Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The Ninth Day of Christmas
















My little tree is really turning out nicely. I waited until my oldest came home from college to decorate it as a family affair but he was totally uninterested and was even putting up ornaments upside down, ha ha. He did do very well with his grades though - his lowest grade was a Bt, with the rest As and an A-. My number nine ornament is a snow icicle - so quick and simple to crochet it is almost a crime. Anyway, went to Pier 1 with my youngest tonight to help him pick out a few stocking stuffers for his girlfriend. I looked with longing at some of the ornaments which were reasonably priced at $2.99. But I have to say there is something pretty cool at having a tree decorated completely with ornaments you've crafted yourself. The Pier 1 ornaments were sure darn cute but so are mine. And I think that even my sons feel some pride with our homespun tree.

Now that the tree is up and decorated for the most part I am glad I embarked on my knitted/crochet ornament project. It did help to keep me occupied and focused during this somewhat trying time of year and for that I am thankful. Having the tree up and looking so charming is instilling a bit of the holiday spirit and for it being the longest and darkest day of the year, that is something. And better late than never with just 4 days til the big day.

4 comments:

  1. Hope your Christmas is going well - the tree looks gorgeous with all your cute decorations!

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  2. The ornaments are sweet as can be. Merry Christmas!!

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  3. Merry Christmas, WiTM. I am so impressed with your tree ornaments. Magical! I hope you enjoyed the day. I love the days after, when life settles down, and there's time to reflect. Free time is so valuable!

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  4. Thanks all for the nice comments about my tree and ornaments. It is hard for me to take the tree down. I hope everyone is "resting" and recovering from the holiday bustle and settling into the new year.

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