Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

...but a little thing like below zero temps isn't stopping the kids from playing up a storm outside.  (At least it feels like below 0 temps - our temperature gauge is broken ...and there's no fresh snow - it's just frightfully cold.) 
Inside, however, its warm and cozy and after whipping up a batch of Peppermint Bark...

image via Williams-Sonoma

...the boys read books on the couch while I got started on our Christmas Card Thank You list.  The boy's did their Thank You cards yesterday, so they are one step ahead of me...

I guess I am not feeling so "last minute" today...