Wasn't it just last month that.....?

I feel like I'm in some kind of time warp these days, due largely to the dramatic change in weather last week. I could swear that a only a month ago we were enjoying fairly warm weather, hardly any leaves had fallen and I was still grilling chicken outdoors for The Husby. Then last week we had a huge windstorm and all of a sudden the trees were bare and then the temperatures dropped, it snowed, and I caught a cold. Just like that, we were in the dregs of winter. The result of all this has been that I am in the mood for Christmas this year way earlier than normal. So much so, in fact, that I was one of those nuts who braved the crowds and went shopping on Black Friday. I hadn't done that in 11 years if my memory serves me correctly. It wasn't quite as painful as I recalled but I probably won't do that again anytime soon. However, I did buy The Husby his gifts and usually I am wringing my hands in frustration over what to get him.
Today I am sticking around the house. I made date nut bars on Thanksgiving and sent a pan of them to work with The Husby this morning. They are pretty good but I need to get them out of my sight. The recipe is at one of my all time favorite food blogs The Homesick Texan

Sunday after the Show

There's no rest for the wicked today after the big craft show in Clarkston yesterday. Today is The Husby's birthday and tomorrow I have a date with Mr. Clean. After a couple of street fairs this summer I didn't have a lot of inventory left so I gave myself an assignment to create enough for the annual Pride of Clarkston Fine Arts Department Craft Fair. So I have been extremely busy for the past two months. I don't know what is more fun, making everything for the fair or being there in my booth. I always meet the nicest people there! I've already reserved my table for next year and I'll be in the same location as this year. The staff and the kids who volunteer at the show are phenomenal. If you have ever thought about entering a craft show, do this one. There were 160 vendors there this year and even though I didn't get the opportunity to see them all, this is a great craft show.
To all the people who stopped by my table and said such nice things, and my customers...thank you so much! I hope to see you next year!
After I finish a few special orders, get the house clean, pack away the Halloween decorations and do the laundry tomorrow I will be listing a lot of things on my Etsy store. I'm in a bit of a quandry about my Etsy store because I need to travel to San Diego right after Thanksgiving Day. I will be gone about a week and I hate to close the store for that long. The Husby says he will ship orders for me while I'm away but I'm a little nervous about that. I'm sure he can do that with no trouble but I like to be sure everything is in order when I ship. So I guess I will post a notice on my shop that I can't fulfill orders while I'm away.
I'd better get busy and get a birthday cake frosted and The Husby's gifts wrapped. Later....