This year just seems busy to me. How is it for you? Christmas seems to be coming at a rapid pace. Wasn’t it just the Fourth of July?
We had great fun getting and decorating our tree. Yes, it is live and it takes pills. I’m not sure if they’re for stress or what, but they make the tree last longer. Kind of like vitamins for trees, I guess. Maybe it’s more of a pain relief for dying trees, because it’s got about a month to live.
It only took two evenings to finish the tree. That includes the rolls of wrapping paper under it. We’re so-o classy, ya know. I hung a wreath, taped some cards to the wall, and – my favorite part – set up the nativity. And yes, that’s a piece of tape holding Joseph up. Classy, ya know.
After that I looked at the boxes of decorations for 3 more days before I just put them away. This year I’d rather spend the time and energy on something else. I’m having great fun with Christmas without extra trappings and stressing over making everything just so.
It’s much easier to go look at everybody else’s decorations. You comin?
If you want to know more about me and Christmas I answered a list of Christmas questions in 2007.
Merry Christmas!
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That is one plump and jolly tree!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
.-= Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)´s last blog ..Christmas Tour of Homes 2009 =-.
This has been the least stressful Christmas season for me yet. I’m loving it! The house was decorated on black Friday and the tree was up and decorated by the next Tuesday. I had to willfully think about how I wanted this precious time to be and plan my days accordingly. I am definitely enjoying the Advent season to the full.
P.S. Don’t tell anyone about taped up Joseph – you cannot even tell
It all looks so festive! I am stopping in from Nester’s Tour. If you would like to see my tour posts you can click on the ‘Christmas 2009′ tag on the left sidebar of my blog. Have a great holiday season!