Christmas was pretty great this year. The kids said a few times that Santa outdid himself this year. They literally loved everything they got. We made homemade pasta carbonara for dinner with family and it was just a nice day. We still have 275 cookies left to eat.
Tag: christmas
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December 23
We have baked something like 250 cookies in the last two days, with one more recipe to go. I just ran out of steam for that last one. I don’t know who is going to eat said cookies… Santa? But even he has limits. We also baked three loaves of banana bread a few days ago and have one loaf left. Four human beings simply can’t consume all this, but I can’t stop myself from doing it. I enjoy it too much.
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December 22
I’ve been watching the Holiday Light Fight show on TV and been impressed at some of the intricate displays people put in their yards for Christmas. Billy said he’s been driving past this one for a while and wanted to see it, so we went. It maybe wasn’t the same caliber as the ones on TV, but it was pretty damn impressive. The lights were synchronized to music and we could walk through it. I would love to do this in our yard, but do you know how much work (and money) goes into this stuff? It takes a lot just for us to put up our six strings of lights every year. But this was cool to see. I’ll just admire someone else’s work.
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December 21
The catalog of Christmas decoration photos continues, mostly because I don’t feel creative enough to do anything else. Actually, most of my creative energy is going into wrapping up this project and a photo shoot and I’ve been happy with both, so I guess it’s a fair tradeoff.
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December 16
Christina’s dance performance at Deck the Chairs was cancelled thanks to weather, but the studio was able to find space for them to perform for their families tonight anyway. It was adorable! I love watching my kids do their thing.
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December 15
Got our Christmas lights up before this weekend’s storm. Also bought new mattresses and put up stockings and added tinsel to the tree. This week wasn’t everything I wanted it to be, but it could have been a lot worse.
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December 14
I’ve had my eye on this reindeer costume for Pinot for weeks. I finally broke down and bought it. It is a little disappointing. The hood with the reindeer antlers doesn’t stay up and it blinds him because it covers his eyes. Also the antlers don’t stand up. It took forever to get this crappy shot. But the cape is cute and I suppose he could pass for Santa’s little helper, as it labels him. All in all I give it two stars.
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December 7
I stayed up until 1:30am to finish the last hat. I know no one will appreciate what I put into them. I literally spent the equivalent of a second full time job on them over the last week. And it’ll probably bring in like $30 for the PTA. Whatever. At least my volunteer hours are in for the year. And if you think I’m done making hats… no. Christina has been bugging me for one since the first one I made. So one more in the works. Also will not be appreciated, but that’s the story of my life. I do this stuff anyway.
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December 6
So much endless knitting. I’m finishing up my fifth hat in five days, which includes full work days and dance class and cheer practice. I hope to get one more done before Friday’s deadline. And then if I don’t make one for Christina, she may move out.
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December 4
Sometimes things hit me suddenly without warning or explanation. But I kept on knitting hats for Kindermarket.
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December 3
Bought and put up our Christmas tree. The girls participated in the beginning but then lost interest, which kind of ruined it for me. Decorating the tree was always one of my favorite parts of Christmas, and it was always a thing we did together as a family. It makes me so sad that it doesn’t have the same meaning for our kids. I’m trying to make the most of it anyway.
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