I woke up this morning, and it felt like Sunday! Then, it felt good to know that there are actually two more days before going back to work!!
Joe and I cleaned the house this morning, then started pulling the Christmas decorations down from the attic. Made some good progress getting things out and placed around. We have a Santa collection, a snowman collection and an angel collection. I decided to leave the collectible Nativity set packed away. Lilly is still a little clumsy jumping on things. I don't want a piece to get broken. We have a wooden nativity that is out, so we're covered for the true meaning of Christmas. The tree isn't completely decorated yet. I'll finish it tomorrow, and Joe will finish the outside lights tomorrow. Will post some pictures then.
We're not expecting company for Christmas, but we will be very busy the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. My cousin, Stacy, her husband Tunney and their two girls will be at Disney that week. Our nephew Jim, his wife Mary and their two kids will also be at Disney that week. Our nephew Lou, his wife Peggy, their girls and two friends will be down that week for a soccer tournament, too. Hoping they can stay for New Year's Eve, but we don't know yet. It's nice to anticipate seeing family!
I put a turkey breast in the crock pot this morning, so we had turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries and corn for our dinner. It actually tasted better than all that food at the country club yesterday. We have leftovers for tomorrow!! Hooray!
We are watching "A Christmas Story" tonight. One of my favorites! Will follow it with "A Christmas Vacation"....getting the season started!
Wishing you a good evening and Saturday! Peace, love & hugs.
Just saying, I wish we lived closer to each other. Jim and I both have been confused as to the day, and I am still not caught up with the time change. Cant wait to see your decorations...enjoy the long weekend.
ReplyDeleteYour leftovers sound delicious. I ate too much yesterday. There's something so social about eating! We don't have our Christmas decorations out, but now I'm feeling inspired after reading your post. I love my nativity set and it sits out on the piano. :-) You have a good weekend too!
ReplyDeleteI really did not realize that this movie thing after Thanksgiving was a new American tradition. But on the Canadian National news tonight they featured the Thanksgiving movies to watch according to American lists of new movies for the winter. I wouldn't have paid attention and just gone on crocheting if I hadn't read your blog for the holiday. The only one that interested me was one of a bi-polar fellow, and Robert de Niro is his dad. I really am not into movies much except for the internationals with subtitles. But that one's clip/trailer intriqued me.
ReplyDeleteI think just about anything you put in the crockpot comes out delicious. I don't know if it's that the food is cooked slowly or exactly why. I've made a promise to myself to use mine more.
ReplyDeleteWe had leftovers too but we had ham. It's all gone now. I do miss turkey leftovers especially the turkey sandwiches.
ReplyDeleteI love that movie "A Christmas Story". When I watch the part where his mother dresses them up to go outside, I have to laugh because I know what I looked like when our girls were little. LOL And the father's lamp in the window! Oh my gosh. That's hilarious.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite movie? "It's a Wonderful Life".
Hope you have a great weekend.
Carol, we love "It's A Wonderful Life" too. That's definitely on the top of the list.
DeleteYou have me in the mood to watch movies! How fun that you have family visiting during the holidays!
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