I must say that I really do love the fact that it was just yesterday, the 7th, that we received our first Christmas card in the mail. It makes me very happy to know that everyone else is busy too and getting things done in the best way they know how. It's the years we get a dozen on the day after Thanksgiving that makes me feel like I just can't get my act together! This year we are in no rush to get the halls decked. We are taking it slow and enjoying the process. Friday night we put up the tree and covered her in sparkling lights. Saturday we admired her simplicity. We haven't had a real Christmas Tree for a very long time and it is a real treat! She is a Lodge Pole Pine from Idaho. (We support the little guys!) In the daylight you can see the beautiful pine cones covering her branches. Camber thought it would be great if we left her up in her nakedness all year long. She really is a sweet tree. Sunday night we watched a Christmas movie and strung popcorn - it's a family tradition - that silly, popcorn + cranberries. One year while we were living in Idaho and we had a very busy life with lots of little ones, I tried to save it so we could save some time the following year... the little mice found it to be a wonderful winter snack!
Mom's not really not sad, she must be concentrating...
A cute, messy stringer.
Lookin like a pro with that needle in her mouth.
Draping it on - glad to have Dad around for a minute on Sunday evening! We will most likely break family tradition this year and keep our traditional ornaments tucked safely away and only use gingerbread men and a few hand crafted elf people that we fell in love with in this months Martha Stewart magazine. It felt like breaking a cardinal sin, but only for a moment. I think giving our cats up for adoption has been a very freeing experience for us! They are now living in Missouri with a very loving lady and we do miss them - but not the cat hair!
They really were great little cats ~ it was just time.
On Sunday, Lindsey & Jake took our annual "family photo". If you want to call it that - "family photo". We have shrunk! When we were trying to think back if we actually had a pic of our entire family together - it would have been that one we took last December at Mark's parents 50th Wedding anniversary. Wow. Kinda sad, but it's the way life goes. Lindsey said, Mom - you just need to do you, Dad and the girls. that's your little family right now :) And we love this little family right now! What a simple life we are enjoying! In any event - the process of the family photo shoot was still pretty hysterical. I may have to post about all the out-takes or bloopers from every family photo shoot we have ever had some day. They really are hysterical and at the time may not have been to funny but over time become very endearing. You all must know what I mean. Every family has those photos and memories to look back on with fondness, at least I sure hope they do!
Happy Holidays!
*enjoy each and every moment*
it's going by way too fast!
(And one of these days we will contemplate
the annual Christmas Letter!)
6 comments:
i can't believe you're not pulling out the ornaments! it looks great though- gotta love that popcorn & cranberry stringing. i'm planning on doing the same sunday, but as of yet have no tree! i may just be decking my empty curtain rods. :) i'm glad to hear the cats found a nice home.
xo
janell
LOVE the family photo. How original and ingenious! Great write-up.
It's a lovely tree. I don't think I've ever seen one like it! We bought a fake one this year due to the fact that we have been out of town for the last six years and they are usually frozen by the time they make it to AK anyway and the needles last about two days. And we put it up right after Halloween! Yes, I got the prize for having the first tree on the block, but the rest were close behind! And we have snow.
Cool tree and I love the family picture! :) It would make a great Christmas Card! :)
Love your tree! I love December too. It is such a fun time--especially after finals are over :)
What a great idea...to enjoy the season! I'm going to have to try that. You always amaze me. LOVE the family photo. I hope to get one when everyone gathers over the holidays.
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