I had it all planned out for Advent.  We would still do "school" during the morning, like always, but instead of our regular books we would do Advent activities, make gifts, do some lapbooking, do some living math books, all very casual and fun...wrong!!!   Not even one day have we done any of that!  But it had been wonderful, none-the-less.

We made our Jesse Tree, which we really enjoy.  I also made an O Antiphons house (I'll have to upload the picture of mine) and my husband even made an Advent wreath since we couldn't find one we really liked.  We've spent long days with our friends, went to see the Air Force band, the Waltham Reagal Players, and the Boston Ballet's Nutcracker, and visited Historic Deerfield and the Yankee Candle Factory.  We made gifts and played board games.  And snow, lots of snow, for the kids to play in. We've really enjoyed our Advent time.

I have put off my Christmas preparations, though.  I just today mailed out one present to Washington state, and almost all of my Christmas cards (except those for my HSing friends that I will hand-deliver.)  I still have shopping to do.  And the house, as usual, is a mess (though I did thoroughly pick up and clean the kitchen today!)  And I have to work on the schedule for next term--an after-Christmas project.  I'm already making a list in my head regarding how to do this better next year.  Now if I can only write it down, and remember it around Thanksgiving next year, LOL!