Christmas 2008

I love Christmas. I love everything about Christmas. I love all the trimming, all the tinsel, all the magic, all the "stuff". I just love Christmas. And, I love being on Holiday especially since that means that I can sit here in my new counting sheep pj's and sip on a steaming cup of hot coffee at 11:57am and not worry basically about anything!

We have had a huge, wonderful, glorious Christmas. Our Church is decorated with greenery and ribbons with candles. It is just gorgeous and so very touching. Our grandson was a shepherd in the children's play. He stood (this is the wiggle child)perfectly still and looked at the baby Jesus the whole entire play. And, he was a toy soldier in his school play. Costume by "me ... and friends"!!!!

We have enjoyed the company of family and friends. And the eats (or should I say the sweets) which have totally taken over the kitchen counter. We have played with new gadgets and tried our hands and bodies (LOL) at games and competitions ... we got a Wii!! We have new puzzles and books to ponder over during quite times. And yes, Fonzie and I do have a bit of knitting on the needles.

Did I mention that we have a Scottie Dog Christmas tree? It is a 7 foot tree in the foyer. It is decorated with older solid red, green and gold ornaments, counted cross stitch ornaments and Scottie dog ornaments with plaid ribbon wrapped around the tree. Actually one of 6 Christmas trees. Like I said, I love Christmas and all the trimmings. We have a Peanuts Tree with lots of Snoopy's and the main tree which has all kinds of ornaments from hand made to collectibles. Then in the kitchen there is the Santa tree and in the den we have two trees that are covered in Hershey Elves and Hershey Kiss collectibles.

I love Christmas even the picking up and packing away which will not happen for a few more days. We have one more family gathering to go after New Year's Day. So, a few more days to enjoy and cherish this wondrous season.

Fonzie and I decided that we needed to carefully plan our knitting and homemade gift giving. So, this year we only have two projects that did not make it under the tree. But, technically one was started on Christmas Eve morning and stopped as we decided we did not have enough stitches to fit over the curly head of the wiggle boy! And, the other gift was really a "just when I get it finished I will give it gift". Of course, after Christmas, we have started on another gift to give but this is a January birthday. We have 9 days to get this item finished.