12 Days of Christmas

My aunt called to tell me that we have less than 12 days to go until Christmas, so if I wanted, I could open Toby's Christmas present because it was 12 days of Christmas related.

It's a 12 days of Christmas pop-up book! Toby loves it. He opens it up and play gasps at every page even though he's just opened the same page five times in a row. He's also wearing the "Someone who loves me went to Greece and got this t-shirt for me" t-shirt that my mom got him in Greece. So this post is a shout out to both my aunt Jolene, and my mom, all in one. Thanks for the gifts you guys! Toby loves 'em.

So 12 days of Christmas means I have a knitting deadline coming up! I started my Christmas knitting in June so I'm in pretty good shape. I have knit 15 presents so far - each taking a minimum of 4 hours to complete. My friend Holly says that she's sure everyone will be thrilled with my handiwork, but either way, it means that I get to avoid going Christmas shopping at the mall again this year, which is like a Christmas present to myself.