Posted by Dinah on December 25, 2003, at 13:49:10
We only put up the old shabby ornaments on our tree this year, because the puppy is all over it. Besides, my son likes those just as well as the more elegant ones (better even). And he did a lot of the decorating, so many of the ornaments are clumped in one place. While the bottom of the tree is bare except for a few metal bells for the puppy to ring.
My son also set up the nativity scene. You can't see the baby Jesus. My son said everyone would want to be looking at the baby, so the other figures are in a tight circle around the baby Jesus with only their backs showing. Makes perfect sense to me.
The walls are hung with the construction paper decorations he's made at church and school over the years.
I think the house has never looked so good. :)
I woke up in the middle of the night and realized that the tradition of a big Christmas morning breakfast has to end. On my glucophage, if I have eggs scrambled with sausages and peppers and lovely biscuits with the oranges from our stockings, I'll never be able to eat the roast beast and yorkshire pudding for early dinner. So next year, we'll move the egg tradition to Christmas eve. That made me feel sad. My husband says I love tradition too much. We had toast and oranges instead, with a light lunch.
My son was so excited yesterday that he hardly ate all day. He was so excited looking at what Santa left this morning that he was trembling. He and the puppy were buried in wrapping paper as he tried to interest her in her new chocolate bone (she prefers her human toys - fingers, toes, or maybe shoes or his toys). And Harry wouldn't chase his new red and green Christmas rope, but he did hold it with his paws and let me put his crown on him. (Harry's the King.)
It was a nice Christmas. :)
So far. I still have my family and the Christmas dinner to go. :-O
Wish me luck. Or maybe I've had more than my quota for Christmas this year. :)
poster:Dinah
thread:293355
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