The day before Christmas Eve

Shopping
Plaid shirt: thrift: $1.99
Capris: Kohls
Tom's shoes: around $59.00

I am a dangerous woman. I start Christmas shopping in October, but I don't stop...I may have finished yesterday...but I'm still not sure.

Christmas Eve is my favorite day of the year..the anticipation...

I NEEED BIG ETSY HELP!!!

HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER BOUGHT ANYTHING FROM ETSY AND NEVER RECEIVED IT? IF SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION WITH A HOSTILE SELLER? THE HUGE PROBLEM IS THAT THE 2 GIFTS WERE PERSONALIZED, IT IS TOO LATE TO REPLACE THEM, AND ONE WAS BOUGHT BY MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS VERY LIMITED FUNDS.

THE SELLER SAYS SHE SHIPPED ON DECEMBER 10TH AND THEN GAVE BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND I SHIPPING NUMBERS THAT LED TO NOTHING.

I DID PAY ON PAYPAL, BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT THE MONEY I REALLY WANTED THE PERSONALIZED GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS. SHE SAYS I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE NECKLACES AND REIMBURSEMENTS, I HAVE RECEIVED NEITHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DON'T WANT REIMBURSEMENTS, I NOW HAVE TWO VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE ON MY LIST WHO I DON'T HAVE PRESENTS FOR.

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE FOLLOWED MY BLOG FOR A WHILE KNOW THAT I AM AGORAPHOBIC, THAT IS WHY I BUY MOST OF MY GIFTS ONLINE. SO HERE I SIT FOR THE LAST HOUR CRYING, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO.

PLEASE GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS.

PLEEAAASSE BEEEEE MY FRIEND OR THOSE THAT PREFER TO BE IN THE NUDE

Katie: plum shirt, I think it is from Old Navy
Really cool Tinkerbell scarf that her favorite teacher brought her back from Disney
Suede boots: Payless

Anna in her "A" vest from Heritage
Holey jeans from Aeropostale
shirt: Old Navy
Ugg style gray boots from Payless

Katie closeup

Bee ornament in snorkle gear
My daughter Anna collects bee things
(hint: won't you please be my 70th follower)

I collect Mexican Folk Art
this is a Day of the Dead
Mexican skeleton reindeer
Love him!

My poor Tink, dressed for safari: Petsmart
(never to be worn again)

Okay, so I haven't been very exciting lately. Lets face it, I'll have to step it up as the holidays forces everyone out of the house looking good every once in a while.

You may have noticed that I have 69 followers. Pleeeeaaase (whine) give me a Christmas present and be my 70th follower.

On this post I have some pretty pictures of my fashionable girls, my ornaments and my chihuahua Tink in a safari jacket, looking none too happy as he prefers to remain in the nude!

Some of our ornaments...

Can't have a Christmas tree in Florida without a jellyfish

and a seahorse

Different gators, being a University of Florida Gator fan
I get all kinds of Gator gifts
this one is beautiful

Ok, a little different type of Gator

Christopher Radko issues an adoption ornament each year
since all of my girls are adopted they get me one every year

another Christopher Radko adoption ornament

and yet another

Katie with her pug ornament

better shot, up close
Katie has aa beautiful pug called Bennyfoo

No fashion picture (except my daughter who is holding some of the ornaments)

I'm Dreaming of Wild Animals

My two oldest are mad about any kind of animal print. I like it too, but it is making my Christmas difficult. My daughter Anna had me buy her a bed-in-a-bag with extra long dorm sheets way last summer, it was navy, lime and lavender, and pretty. She swore to me that she wouldn't change her mind....well guess what? Now we HAVE TO HAVE giraffe print everything. Luckily I have an Ebay store, so keep your fingers crossed that I get some of my money back. I am used to doing this with little ones, and I already had to change a singing doll for a purple Barbie. Being Santa is a tough job-as we all know.

We finally got our tree up, and if I do say so myself, it is beautiful. I collect ornaments, I have the girls with Santa from the year they were born, to last year (at 16 and 7 years old), I have Waterford, Lenox, Christopher Radko, school projects, ornaments from every trip we hae ever been on, and it all works. I thought I would feature some of them in my holiday blogs leading up to Christmas.

So, I am wearing jungle print for the occasion. I don't think the brown pearls really worked but I didn't notice until I saw the pics. The ornament was a handpainted gift with a big bell and the extra added plus is that the kitties can't shatter it. Meow!