Well, you can see why I don't do scrapbooking... I can't even keep up with a blog! Sorry it's been so long since the last post. And I'm only doing this one now so that I get one more in before the New Year! We are off to Memphis to my parents', and then up to Illinois as Art is in his friend Kevin's wedding on Saturday. They are getting married in Iowa City. So we'll be making a big circle this year- hope it doesn't snow!
Here is our Christmas collage this year. As years pass, I get a little less particular about holiday decorations, etc. I used to make gingerbread from scratch, then assemble the pieces, and decorate for hours until it was perfect. Now I get the kit at Michael's (with my 40% coupon, of course) and the kids go to town. What you CAN'T see on this year's house is the back side - which is decorated with a game of icing hangman. I guess the kids got tired of decorating, and decided to play a game instead. Oh well. They had fun with a bag full of royal icing...
Vincent now decorates the tree himself. I put it up, and toss on a few strands of lights, and the rest is up to him. He has a ball, and I don't have to do it, and deal with my near OCDish way of making sure all ornaments face the right direction, are evenly spaced, and are placed according to size and color. So now we just turn the lights on and say "great tree, Vincent!"
We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and find your own way to simplify a bit! Please remember to keep Christ at the center of your CHRISTmas celebration!
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