Remember this?
It wasn’t a Red Ryder BB Gun after all.
Turns out it was one of these!
She loves it!
And it looks really cute in place too! Excuse the unmade bed… just keepin’ in real here, people. : )
Art imitating life…
or immortalized in poster…
or something.
We planned a little getaway for ourselves. There is a hotel near us with an indoor waterpark. We thought that would be a fun thing to do, so we planned our trip to arrive there on Wednesday evening and return on Christmas morning. Well…
It started snowing around lunch on Thursday. We watched out every window as we played and enjoyed the resort.
And then finally things took a nasty turn for the worse and we pulled the plug on our second night, checked out and came on home.
The drive home was tedious at best and we even slipped a couple of times. We made it home safely and then had to navigate our steep driveway. After three or four tries, we made it safely in. We unloaded and got bunkered in for our white Christmas.
It was beautiful. And it may be the only one we see here in our lifetimes too. The weather man said it’s been 83 years since there was a white Christmas where we live.
It was enough snow to be messy, but not quite enough to build a snowman in. Since we got back home in the dark on Thursday evening, we didn’t play outside. Friday morning we just enjoyed the snow from the window. It was pretty from inside and we didn’t get cold. : ) I did take a couple pics from the dining room window of the backyard though. woo hoo.
It really was a very unusual holiday. It’s a long story… for another day. But I will say that we really enjoyed just getting out, relaxing and being able to spend more time with each other. Hubs is off work until after the new year and we’ve been enjoying some family time. And that’s good. Whatever time of year it is. *smile*
….what Christmas is all about.
I love this! I think it’s really easy to get focused on all the things that are wrong…
especially at this time of year…
and forget what the Real Gift is.
May I be ever mindful of that as I start the coming week and celebrate His birth.
Today is not a good day.
Boo is off seeing a movie with friends, so it’s quiet here. I did some laundry. Then I noticed that a tiny bit of bleach (maybe?) got on one of my favorite shirts. Even though the shirt is old and nothing to brag about, it was a favorite because it fit and felt good and was warm to wear. And I hate to wear clothes when they’re messed up. I guess that means my favorite shirt will now be shoved to the back of the closet and only dragged out when I have a cold or something. Depressing.
I was working on my scrapbook calendars the other day and got them to a point I could put the bulk of the tools away and could not find the grid for my circle cutter. I don’t think I threw it away, but I have no idea where that silly thing is.
Aaaaand the other day I was looking for something else, and remembered something little that somebody made for me when I was a kid… that I know for a fact that I still have… and I can’t find it.
Combine aaaaaaall of that with the fact that Christmases just aren’t that happy for me anyway.
Hubs will be off work from Christmas eve until the 4th of January. That’s a bright spot…although we don’t have any plans. We’ve talked about maybe even bugging out over the holiday but I know we won’t do that. It does sound fun though. So if you were going to pull a Christmas with the Kranks and bug out over the holidays, where would you go?
A couple of days ago I read the forecast for yesterday. It said it was going to be blustery and cold. Did he go to the Winnie the Pooh school of weather forecasting or what?!
Anyhoo…. it really was blustery chilly yesterday. And since it’s finals week for high school, Boo’s been getting out before lunch and spending a lot of time in her room studying for the next day’s tests. And it’s chilly in there.
This is probably not what anybody ever imagined when they put the finishing touches on this butter churn I inherited recently. But it kept the little space heater off the floor and made her room nice and cozy for an afternoon of study.
And just because I think it’s cute….
…Miss Boo’s room decorated for the holidays. She likes the colored lights too, so we strung those around her window. It turned out really cute.
Kinda fun and festive-ish in a kid/teen sort of way.
1. Gingerbread: For or against? Discuss. I guess I am somewhat ‘for’. I usually buy a kit and we make a house every year. But I haven’t ever made it from scratch. Would love a good recipe for it… loaf form….to eat, not to decorate… and by good, I mean not loaded with fat.
2. Is it important to you to always stay (live) close to family? We all just live where we live. Hubs moved 9 hours away from home the weekend after he finished college so….. ? It just is what it is for us.
3. Which holiday pretend character do you wish really existed? Buddy the Elf. We all need a little ‘happy’ sometimes. Although I think we could all do without the tights.
4. Which holiday movie best represents how you feel about Christmas or life? A Charlie Brown Christmas
5. Is there a particular Christmas song that you're enjoying now? Any that you're tired of? Ring the Bells. Don’t know of any that I’m tired of, but I haven’t been listening to tons of Cmas music anyway.
6. What is your favorite way to remember those less fortunate at Christmastime? Giving to the bell ringers, Operation Christmas Child etc. In years past, we’ve helped host parties for the less fortunate. Had angel tree type things with Sunday school classes. It differs year to year.
7. Does it upset you to see "Xmas" instead of Christmas? How about "Happy Holidays" etc., instead of "Merry Christmas?" I don’t know. To see what we’ve made of Christmas, sometimes I wonder if Jesus would rather we just left him out of it, to be perfectly honest. It brings out the best… and the worst in people. Greed, coveting, and the horrible behavior in kids sometimes because they WANT. I know.. not the most popular answer. But you ask for us to tell, so I’m telling how I feel about it sometimes. But to answer your specific question… if I’m trying to shorten Christmas, I’ll type Cmas instead. : )
8. How many Christmas programs are you attending this month? One, so far. And there will possibly be one more.
9. Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Any chance of that dream becoming a reality? I would love some snow but not on Christmas… too many travelers…and snow cripples the south. It would just be too hard on too many people.
10. Tell me about a Christmas present you received as a child. Pics are always nice. I remember one year I wanted this little electronic thing called Merlin. I wanted it really really bad. Of course my parents had all but dashed all hope of me getting it but I got one. I loved that silly thing and played with it for years.
11. How many Christmas parties are you attending this month? zero. Don’t know that we’ve gone to many CMAS parties since we had kids anyway. Strange, isn’t it?
12. How do you keep yourself centered on the significance of Christmas? Really seeking Him out and not letting the stress keep me from worshipping Him.
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