Happenings around our house in the last week before Christmas....
Our friendly little elf, Robert, made a fashionably late appearance at our house this year. He said he got sidetracked on a tropical vacation in Tahiti and couldn't leave an emergency situation. Personally I think he couldn't tear himself away from the Mai-Tais in time to get to work. He eventually did and showed up this year sitting at our front door on his suitcase donning a sweet tan. I was relieved to see him...(lj. was beginning to get a little nervous.) Ever since, he has been getting into the sweets and general mischief (as is the norm with these little guys) and giving BOTH the kids great laughs and smiles when they find him each day. Little a. loves finding him and pointing a crooked finger and saying "I SEE WOBERT!" Ah, the simple pleasures.
L.j. got to partake in a holiday "centers" party at school today complete with an ice cream station. If the kids each made their reading goals for the quarter, they got tickets to trade for ice cream and toppings...1 per. So, if they got say...7 tickets....they could trade them for 7 scoops of ice cream! (yikes.) Or, 1 scoop and 6 scoops (albeit...small spoonful=scoop) of various toppings. I have to say, most of the kids made wise choices and didn't overdo it. One little girl had 17 tickets!!! I would have hated to be her mom today. 
This is my front door wreath. I love it. It's super fun and it makes me happy and it's huge and sparkly. I mean, really, what else do you need.?
My dining room has taken many different forms over the holidays. This year, I think it's toned down. This is probably J.'s least favorite decorated room and the cause of some heated discussions, like when I finished decorating this year he said "Geez, we have so much crap!" Gee, thanks honey, glad you like it.:) In his defense, he likes our wooden decorations over the sparkle of crystal and glass... I agree but I feel the need to sparkle up the place sometimes too. 
Sweet snowman feet....pitter, pattering along. I love that a. can wear these jammies this year, because I have great memories of lj. in the same ones. 
(Some of) my favorite ornaments are these old, retro, glass ornaments that were J's grandma's from the 50's. They are super cool.
Our tree resplendent with paper chains and colored lights this year! I must have lost my mind. Oh well, anything goes these days in our home!
This is the old lady version of our tour. I think the piano top looks a bit old fashioned, but I guess I am on my way. I was on a kick a few years ago to find a vintage aluminum tree until I got freaked by the fire danger of them and realized they were way out of my price range for a whim. I got this little tinsel tree to satisfy my need. 
The really cool part about having colored lights on your tree??? This dots and slash creation....I call it "The Totally Tubular Tree Tussle"
Our mantle. Again, every year I have internal conflict and dilemma over this fixture. Too much?
So, that's a quick peek into our little humble home this Christmas. I would love to see your creations....oh, and I am going to make cookies tomorrow. J. made our "Almost famous, famously fabulous, homemade Irish Cream" tonight. Thanks for indulging my loopiness.
wow! I love your holiday house! Love that wreath! Elf of the shelf is the biggest pain in my ass. I decided to write a note today to leave beside my bed to remind myself to move it. It is disturbing how often I forget to move him. Your mantle if very pretty too. Love those little trees.
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Awesome post. The pics are great, especially the Robert pic.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing...it was fun to see your decorations (and your B&W pics on the walls); i like your mantle--definitely not overdone; haven't done the ELF thing yet, but if you can remember to move it, looks like it could be fun-- maybe i should put B in charge of that one? I'm afraid he could get very creative with that! ;-)
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