Christmas cards finally started..

I finally had a day to do nothing around the house, so I started making my Christmas cards. I also found some extras left over from last year that I can use this year--Yeah!! I have all the card fronts done, so all I have to do is the inside messages, which I'll work on this coming weekend. I will do the messages depending on who the cards go to...I make special ones for our four grandchildren and our mothers. I am just so relieved that I finally have them started because I was almost to the point of buying cards this year due to time constraints, looks like I'm on track now though.
It's hard to believe that Christmas is only a month away and I still have alot of shopping left to do. I have my DH and my best friend done, but that is it. I just can't get in the Christmas mode this year for some odd reason. I don't know if it's the weather that we were having up to two weeks ago or what but it just doesn't seem like it should be Christmas time yet. This year has gone by way too fast...or so it feels that way. I guess getting the cards going is a start , so maybe now I can get in the mood and do what needs to be done----SHOP!! I'll be working on Black Friday, so no shopping for me this weekend...oh well, I don't like the crowds anyway and I can do some on my day off next week when I go to my Mom's in Illinois for our bi-weekly outings (I take her grocery shopping and run errands every two weeks and have been doing this since my Dad passed away 5 years ago). I enjoy spending the time with her and even though I have siblings that live near her, I felt like as the oldest it was my duty to make sure she got around to do things (she doesn't drive, never did)...and like I said, I really do enjoy our shopping dates, so to speak...and my retired, DH sometimes goes with us too. Anyway, things will get done in due time...and all is well, that ends well, right??!!