This was a very different Christmas for me and my family this year. Between Bill's joblessness and me getting sick the week before Christmas, I didn't do half of what I normally do. The list is as follows:
No gingerbread house.
No baking dozens and dozens of cookies for neighbors.
I didn't get most of the ornaments on the tree. Very sparse looking this year. Oh well.
The rest of the inside of our house was skipped this year in terms of holiday decor, except for a few candles.
We didn't go to see the holiday lights at the Botanical Gardens or anywhere else.
We didn't entertain this year, as we normally like to do.
We forgot to do the Advent wreath.
We didn't do the Adornaments tradition (you might not know what this is, but we have tried to do these)
We didn't have a sit down Christmas Eve or Christmas Day dinner using my silver and china.
We didn't make it to the annual Christmas Cousin's Party because we were snowed in.
I forget to stuff the stockings for our pets.
But in spite of all of these undone things, we enjoyed Christmas. Maybe even a little more than usual. What we did get to do this year together was build a huge, real igloo in the backyard, which the kids will remember more than another gingerbread house because we never get snow like that. But I would like to revisit some of our traditions next year. But some of the craziness we can leave behind. Bring on the snow anytime!
2 comments:
Our Christmas was *off* as well. I didn't have any desire to do much with Elizabeth being gone! Praying that next year will bring blessings for both our families!!
I hope your cold is better. I bet the kids will always remember that igloo. It was a great idea.
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