The holidays are now over and hopefully flu season with them. I have to say that I'm grateful that all of us got through November and December as well as we did. And really thankful that both Jack and Molly passed another Christmas with us. I'm also happy to see the New Year here. For whatever reason, I'm hopeful that 2014 will be a good year despite all the strange happenings (climatic disasters, etc.) that have occurred in 2013. The weatherman says that the Northeast is due another Arctic blast this weekend. I surely hope they are wrong...
Have I made resolutions? No. I simply plan to be more organized than I have been in the past. But unfortunately I have tried to do this before. I can GET ORGANIZED easy enough... it's just that I don't KEEP ORGANIZED - for whatever reason.
Non-the -less, now that our principle battle with 'whatever DH and I had' is winding down, I hope to spend the next few weeks before classes start again... putting all our paperwork in order. Who-ever said that computers would make for less paperwork were... confused if not totally wrong. Sure, you can store things at your fingertips and bring them up very quickly... most of the time. BUT if you don't have the info down on paper somewhere, then you're really screwed if/when the computer has problems.
DH took the tree down today. It's always sad to see it go. And it always wants to hold onto one of my favorite ornaments. As it was being dragged out today, it let go of one of my baby cherubs it had apparently held hidden in it's clutches. I quickly retrieved it and replaced it with a felt ornament that it could keep. I think it gets awfully lonely laying out on the front sidewalk waiting for the city workers to come pick it up. It should have something to remind it of Christmas to take with it.
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| very old Santa ornament from my parents' tree |
I will leave the holiday wreath on my front porch up through January. It is indeed hard to let the holidays go, especially when you've been sick. Hope that you both continue to get better every day!
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DeleteI love the horse and rider photo.
ReplyDeleteI do too!
DeleteHow nice of you to provide your Christmas tree with a companion while waiting for the trash people. I never thought that they might get lonely and feel neglected after all the oohing and aahing that goes on about them during the Christmas season.
ReplyDeleteWe always let the tree keep one ornament. It does seem sad to throw it aside after it gave us such pleasure. Ours are made into mulch for the people of this area that want to use it. Seems like a good idea...
DeleteThose old family ornaments were so fragile that the survivors are real treasures.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are extremely fragile. We seem to lose some every year... just while packed away. But I always want to put a few on the tree... for memories sake.
DeleteThe story of your Christmas tree holding on to an ornament as it was being taken to the curb would make a great short story. You have a compassionate heart♥ If you have a photo of your daughter riding her horse at the same age it would be a nice gift for your granddaughter to have them put in a frame together...:)
ReplyDeleteYes, Dee. I can see that... "The Tree that didn't want to go..."
DeleteThat old Santa ornament is amazing. I love unpacking the ornaments every year... so many memories!
ReplyDeleteThat poor old Santa ornament hardly has any color left to it. Everything fades away eventually... but we don't want to see it go... so we hang on to it as long as we can.
DeletePutting your daughter of her horse and your grand daughter on a horse together in the same frame is am Amazing gift idea. I spent my teenage years riding a horse too. She was a big boned Sorrel mare and I swear sometimes she was rolling her eyes at me.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Rian. i love the photo of your granddaughter on her horse - so competent and in control at a young age.
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