Jody and I went Christmas shopping yesterday and got a few things. I still have so much to do before I'm ready for the BIG day! We are not extremely extravagant in the gifts we give, but we do try to match each gift to the person receiving it! Sometimes that is really difficult!
Chance, of course, is our biggest "givee"! Since he is our only child at home anymore, he gets the Christmas "goodies"! Jody and I don't do much for each other because it seems kind of silly to spend money on each other just because it's Christmas! We will exchange something - but nothing big!
We bought a new Christmas tree this year. I have never enjoyed putting up and decorating the Christmas tree. Yes, I admit it! Bah Humbug! I don't think I'm a Scrooge, but that is just really not my thing. When Candace was still at home she always decorated! She even came out last year and decorated my tree for me. I felt a bit guilty and didn't ask her this year. She still enjoys decorating - it's just in a different house now - her own!
When Jody and I went shopping yesterday, I asked him if we could get a new tree - smaller and already lit! Yay! He said yes and we got one. It's much smaller around and I don't have to string lights! I don't care if I get anything else for Christmas or not - the tree absolutely makes the season for me! I trimmed the tree with candy canes (which will be gone before Christmas!), colored bells and bulbs and voila! Beautiful tree in 1/4 of the time!
This past week flew by! Chance is still recovering from surgery on his wrist so I kept him home from school this week. He goes back to school tomorrow. He will have the stitches taken out on Friday and I guess Dr. M will schedule a time for the rods to be removed from his hand at that appointment.
Chance has been going with a girl, I'll call her B, for a couple of months now and she spent a little more time at our house this past week. She is so sweet! It's fun to have another girl around again. She went to church with us this morning and then to lunch afterward. She then came over to the house and we watched movies this afternoon. I'm really proud of the way Chance is behaving himself - a true gentleman!
B's mom brags to me all the time how polite Chance is when he is at their house. She is really enjoying him being around. It makes me feel good as a mom to hear another mom bragging on my son! He is so quickly becoming a man!
I turned 50 this past week! I can say it without pain - 50! The girls in our department decorated my office quite lavishly! They brought snacks for the day and I'm supposed to plan a day to go to lunch with everyone - my choice of restaurants! It's always fun for us to go to lunch together! It's fun to get out of the office and spend time together! I know, I always say it - but it's true - I work with a great group of women!
Addy called me tonight after attending the Hannah Montana concert! She was so excited! Her daddy took her as a special treat. She wanted to tell me all about it - she saw Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers! She's six years old! Sometimes it seems like she should not be so excited about a singer at her age, but then I remember how I dreamed about Elvis and I was pretty young then, myself!
Well, I got another week gone and new one beginning! I'm not sure what will be happening this week other than Dr. M for Chance and probably more Christmas shopping. That is, more shopping as soon as I figure out what to buy!
In His Love and Blessings
annb
In His Love and Blessings
annb
sounds like you guys had a good time
ReplyDeleteI got a prelit tree too this year (a black friday special :o)... it was so great not having to string the lights and then look to see big gaps in them. I love Christmas. It's crazy and rushed and busy and fun...
ReplyDeleteAmanda has a new boyfriend too, we like him a lot. He's from church. I'm glad Chance has met such a nice girl.
Happy Belated Birthday, I hope you had a good day.
ReplyDeleteI'm a lot like you in the fact that my girls have done all the decorating around our home for the past few years. I said to Gordy recently I don't know what is going to happen when they move away. He said not to borrow trouble.
I'm sorry I didn't hear about Chance's surgery earlier, I would of been praying for him. I hope that he will heal quickly.
Thank you for your encouraging comments, I always look forward to reading them.
Be blessed my friend,
Sue
I really like your new blog design!
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday, Ann! 50 is the new 40, I think. I actually am enjoying being in fifties.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of your blog - it's so festive!
Thanks for the visit Amy - there's nothing better for making memories!
ReplyDeleteAnnie, I love my new tree! So much faster and the lights are distributed evenly over the tree!
Sue, Thanks for the birthday greeting. I'm looking forward to being one of the "over 50" gang! Chance's surgery went well and he's good now for another four weeks when they will take out the pins.
Natalie, glad you like the new look! I wanted to do something "Christmas-y"!
Valerie,
Thank you for the birthday greeting and I agree 50 is the new 40! I can't believe I'm actually 50 - I feel the same as I did at 20! I did get my first "50" perk today! I called my bank for something and the woman I was talking to said, "about your birthday" . . . and then said I could change to a new account keeping all my numbers and everything but with better perks! Of course I said yes! So that's my first discount since turning 50! I'm excited to find out what else is out there!