Things I've Learned this December

• Be sure to shovel the sidewalk the very first day that it snows. It just isn't worth it the whole next week...or two...
• The old trick about pouring water over a frosted windshield to quickly melt the ice doesn't work when its 24 degrees outside.
• If you decide to make candy trains be sure to buy 4 peppermint "wheels" per train instead of just one.
• When ordering from e-bay be sure to check the location of the item BEFORE you buy it. If you accidentally buy something from Hong Kong it may not arrive in time for Christmas.
• If you're ordering from amazon.com (or any other on-line store for that matter) it isn't enough to simply place the items you want to order in your shopping cart. You have to actually check out and pay before they will send them to you.
• On a more serious note, I learned that as long as we do the Christmas tree and the Mickey Mouse toy chest that plays Christmas carols, my kids don't really care what else I set up for Christmas decorations. They didn't even notice that I didn't set up either Christmas village or my nearly 100 piece snowman collection.
• It is really cute to hear a two year old sing Happy Birthday dear Jesus all month long.