Our Christmas this year was very different from Christmases in the past. We didn’t have lots of hustle and bustle. We didn’t go to many activities. We didn’t have the house all decked out. We didn’t have lots of Christmas baked goods. I was recovering from surgery, so things were very low key. On Christmas Eve, we sat down to watch The Nativity Story as a family. Munchkin cuddled with Daddy, and I relaxed in the recliner. We discussed different aspects that we know were incorrect (such as the wise men coming to see Jesus on the night that he…
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Can I just say that I’m tired of recovery? I no longer need to take pain meds (um, unless I overdo things…), so that’s a good sign. The bad thing is that I’m still on restriction including a weight restriction. When you’re use to doing pretty much everything yourself, this can get old really fast. Especially when you want to get the house all ready for Christmas and see things that need to get done. I am being good though and just doing little things here and there that I’m allowed to do. Sometimes I do a little too much…
Dressing up for Christmas
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After church yesterday, I took these pictures of Munchkin and D. Munchkin loves dressing up for Christmas.
This year, the decorating was all Munchkin and D. I think they did a great job with the tree. They surprised me by putting up a few more decorations while I was in the hospital. One addition to our holiday tree this year is a lego train around the tree. Munchkin and D had a blast putting the train together and getting it “just so” under the tree. They also built a tunnel for the train. Munchkin continues to make various things here and there. Check out more Christmas trees at the 2008 Christmas Tree Decorating Contest at An Island…
As you know, we had our Thanksgiving early due to my surgery tomorrow (Monday). We also put up the Christmas tree. We’ll be putting up the Christmas decorations today. Last night, we started our Christmas season off by heading over to the botanical gardens for their Christmas light show. We enjoyed listening to Christmas music while we drove through the lights.