaughlin of Reflections Captured Photography! I am so stoked- we haven't had family pictures taken since I was in HIGH SCHOOL!)

It feels nice to know that at least a few gifts are already taken care of. I think I already feel a smidgen more relaxed about the whole holiday season- and isn't that the point?