Posts tagged ‘christmas’

December 21st, 2011

Christmas Cards?

by Dena

This is the year of no Christmas cards from our family. We have had one thing after another and it just didn’t happen. If we had sent cards, they would have looked like this.

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Merry Christmas! I think I’ve shopped about all I can! The traffic is insane and not something I want to venture into unless I have to. I don’t know what was going on at Walgreens yesteryday, but people were foaming at the mouth for a parking place and the guy ringing the Salvation Army bell was directing traffic, which was not a good thing.

I’m ready for this weekend. An old friend is getting married on the 23rd and the theme is Winter Wonderland. I’ve heard rumors of a snow machine, so I’m very excited! Christmas Eve will be an evening meal with the kids and watching the little ones open their gifts. These guys are new additions to the family and have made Christmas much more exciting. I love buying clothes again for ones who don’t complain!

(evidenced by the reindeer outfits they wore without question)

(evidenced by the reindeer outfits they wore without question)

Sunday will be our Christmas breakfast and Santa, then after lunch family will come and have dinner. In between will be cheese balls, Christmas candy and an Elvis cake.

I’m ready.

December 19th, 2011

Christmas Take 1.

by Dena

All the planning, cute matching reindeer outfits, and precious kids are shot to heck with one lesson from the 13 year old aunt in how to stick your tongue out in pictures.

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She did redeem herself later by singing a song that she and I wrote for Christmas. The video looks weird til it starts and is shaky, but the best we could get with a half dozen kids running around hyped up on sugar.

I’m adding this to the link up for IHeartFaces Christmas Bokeh week. Although not what I had planned, it will be a cute memory. Someday.

Check out the other bokeh entries (blurry lights and backgrounds) at IHeartFaces.

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