Ahhhhh... slowing down.. really. Sort of. I stayed up late last night wrapping presents with the idea that now I won't be staying up super late on Christmas Eve doing it. I'm sure I'll find a different reason to stay up late then. I'm talented like that.
Sometimes, when I visit one of those (barren empty) houses with minimal furniture and decoration, where you look around and can't figure out what they do besides watch TV, I panic. There is nothing to do. No books to flip through, no art to examine, nothing to pick up, nothing to help with, Nothing To Do. I need to have a purpose, something to do with my hands and mind. I want to shout "What do you DO with your time?" 
My sewing machine is at a friends house. I love that the temptation to get sucked into the Machine is gone. I've promised myself a chance to needle felt and hand sew. I'm doing an ornament exchange next week, and want to make something yummy and different from my normal.
Last night I cooked up more candy. I made the caramallows I was thinking about. I almost bailed, but then the two containers of cream in my fridge would have spoiled, and I couldn't handle the guilt. (When I found the link, I read the reviews. I'm kind of glad I didn't check them before hand... Several people had trouble with the recipe. So far so good... I think.) Today I will cut the candy, temper chocolate, and dip away. I also want to start my Christmas cookies. Oh, and I need to clean the sewing room and pack it away, and then there's the laundry. Did I mention the girls have another Snow Day today? Yep. It's good to have them home.
(Photos stolen borrowed with person from Big E)
Edited to add: Okay, I've cut into the caramallows and I have to add my own unhappy review. The caramel is way too hard. It is tremendously difficult to cut. I did get about 2 dozen cut out and dipped in chocolate, and now I have to figure out what to do with the rest of the caramel/marshmallow stuff. Oh well, on to cookies! Here is more about them...