Well, I'm 63 today. What the heck? Not possible. Had a peaceful morning, playing Christmas music on the Bose and also on the piano and guitar. Tom had a six am meeting at church, so it was just me and the dogs! Talked to my friend Pam for an hour on the phone, her birthday is in five days, so she is just behind me! Got really sleepy at church and came home and fell asleep on the couch. Tom went to choir practice and is sleeping now in his chair. I just put a cake in the oven, so making my own birthday cake. Maybe Heather and Cara will stop over later.
Now officially 3 weeks until Christmas, as my mother likes to remind me on my birthday. Cara and I put the tree up early, she was really cute putting the ornaments on.. It would be nice to have a live tree, maybe next year, but at least this one won't dry out with the woodstove going. Since this is my first Christmas in the house with decorations(last year decorations were in Oregon) it is always a challenge to see what works in a new place. Upstairs in the landing are all the boxes and still some things up there that don't quite have a place here. Don't want to overwhelm the house as I sometimes have been known to do. Seems I either do nothing, or Christmas explodes in my living spaces! Trying for a nice atmosphere without too much! Need a few more lights outside on the front porch, it would have been a good day today to do it, but just too tired to try. I love the willow nativity set on top of the piano, and my old plaster one on the end table. Put the Chrismas village on the other little table, and Cara sure had fun with that, rearranging the people.
This week the Nativity Festival at the Church, and I am working there on Friday night and singing in the choir on Sunday night. Should be a great event. Tom's mom coming on Saturday and staying until after Christmas. Hosting Gary, Steven, Michael Marie, Abbey and Chris for dinner on the 18th. Maybe a new tradition will start, since we did not go over there for Thanksgiving this year. Should be fun, a busy couple of weeks!
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