Happy Monday Friends!
Sorry I'm getting to this a little late. I went out with a friend for an early lunch. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Can you believe December is in a few days?? We even got a little snow this weekend (it's since melted) adding to the festive feelings in the air. For those that celebrated Thanksgiving, I hope you had a blessed holiday with your loved ones. 💗
It was a lovely one here, other than my Mom had a sore back and couldn't stay too long past dinner - but she's doing better now. We had yummy appetizers and visited lots (my brother and SIL were here too, along with the kiddos, Matt & I). And then had our wonderful meal and more visiting afterwards. Followed by pie and games and maybe a nap after all that too. 😉
The weekend was a fun one also. My son came home for lunch Friday and Matt and I put out a big leftovers spread for us and the kiddos. Shortly after Matt and I went out and did a little black Friday shopping. And then Friday night both of my kiddos hung out here all night. We played board games and video games and ordered in some pizza. I just love that my kiddos enjoy hanging out with us. I was belly laughing that night harder than I've laughed in a long time! Such a fun night.
We got the trees hauled into the house on Saturday. We also did Saturday evening mass and then came home and snuggled in and watched a couple of movies. Yesterday we did more cleaning and I began decorating. I plan to work on that the next several days and hopefully get the rest of it complete. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🎶 🎄
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
yogurt, coffee
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
lunch with a friend, my mammogram, painter coming to give estimate on office room and hallways, Annie's hockey games, help my Mom, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
Lots of decorating ahead!
AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE
I'm in my office and I can see a sweet little candle glowing next to an adorable paper poinsettia a gf gave me for my birthday (real poinsettias are toxic for cats). (see pics below) I'm listening to old Christmas music discs on my bose system and I stop once in a while to gaze out the big window that overlooks the bay. It's still frozen over and some sides of it still have snow covering. I'm sipping cardamom cinnamon tea and feeling very cozy.
CURRENTLY READING
Holiday magazines (probably going to remain my go-to through the season). I have several books I'm reading and I jump around - so nothing of mention at this time.
ON THE TV TODAY:
Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, Jeopardy, The Morning Show, Great British Baking Show, The Crown, Christmas movies, HGTV shows, Matt and I started watching The Americans (streams on Hulu right now)
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY -
TUESDAY -
WEDNESDAY -
THURSDAY -
FRIDAY -
*don't have a set plan for this week - have things in the fridge and freezer to use up first part of the week and then going to reset and figure out a menu plan
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
decorate, work on Christmas cards, wrap some gifts
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
This one interested me as I think about getting another one now and then.
FROM THE CAMERA:
I used the cute pumpkin pie boxes that my friend Deb made - to do something different than the thankful slips I did last year. This year I filled the boxes with Thanksgiving related trivia, jokes and poems. While we sat around and had cranberry dip with cinnamon graham crackers, veggies, and some sausage and cheeses with crackers we each took a pie and shared what it said. Everyone seemed to get a kick out of it.
We also had hot apple cider with cinnamon sticks and clove studded orange slices simmering away. 😋
My sweet Bro and SIL. Just love them! 💕
I always have a LOT of Fall to put away!
Switched out for the really big warm comforter for the season and it was perfect timing because we woke up to a chill snowy morning the next day
Bubba was enjoying a squirrel looking for seeds in the snow on our deck
It went from that pretty sun on the frozen bay - to snowing up a storm in a matter of minutes!
PRAYER LIST:
For an end to the conflicts all over the world and anyone living in war & fear. For peace and unity in this country, especially from hate and shootings or violence. For anyone sick, suffering, in pain, fear, loneliness etc ... that God bring them comfort and peace. For His Light and Love to cast out the darkness everywhere. For Matt's Mom and for my gf both dealing with some health issues. For anyone suffering in any way during this holiday season. 🙏