We have a new grandson. Mitch, Andrea and 2 grandkids are staying with us. Mom hasn’t been well. I’ve had my own health issues. Okay, so I’ve been a little bit distracted, but somewhere along the way, I would have normally realized it is almost Christmas. Not this year. Nope. I was just going along knowing Christmas is near the end of this month. Well… I need to get out a notepad and make a list or two… Christmas is in less than 2 weeks and I’m soooooo not ready.
I did manage to put up a few decorations…
The Grandkids helped decorate the Christmas tree
This is the work of a 3 year old – it makes me smile. However, we won’t tell the littles, but we have redistributed a whole lot of the ornaments the littles hung in groups on the tree. It was so funny to see branches with a half dozen icicles or hearts.
The red heart ornaments have a little back story of their own. We have a lot of old ornaments… I enjoy our family traditions and I’ve always been sentimental, so I have things I use to love, but now think are sort of silly. It was in the early 80’s when Kevin and I purchased the heart ornaments at the old Jafco store a few days after Christmas. Money was tight, and these little beauties were pennies a box. We bought several boxes. What can I say. We were madly in love… and young. I used red hearts to decorate for Valentine’s day that year, and they decorated my tree for years. In recent years, I don’t usually hang the hearts on the tree, but they are always out somewhere in our Christmas home.
The green ornaments hanging from the chandelier are Mikasa… large, sparkly, glittery, beauties. We have had this set of ornaments for several years. It was a day out with several of my Aunts and my Mom when I purchased them. Special times… wonderful memories.
Well, as I said… I’m so far behind on getting ready for Christmas this year. It’s time to get out my notepad and make a list or two….
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