ho-ho-ho

I didn't know what to call this mish-mash of a post so ho-ho-ho seemed to work.
We are happy to report that our bathroom is WHAT????? FINISHED!!!! Yes, our party is Friday night. As of this moment, there will be 16. The more the merrier right? I'm starting to get in the do I have enough this & that mode. Josh has been working on building a soffit in our main bath as well as the girl's bedroom. This is to cover the new plumbing stuff that we put in for the new bath. Granted, the soffit will not be painted in time for the party, however the plumbing stuff is dry-walled in at this point.
The realization has come that the main floor bath will now need totally repainted--oh no--more color choices. I always know what I want, but translating that into the correct color of paint doesn't usually happen.
Tonight, after a late dinner, we drove around in a couple of subdivisions by our house to look at Christmas decorations. We do this several times during a holiday season. It was the shorter version tonight and minus the Starbucks drinks. We were surprised at the number of people that put up decorations. It was fun and it is a family tradition for us. Speaking of traditions, Taggie is ever popular these days! Last night, we decided to ring a bell (well I did). Josh was kinda wondering what I was doing. The girls bolted out of their beds and immediately knew that Taggie must have left his spot (he had). It's so cute! We are getting questions regarding: 1. what he looks like when he flies 2. what his voice sounds like etc...
It seems that I may have received a revelation on Christmas gifts or sort of for Josh. He wants a) The Dark Knight b) the new book by Huckabee 3) a remote starter for his car...ok--so granted he didn't say these things exactly, but I've caught them in random conversations of him saying oh--that would be cool etc...
Once again, I'm off to contemplate how many things/what I need to clean & do before Friday arrives. If you have any great ideas for anything involving a Christmas party--please share--games, food, fun, gifts what--I'd love to hear!