13 days to go...

Heaven help me. The children are insatiable. Nothing is enough. They are so EXCITED about Christmas. Thing 1 has been anticipating this event since, oh, the day after Christmas 2009. Thing 2, not as much. In fact, she hardly remembers a thing except...Santa hats. On Saturday I declared the start to Christmas decorating and went to my hope chest to retrieve all things Christmassy. 'HATS!!!!' she demanded before I'd even lifted the lid. Hats have been firmly on their heads during naps, bedtime, dinner at Nandos, church, a trip to the chemist, Spar, petrol station, battery store and anywhere else...