Thus far, today is a good day. It's a refreshing change from how the other days have been. I mean, they haven't been bad but they've been stressful for both Hubbyfink and myself. I've had good news about several different work projects which has almost made up for the (many) times over the past couple of weeks when I wanted to burst into tears from ( Read more... )

I took advantage of Saturday's mild weather to complete my family Christmas shopping and deck the outside of our house. Two pre-lit garlands, two pre-lit trees, four pre-lit and battery operated wreaths, fourteen sparkly "grape" bunches, four wax luminaria, and 100 yards of wired ribbon later... et voila!

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I wasn't motivated or inspired to decorate for Christmas. I slapped a wintery wreath on the door, but didn't even pull out the table top tree until the weekend before. Bah humbug. This year, though, I'm raring to go ( Read more... )

2010 Daily Ornament Report - 1 down; located behind the comfy chair.I've finished decorating. The trees are trimmed, the banister is bedecked with garland, and the stockings are hung with care. Now I just need to wrap gifts and stash them beneath the boughs (and hope like the dickens that Oreo will leave the presents alone ( Read more... )

2010 Daily Ornament Report - 1 wounding, but it was quickly recoveredAs many have heard and/or read me lament, Oreo chewed through the wires in the bottom third of our pre-lit tree. Luckily, the tree-to-outlet portion of cabling was in the middle third of the tree and that section plus the top third were safe and sound. I purchased a set of lights ( Read more... )

The front of the house is decorated with evergreen wreaths (each sporting a red velvet bow) on the windows and the storm door. Pine garland outlines the front door as well and a small spray of leftover pine boughs is tied up with another red velvet bow and bedecking the trellis. Battery- and timer-operated Jesus candles are in the windows. ( Read more... )