December Already!

Stepping into the painting... I can hear the soft wind stirring the trees, and the sound of the bells on the horses' harnesses, and the snow muffled clip clop of their hooves. I smell the scent of freshly cut pine tree sap, and the fresh mountain air. The sun is shining on the distant peaks, but not in the valley where I am. Ah. A walk in the snowy mountains sounds refreshing!
But enough day-dreaming! I have a list to make.
I have always been a list maker, if not a list follower. Writing a list helps me to feel organized and navigate more efficiently through the day.
Here is my To Do List for today:
Christmas decorations up? Check!
Nativity scene up? Check!
Christmas tree up? Check!
( Ok, I confess, the whole family did this last week-end, but it is always so much nicer to start a list with some of the things already crossed off!)
Wash the dishes...
Clean the house...
Laundry...
Iron shirts...
Walk the dog...
Then after the boys arrive home from school-
Prepare lunch...
Continue with the laundry...
Help with homework...
Shopping for tonight's dinner and meals for the week-end...
Re-arrange the office furniture...
Walk the dog...
Prepare dinner...
Relax with the family!
If you noticed in the above list, I mentioned re-arranging the office. It is because we will have guests visiting us! They are our dear friends from Nevada, whom I knew before I ever had children. We are so excited that they are coming, and can't wait to show them the things about Torino and Italy that we love. They are down-to-earth kind of people, and I am sure they wouldn't mind sleeping on our living room sofa/bed, and being awakened early in the morning by bouncing boys and a dog! (Well, not too much!) But I know how it feels if you are jet-lagged and need a quiet place to crawl off to and take a nap. So we are making small changes in our office to turn it into a bedroom.
I have a lot to do today, and here I sit typing! Time to get started! Who else out there is a list maker/follower?
Happy Friday!