Christmas Confessions

1. I try to watch all the Christmas specials on T.V. We tape them. We ignore what's on the Family Channel, unless it's something great - because who has time to watch all their 25 days of Christmas and 12 days leading up to Christmas and whatever new count down they are adding this year. We taped The Muppets Letters to Santa and cracked up through a a lot of it. We taped Rudolph. Santa is mean in Rudolph, really. We taped holiday song special and NBC brought us this gift:
(You may want to skip ahead to 40 seconds to get to our favorite part)

Aren't you a better person for having watched that? I'm sorry to those of you who feel violated and Charro is forever etched in your memory. We also make a point to watch It's a Wonderful Life each Christmas eve.

We really like this part and will quote George's interesting situation line quite a bit through the year.

2. I don't address our Christmas cards. Josh likes too. It's mindless and easy and so he does it every year. On that same subject - our cards are going out in waves this year. If you didn't already get it, it's not because we don't like you or didn't have intentions. It's simply because Josh wasn't working from an updated list and the updater of the list has been slow this year. My goal is to get all the rest out today. Maybe they'll get there by Christmas, maybe not, but the thought is still there.

3. I rarely get around to Christmas baking. I want to be one of those people, but I'm just not. I just don't always find the time. Perhaps I still will, but probably not. Never expect homemade goodies from me.

4. I always try to get my shopping and wrapping done early, but rarely do. The year I did, we forgot my sister's husband. That was embarrassing. Today, I have to go out and brave the crowds to finish shopping.

5. I love looking at lights. It makes me angry that more people don't put lights up. I think they are lazy. Conversely, (I should go buy Josh Converse - he's got no present from me yet!) I really enjoy people who go the extra mile - especially if their house is visible from a main thoroughfare. We have a house that backs up to a more busy road and I think we will decorate the back of our home next year.

6. I decorate the day after Thanksgiving. I want to enjoy Christmas as long as I can. If Josh would let me, I'd do it before Thanksgiving. Here are a few pictures:




I probably could have taken more and even better photo's, but I'm pretty convicted that I need to get my act together this morning and finish my shopping. Notice the clock that never says the right time. Also notice we still have yet to decide on a stocking for Micah. It's probably the last year I'll be able to get away with something like that. I just can't decide if I want to get all new ones or try to find something that will match ours. I didn't take a picture of our entertainment center - even though it's one of my favorite parts. Micah was busy watching Einstein and I didn't have the hear to turn it off when he was letting me get so much done by watching it.

7. I listen to KGFM Christmas whenever I'm in the car. I don't like their selection this year; they seem to have forsaken a lot of newer Christmas songs for many different versions of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". But sometimes they play this little gem - because when my mom was working for the radio station, she passed along my love of this song and requested they play it.

I love this song because as a child I remember driving home from the mall with my mom and sister and we just totally made fun of it - my sister and I that is. It's so random. Wow! I don't ever think I've seen the video like this. Wow!

Have a Merry Christmas!