December Tid Bits

As always, it was a hectic month and even though I had mailed the bulk of our Christmas cards the day after Thanksgiving, I had a few stragglers to pop in the mail. Christmas cards are hands down my favorite part of the holidays! I feel like I'm sending a tiny piece of love and goodwill out into the world (and it keeps our addresses current!)

Last Christmas I'd been able to find 3 of the Pottery Barn striped stockings and I was on a mission for that 4th one. Don't ask me how much I paid, because my eyes still water a bit when I think about it but in the end it was worth it. I absolutely love how the fireplace looks!

Candy cane stripes were clearly on my mind with this year's Christmas pjs!

They look so cute!

How they sleep in them is a different matter. I have no idea how they don't wake up with sore joints!

I guess the silky hair bonnet kind of doubles as a sleeping mask? Especially since the girls tend to leave their lights one when they go to bed!

I usually like my roses in the pastel colors but I couldn't turn down these beauties!

This popped up on my phone on a day I really needed it. So much of the magic of Christmas rests squarely on the shoulders of the moms.

The holiday choir concert was beautiful!

I love that these two can share in it and cheer each other on. 

Gita is up for pretty much anything so when I challenged her to climb the door jamb so her foot was in the very top corner, she took me up on it...

...and TRIUMPHED!

The pharmacist asked if I have questions and I said no. Then I read the instructions. I have questions...

The Madrigals performed at several elementary schools and Liesel found a fan in the crowd at her alma mater. One of the teachers caught this moment and sent me the pic which was so sweet of her!

So- Brent and I are old. We enjoy going to his work's Christmas party which always has incredible food and great people. But the music is SO LOUD we can hardly hear anything that is being said and we always leave a little hoarse.

The girls are now old enough that we don't feel the need to rush home. We got a hotel room to cut that commute in half and enjoyed some rare 1:1 time in the middle of the holiday rush. Next year we are thinking we'll throw in some stocking stuffer shopping the morning after the party. It's the one time we don't have obligations or inquisitive girls around us!

Thanks to my sister sharing her Wordle, I was able to get a couple on the first try!

The 12 Days of Christmas is not my personal favorite- aside from the 5 golden rings, the gifts are weird and the song just gets to be tedious. This came across my feed and breathed a whole new life into the meaning.

This also came across my news feed and gave me a chuckle.

I've been in a purging mood and it was time for this treadmill to go. It's huge, awkward, heavy, no one really uses it and it's not exactly aesthetic. I wanted it gone but was sure we could make a little coin. I told Gita if she helped me move it, take pictures and sell it, I'd split the money with her. She was totally game (Gita is always game!) and so here's a photo of her showing how great the treadmill is. We did sell it and my sainted husband delivered it with help from some (buff) friends. 

I'm so happy this thing is gone!!!

Finding good Disney frames is getting harder and harder so I sourced several from eBay and finally put together a display of all our good times at the Happiest Place on Earth.

That was our December!