the one where i have excuses ya'll

holy mary mother of god we're busy. i've assembled about a bajillion gift boxes. ben was kept occupied all day yesterday making several pounds of spiced nuts and truffles (sorry, custom, local order!) - all this in spite of a serious back injury. and my dad - while not working his other full-time job- is making s'mores and peanut butter cups and dipping caramels (on the website by the end of the week we hope) and pouring bars. please place your holiday orders by the 15th (16th at the latest) if you want me to absolutely guarantee the delivery. if not, i'm gonna charge you extra for fast shipping!

as far as the gift ideas i owe you:

how about these crocs for the girly kiddos in your life? they match mine and i love mine so, well, they HAVE to be good right?

and since you can't have the awesome genuine antique play kitchen that i got for the kids two april's ago, why not check out this adorible one that i found on bella luna toys. click to enlarge the image. wow, this site has some REALLY cool toys.