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      Finals week!  Bah.  If I am not working, sleeping, eating or procrastinating on Pinterest I am working towards completing my final projects.  Everything is due on the 14th... so at about 11:59pm on the 14th I will officially be freed from the invisible Indiana University handcuffs.  Even the simplicity of my beloved slow cooker cannot help out this week.  Kenny picked up a rotisserie chicken tonight and whipped up some canned veggies in order to allow me additional time to focus on my course work.  I am thankful that he is being considerate during this time.  And I am excited because once all work is completed I can begin working on my DIY Christmas presents.  Cannot wait to share!  Only 13 days until Christmas!


    I will leave you with a photo of my Christmas tree this year.  Correction: one of my Christmas trees this year.  Just minutes before our guests arrived for the annual Ugly Sweater Party I quickly placed the ornaments on the tree.  Not bad for 5 minute decorating.   And a special shout out to my Grandma Vatter for finding these beautiful white ornaments at a garage sale!  Great steal! 

    Ok, one more photo.  This is a picture of our niece Olivia enjoying the mashed potatoes at the Ugly Sweater Party.  It was hilarious how she shoved them into her mouth.  Stay warm everyone!  Enjoy!