When did Christmas sneak up on me like this? There's only a week left, seriously? Is my shopping all done? No way. Is my crafting done? Heck, no. And my Christmas spirit? Missing in action.

With less than a week to go, I'd better get in gear and get to feeling Christmasy. Mr. Ivy and I are going out shopping later today, so there is that. And we have not one but two Christmas parties to go to tonight. I'm putting on the Christmas music and trying to make myself get into it. I sure hope next year is not like this year has been. I don't know why I'm feeling so un-Christmasy, I think it has to do with the economy. From looking at my feed reader, it sure appears I'm not the only one.