I tend to go all "bah" & "humbuggy" between Thanksgiving & Christmas and this year my Mom died right before Thanksgiving. My Dad (who has dementia) decided too late that he wanted to spend Christmas up here in PA for me to pull together the airline tickets needed to get him up here with his grandson flying down to escort him here & then back at a reasonable price, so depression keeps trying to creep in. On the other hand, the youngest of my grandkids is 5 this year and I've decided that's the best possible age for Christmas. The other night, he spent a long time explaining to me how Santa was going to come down my chimney, out through the fireplace and leave presents for good kids (and he assures me that he's the best of kids). He's helped his older sisters decorate my tree and arrange the crèche, last night helped one of them dip and decorate pretzels with sprinkles (I'll be cleaning up sprinkles for weeks) and I'd swear his mother has been stoking him on Red Bull. lol All three kids will spend tonight here so we can churn out more goodies and have a movie marathon. It's hard to maintain a downer attitude with all that going on, so I'll crack open the Bailey's, get Dad's presents (and rum balls) ready to ship on Monday and look forward to having a 2nd mini-Christmas next month, when Dad can join us. Sometimes you just have to keep remembering what you have to be thankful for...
appleannie wrote: I tend to go all "bah" & "humbuggy" between Thanksgiving & Christmas and this year my Mom died right before Thanksgiving. My Dad (who has dementia) decided too late that he wanted to spend Christmas up here in PA for me to pull together the airline tickets needed to get him up here with his grandson flying down to escort him here & then back at a reasonable price, so depression keeps trying to creep in. On the other hand, the youngest of my grandkids is 5 this year and I've decided that's the best possible age for Christmas. The other night, he spent a long time explaining to me how Santa was going to come down my chimney, out through the fireplace and leave presents for good kids (and he assures me that he's the best of kids). He's helped his older sisters decorate my tree and arrange the crèche, last night helped one of them dip and decorate pretzels with sprinkles (I'll be cleaning up sprinkles for weeks) and I'd swear his mother has been stoking him on Red Bull. lol All three kids will spend tonight here so we can churn out more goodies and have a movie marathon. It's hard to maintain a downer attitude with all that going on, so I'll crack open the Bailey's, get Dad's presents (and rum balls) ready to ship on Monday and look forward to having a 2nd mini-Christmas next month, when Dad can join us. Sometimes you just have to keep remembering what you have to be thankful for...
Hey...Were trying to cheer Double B up here AA? I'm really into the Holidays and somehow you managed to depress me with all that...
appleannie wrote: I tend to go all "bah" & "humbuggy" between Thanksgiving & Christmas and this year my Mom died right before Thanksgiving. My Dad (who has dementia) decided too late that he wanted to spend Christmas up here in PA for me to pull together the airline tickets needed to get him up here with his grandson flying down to escort him here & then back at a reasonable price, so depression keeps trying to creep in. On the other hand, the youngest of my grandkids is 5 this year and I've decided that's the best possible age for Christmas. The other night, he spent a long time explaining to me how Santa was going to come down my chimney, out through the fireplace and leave presents for good kids (and he assures me that he's the best of kids). He's helped his older sisters decorate my tree and arrange the crèche, last night helped one of them dip and decorate pretzels with sprinkles (I'll be cleaning up sprinkles for weeks) and I'd swear his mother has been stoking him on Red Bull. lol All three kids will spend tonight here so we can churn out more goodies and have a movie marathon. It's hard to maintain a downer attitude with all that going on, so I'll crack open the Bailey's, get Dad's presents (and rum balls) ready to ship on Monday and look forward to having a 2nd mini-Christmas next month, when Dad can join us. Sometimes you just have to keep remembering what you have to be thankful for...
Oh man! So sorry to hear about Texan. She always had so much character and would get so mad about these boards. She was a blast.
well ---- I won a Christmas tree
Here in Durango - we have "Festival of trees" ---- a non-profit fundraiser. You buy tickets - and drop them in to vote for your favorite trees. Secondary purpose
the organizer draws names - and you have a chance to win the tree you voted for.
In any event - I won a southwest themed Christmas tree. It's filled with chili pepper lights and southwest-themed ornaments.
I was a little grumpy about winning (no idea where I put the dang thing -- my flat is only 1500 sq ft). It worked out, though.
Have yourself a happy holiday..... 
