4 posts tagged “christmas”
Remember when I said that no one has fun when we go all-out during the holidays? That a simpler celebration would be better? I think God heard me say that, knew I wouldn't stick to it so sent a few road blocks my way. Between being sick twice (once with the cold/flu from hell), Dave being sick, and a sprained ankle (the crutches kind of sprain), I've been forced to do things differently. Gone are the outside lights, mega and multiple shopping trips, twenty lists of things to do and amazingly, the stress. Imagine that!
Forced to sit in my easy chair for more than three weeks, I was able to complete just about every Christmas knitting project I had planned. That's super amazing because of course I never come close to getting all the projects done. I've knitted the following:
- A beautiful wrap for my mother
- Gorgeous felted placemats for a friend of the family
- Socks for two grandsons and one daughter
- Coasters
- Dishcloths
Honestly, the pair for the one daughter are half done. I really want to get one more pair done for the third grandson, but I don't think I'll make that. Not bad!
Dave and I went giftie shopping Friday and Saturday and get this: WE'RE DONE! Two trips and we're done! He kept saying "focus Honey, we know what we want." It worked!
The tree is decorated (did that Thursday night). House is decorated (yesterday afternoon). I even managed to bake cookies with Bess and attend two holiday parties. Un-freaking-believeable!
The bad news: My house is a wreck and needs serious cleaning. Laundry has piled up and the floors are gross but I have time to get it together. I feel so much better now, I'm ready to tackle the chores!
To be Done:
Clean the houseWrap the pressiesBlock and felt knitting projectsPlan the packing for DisneyFinalize Christmas Dinner plans
Speaking of Christmas Dinner plans... pies and yams have been ordered. I hate the yams my mom makes (can we say yucky marshmallows?) so I ordered them from Marie Callendar's. Mmmm good!
I can't believe that all the important stuff is getting done and I'm not freaking out.
This particular song has been popular for a long time now... I'm sure you've seen other houses on YouTube to this song. I really like this display.
But this one.... this one is way cool, and a different song.
I can't believe it -- we're going to ...
We're really going! December 27th, the three of us will fly to So Cal for 3 full days at Disneyland and California Adventure!!!!! I can hardly believe it!
We are SO considering doing this for Christmas! Read below for why. ;-)
