Doesn't that just say it all?
The nativity scene is on the buffet, so it must be December. Now the Christmas cookie jar must be filled.
Every year, since my children were little, we have decorated a gingerbread house. I used to make my own gingerbread for the house, but I've become lazy and so we buy candy and decorate a pre-made gingerbread house. "Simplify, simplify" I tell myself.
With a simpler Christmas comes the fake tree, that you see on the sideboard in the living room. My wonderful grandsons ask, "Nana, why don't you have a real tree for Christmas?" I admit it, the last few Christmas's I've been tired. In 2005 I spent the week before Christmas in the hospital, getting out only two days before Christmas. In October of 2006 I broke my ankle, yet another excuse not to put up a tree. 2007 was the first Christmas without my mom, but now I have my energy back and I'm thinking it might be nice to have a real tree. I don't want to slip into Scroogedom. I love the way the house feels and smells at Christmas with the scent of pine needles and cookies baking.
The stockings are hung and the sound of Christmas music is in the air. Still, I am going to keep Christmas simple this year. I am not going to go shopping crazy. We don't want to lose the meaning of Christmas in commercialism, even if it was my goal, in previous years, to single handedly keep the economy afloat. Less stress, more fun, that's my moto now.
5 comments:
Do you know I looked at these pictures last night before going to bed, and then I dreamed about your house! I love it. The colors, the quaintness, the charm. I especially love the little dark table to the left of your fireplace. That is just so sweet and perfect there. I'm going to see if I can find one.
Jill, You can get that table and similar ones at Target.
it's so nice to see your gemuetlich home all decorated!
go for the REAL tree this year, you'll be glad you did! and leave it up till I get there!
Oh so I see my mom is coming down! Neat! Well I hope this comment comes through. I love reading/seeing the pics and the cousins and 2nd cousins and homes!! I've got to get Amanda's recipes for all that homemade from scratch cookin' she did!! I'm tired just reading it. LOL.
Somehow I missed this post the other day! I'm glad we share the "less stress, more fun" motto. Now, if I could only follow through on my philosophies...
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