Surprise and Merry Christmas! It’s me, Sarah! Susie is out today trying to throw together all her last minute Christmas stuff before the masses descend! And I don’t blame her, I’ve been doing the same thing. Just look at the state of my living room this week:
So, for the sake of my pre-Christmas to-do list,
Happy Friday!
So, apparently, we got snow up in the northland because our contractor texted me and said…um, do you have a snowplowing service? Apparently the people installing our baseboards and painting encountered this. (actually, not our house, but you get the point. )
In the meantime, I was trying for some festive holiday charm down in Florida…
But fear not,
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling the hustle and bustle of the christmas season right now. With just two days until the big trek north, I’m up to my eyeballs in wrapping paper so I can haul all these gifts with us.
For reference, this is our tree from last year:
But I wanted to stop what I’m going for a second and share a little something fun!
Let’s just talk about this week.
First…the Vikings. THE VIKINGS.
We turned the game off at the top of the 4th Quarter and instead did THIS:
Tiling the Bathroom.
The bathroom is coming along…we won’t get it done before our trip North, but hopefully before the Great Exodus where our friends and family flee the North and visit us on our little island.
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And,
We had a small tragedy at our house this weekend.
Not life-threatening, just…
Well, you be the judge.
I made my holiday rolls. I wish I’d taken a picture – but they looked like this:
I also made a batch of cinnamon rolls…
They were delicious.
Okay, it’s done. Shopping. Pies. Rolls.
We. Are. Ready.
And so, I had a little free time this weekend and I binge-watched House of David, Season 2.
Oh, it’s GOOD. SO good. I loved how the showrunners brought in David’s devotion to God, along with his warrior character. (There was one scene in episode 7 I had to rewind and watch over and over!)
Anyhoo…it made me think a lot about the posture of gratitude.
You sort of made me cry.
First – thank you to everyone who submitted a recipe! Soooo many great recipes…you made me hungry! And so many sweet entries accompanied by memories of grandma, or mom, or dad, or uncles. You got me thinking about my Mom, and all the love she put into Thanksgiving.
So, last week was a little weird for me. I got a taste of what my life would look like if I was a single gal, no one to force me to walk on the beach, or break for supper, or walk the dogs or even go out for a drive.
It sort of freaked me out.
You getting hungry yet? I keep opening up my email to yet another delicious looking casserole to make for Thanksgiving.
Alas, Thanksgiving is going to look a little different this year for us. We’re not traveling, and no one is traveling to us. With our house still being repaired, we’re in Florida for T-day,