Oh Christmas Tree

Only a couple of weeks from now and we will be putting up the Christmas tree! Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Tony asked if we should consider making the big switch to an artificial tree this year. We all talked about it and decided nah we better keep a real tree. One of our favorite traditions is putting up the tree, getting it all decorated and having a cup of egg nog and admiring the lights. Yesterday Noah and I sorted through some Christmas decorations, and we found a couple of big stuffed Santas and some Christmas story books. We read them and he thought the "HOHO" dolls were really funny. While looking through the boxes of decorations, and remembering back over the last twenty years of Christmas memories in this house, it is so hard to imagine Christmas morning any where else. It will be such an adjustment not being in this house for Christmas morning. Of course, we will be able to carry on our family traditions there too... and probably add a few new ones. Kathy and Clark will be home from Texas for Christmas! It will be so wonderful to get to have them home for the week.

Today they are putting in my kitchen base cabinets.... so hopefully in a couple of weeks we will be cranking out Christmas candy and getting ready for the festivities!


May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; the spirit of Christmas which is peace; the heart of Christmas which is love. - ADA V. HENDRICKS