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I thought with internet at home that I'd be blogging constantly - I guess I was wrong! :) Life, death and my son have taken over (the latter fights me for computer space, of course). And as Christmas looms in the very near future, I find my to-do list not getting any shorter....

But I have accomplished a few things since my last post. I've started and nearly finished most Christmas presents, and managed to add a few more home-mades to the list instead of store-boughts (shopper bags and real linen table napkins for the girls, for example, and individualized Xmas stockings for all!). I've thrown cash around, on fabric, paint, a stencil - and a full tank of petrol to get us to our appointments over the next week or so.

Today I got the hair chopped in preparation for tomorrow's going-red episode. Some might see it as a "tribute" to my auburn-haired mom, but the truth is that this has been planned far in advance, just waiting for the right time to do it. And that time is now. Sorta. The cut feels great - a lot shorter and now in good condition. We'll see tomorrow how the colour looks. And yes, there will be photo goodness at each stage of the before, during and after.

There's still so much to do in the next few days though, and before my dad gets here on Tuesday. Folk are still popping in or phoning - which makes it hard to finish a single task right through. And our house is starting to look like a florists shop!

I've found it interesting to see how different type of people relate to me at this time - the church folk, the not-so-church folk, those who think my salvation is in jeapordy, and the one dear friend of my mom's who is still laying on the guilt thickly for my not being there in the past few weeks in person. But I'm not letting it get to me - I can't afford to.

So blogging may be sporadic. My hands are needed to stir fudge and choc-chip cookie dough, to sew and cut, to sand and paint and keep my fingers on the pulse of each day. I haven't forgotten my cyber-friends - all of you - and one day soon, I'll be back, verbosity-supreme! :)

But now I've got to go "feed a hungry child in Africa" (mine), who is yet again baying for a meal......