Three days before Christmas, I thought that it could not possibly be three days before Christmas. It felt in the rhythm of life that there had to be at least another week. My sense of timing was all off. Part of it was the late Thanksgiving. Part of it was missing Christmas-themed Sunday worship due to being in the nursery one week, staying home with Caroline the next week when she wasn’t well, etc. Part of it was the total lack of snow. Then we all came down with what I’m assuming was what they are calling Omicron and everything just went on from there. I barely turned on the Christmas music after we got sick because I had the never-ending Omicron headache and did not want to listen to anything. We never even made any Christmas treats although we did manage a very enjoyable Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together.
And Caroline was very happy with her gifts.
Christmas officially came and went, but I am still fighting that feeling that I’ve somehow lost a week somewhere and I can’t get it back. Our Christmas decorations are still up and I can’t use the Epiphany or Twelve Days of Christmas excuse any longer. But I comfort myself with the thought that our neighbor across the street had her Christmas tree up (and lit) until Valentine’s Day last year. I can still see a brilliantly decorated house and yard on the next cul-de-sac over when I look out my office window in the evening. So I suppose as long as we get around to taking care of them this week it won’t be too scandalous.
Even our annual January tax appointment is scheduled a week later than usual this year. Maybe I’m not the only one feeling like everything is off by a week?
Speaking of decorations… The picture is new ornaments. Caroline and David were out Christmas shopping when Caroline found these ornaments at the Hallmark shop. She was thrilled to find one with her name since it isn’t one of the always available names. There are NEVER ornaments with my name, but they bought an extra white one and David repainted it so I would also have one. I have a pretty great husband and daughter.
How was your Christmas? Do you feel like you lost a week somewhere?
1 Kings 17:8-16
Yes, I think a week went missing somewhere in there, the one in which I was to write Christmas letters.
Our Christmas was good.
Last weekend my husband came home with a bunch of Christmas lights that were on clearance for 25 cents each!
Hi Peggy,
I barely – and I do mean barely – got my Christmas cards and letter out. I was doing it at the last minute even though I had them for the entire year ahead of time.
I partially blame woke sports. My life used to have more of a rhythm around sports (college football, college basketball, etc.) but now that I’ve mostly stopped following them, I’ve lost that rhythm. Plus not doing homeschool co-op any longer. Every week just feels the same. It’s really weird.
Great score on the Christmas clearance! Deals like that are fantastic!
Sallie
We had a nice Christmas. We were behind in everything this year. It seems every one we talk to had the same problem. We are in the process of packing up the decorations. We did send out Christmas cards, but it seems every year we receive less and less cards. We had our first accumulation of snow the other day. It was about 3-4 inches. Most of the snow has melted. We are having a cold snap this week. We all received a lot of books and a few DVDs of the old movies and television shows. Wishing you David and Caroline a Happy and Healthy 2022. God Bless.
Joan,Marion and Marilyn
Hi Marilyn,
I’m so glad you all had a good Christmas. I hope you have a Happy and Healthy 2022 as well!
Sallie
I frequently feel like I’ve lost a week.
Our Christmas was good, but felt unusual because we couldn’t quite manage the time to have our usual traditions for Christmas. It’s difficult learning how to transition to older teens working part-time and less time together as a family.
It also didn’t help that the week between Christmas and New Year’s I got sick.
Hi Ticia,
SO MANY people were sick over the holidays. I think a lot of us had a holiday season that was just different. I hope you are feeling a lot better now. Another blogger I follow has been experiencing big changes in her holiday celebrations as well as her children have gotten older, married, etc. I imagine it can be difficult to manage all of the new relationships and responsibilities.
Good to hear from you!
Sallie