“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder
Christmas Cookie Tag Review
My friend over at the Little Acre that Could put this together-all the cookies from our "Cookie Tag" game. Because I believe Christmas cookie baking should happen year round, I'm sharing now. Which is next on your list to try?
Christmas 2013 Recap
It started with the Christmas Story.
To heading to the Christmas tree.
(FAST!)
To finding a note from Santa.
To accessorizing with items we have around the house?
Finally, we dug into the presents.
Anyway, once we finished opening, I lined up all their loot and made them sit in front of it. They were cooperative, because, you know, there were more snacks involved.
Those goats....
Sure, sometimes they drive me absolutely nuts. They love to either follow me when I don't want them to and get into mischief or to ignore me when I want them to come. Although never funny to me in the moment, it would be comical for you to watch me trying to get them grain. Both of them jump up on the old freezer we store the grain in, by the time I get them down and open the freezer, one has already jumped in. By the time I get him out, the other one has likely jumped in. Lifting goats with a kid simultaneously on my back. It's a form of exercise. It must be.
But seeing the goats around this old farm, hearing them call to us, watching my kids give them ginormous hugs...
And you know, sometimes they knock on our door. Seriously, it's a real knock that we think is a human. And to open the door, expecting company, and then you find a little goat staring at you? How could you not smile? Really, they're welcome company around these parts. Glad we have them.
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve night arrived before I was even aware. A too-late dinner paired with a too-late bedtime paired with a sick mama who was doing her best at flying solo=an overwhelmed mama. Once I got them dressed, I was ready to tuck them in bed to begin the monumental task of preparing that Christmas tree for Christmas morning.
But, something stopped me from thinking "What's next?" for just a moment. It was my kids. Squealing in excitement over their new mama made jammies. I didn't feel like trucking down those stairs once again to grab the camera, but I'm very glad I did.
They were playing "One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four".
And talking and laughing about who knows what.
They *finally* fell asleep. Somehow, I pulled the strength to get the tree ready. It's no fun being sick on Christmas, let me tell you. But I managed. And in my eyes, it looked striking. (Can you spy the cat?)
I wrapped all ours in fabric bags/wooden boxes.
My in laws sent several generous packages and asked us to wrap them. I used the packing paper that came with their amazon orders and tied a bow. That look is my favorite type of look for holiday packages.
Thankful I pulled it together, despite not feeling well. I promise to show you Christmas pictures as soon as I have more energy to go through them (hope to feel 100% soon!) Thankful my kids had a marvelous Christmas.
But, something stopped me from thinking "What's next?" for just a moment. It was my kids. Squealing in excitement over their new mama made jammies. I didn't feel like trucking down those stairs once again to grab the camera, but I'm very glad I did.
They were playing "One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four".
And talking and laughing about who knows what.
And this wasn't my idea, it was his.
This year they look so big. Next Christmas Eve, I'll look back at these pictures and they'll look so tiny. Grabbing that camera helped me slow down.
My in laws sent several generous packages and asked us to wrap them. I used the packing paper that came with their amazon orders and tied a bow. That look is my favorite type of look for holiday packages.
We're ready.
That's right. We're ready. For Christmas, that is. We've been doing all the types of things you're supposed to do to get ready for this time of year. Festive things.
Like Re-decorating the Christmas tree after it was knocked over (I'm the guilty party),
giving and being the recipeients of some early gifts (packed in that which was fantastic fun cleaning up),
sending cards, baking, making crafts (including enjoying many cookie cutters that were mine from my childhood),
enjoying the snow outside,
and inside,
and back outside again (being creative finding just one more article of clothing that is not wet),
coming in for hot cocoa,
getting together with friends, singing along to Christmas music (they BOTH do, hilarious), watching classic Christmas movies,
And haying. And planting corn. Haying, you ask? Planting corn in December in Maine? Well, the best farmers work on their farm year round. I clearly have the best farmers.
Thankful for the merriment that comes this time of year, and Thankful for also finding the time to keep for the most comforting types of things we love the best. I'm off to enjoy the hustle bustle that comes with the next few days, but I'll also be on the look out to embrace that which is familiar. And it won't fly by too fast this year, I'm sure of it. I am going to be slowing my mind enough to let these memories sink in. Magical it will be.
Like Re-decorating the Christmas tree after it was knocked over (I'm the guilty party),
giving and being the recipeients of some early gifts (packed in that which was fantastic fun cleaning up),
sending cards, baking, making crafts (including enjoying many cookie cutters that were mine from my childhood),
and inside,
and back outside again (being creative finding just one more article of clothing that is not wet),
coming in for hot cocoa,
getting together with friends, singing along to Christmas music (they BOTH do, hilarious), watching classic Christmas movies,
And haying. And planting corn. Haying, you ask? Planting corn in December in Maine? Well, the best farmers work on their farm year round. I clearly have the best farmers.
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