Christmas Festivities...
Last night our city was having Christmas festivities in this outdoor/indoor facility near the city hall. There were crafters selling their wares and crafts for the children to do like making pine cone ornaments. There was music from the high school bands and strolling victorian carollers dressed in old-fashioned costumes. There were horse-drawn carriage rides and, of course, SANTA....and the lighting of the Christmas Tree. We got some hot chocolate and strolled around and I bought a few things. We decided to do the carriage ride, but the wait was too long so we decided not to. We stayed about an hour and then headed for home. It was nice....a nice start for the Christmas season.
Tomorrow we may go to Greenmead...not sure yet. Greenmead is a small village of vintage homes and buildings that have been restored...kinda like Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. The buildings are decorated inside and out for Christmas and tomorrow they will be conducting open house tours of the homes to the public. I want to go...but not sure if hubby is going. He's busy getting the outside lights on the house.
This year we are going to Caseville for Christmas. Since the kids won't be coming here for Christmas there is no point in hauling down all the Christmas stuff from the attic. I basically got down the trees and the two tubs of decorations for two of them and the box of wrapping paper, etc. So I'm improvising with whatever I have in the house, plus going to thrift stores, consignment stores and even a garage sale that was selling Christmas stuff, and picking up inexpensive things to decorate with. My house looks really nice considering that I'm missing most of my favorite pieces. And I'm using lots of candles!
I bought Keno a winter coat to wear when he goes outside. With the coat on, there is no way he can squeeze through the picket fence slats. Hubby had loosened the top of the chicken wire (bottom is still attached) which makes it wobbly if he tries to climb it so he hasn't bothered with it. But the coat on him makes it even more impossible. One less thing for me to worry about!...for now anyway until he figures out another way. I can almost see his little brain trying to work it out..LOL
Tomorrow we may go to Greenmead...not sure yet. Greenmead is a small village of vintage homes and buildings that have been restored...kinda like Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. The buildings are decorated inside and out for Christmas and tomorrow they will be conducting open house tours of the homes to the public. I want to go...but not sure if hubby is going. He's busy getting the outside lights on the house.
This year we are going to Caseville for Christmas. Since the kids won't be coming here for Christmas there is no point in hauling down all the Christmas stuff from the attic. I basically got down the trees and the two tubs of decorations for two of them and the box of wrapping paper, etc. So I'm improvising with whatever I have in the house, plus going to thrift stores, consignment stores and even a garage sale that was selling Christmas stuff, and picking up inexpensive things to decorate with. My house looks really nice considering that I'm missing most of my favorite pieces. And I'm using lots of candles!
I bought Keno a winter coat to wear when he goes outside. With the coat on, there is no way he can squeeze through the picket fence slats. Hubby had loosened the top of the chicken wire (bottom is still attached) which makes it wobbly if he tries to climb it so he hasn't bothered with it. But the coat on him makes it even more impossible. One less thing for me to worry about!...for now anyway until he figures out another way. I can almost see his little brain trying to work it out..LOL
posted by Diane @ 10:24 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:35 AM,
JUST A MOM said…
HEY YOU,, been busy here,, hope your keeping warm. I only brought out a FEW things myself.. why bother the cats will only trash it. Hope all is well,, been pretty busy here.
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