Controled Chaos

Happy Birthday to Paul!

66 years young today!

Advent is the season of waiting....and this puzzle was intended to count down the days from December 1st until Christmas. Margie did it perfectly last year...one little scene a day....waiting patiently for the next one.

But it's a known fact in my household...that I don't wait well. 

I don't know if that's always been true about me...but sometimes waiting makes me anxious. Not all the time...but some of the time. And one of the things I do when I'm waiting....is sit at the puzzle table. 

So it's kind of ironic that I haven't waited at all...and actually can't seem to stop working on this puzzle. I'm one who generally takes forever to finish a puzzle...but I'm moving right along on this one.

I've put together all the pieces that were in the little envelopes and have tucked the empty envelopes into my Conscious Creativity Card box. And I will have to say...I love the little bulging stash. 

There were only about 4 envelopes that had a complete puzzle inside....the rest had just a partial chunks. I smiled every time I dumped out an envelope....a few times there would be just 5 or 6 pieces. Other times half the puzzle was in one envelope...and another chunk of the same puzzle in different envelope. It's all been part of the fun!

I pulled a random card from the box this morning...and it said chaos or control?  

I think it's actually controlled chaos....and I'm enjoying every minute of it.

I have 7 out of the 24 scenes totally done...and a couple almost done. 

All 16 of the window scenes are at least started...and a I have a good start on the scenes above and below the windows. There are only 4 scenes not started at all.

So the rest might be in these boxes...which I am starting to sort. 

I'm trying to get control of the chaos.....and time will tell if I'll get a Christmas miracle...and have all the pieces.