Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Today is my traditional pajama day. I stay in my pajamas all day while taking down the tree and watching the Doctor Who Christmas special. Before I start taking down my Christmas decorations, thought I’d pop on here to plan this slower week.
Joining in as always with Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom. Very grateful she continues to give us the gift of hosting this link up and for the wonderful community of bloggers who join in with it.
The Weather
After a bizarrely warm week including a warm, rainy Christmas Eve, it’s 32 degrees/feels like 22 with snow flurries in the air! There’s a chance of a little snow (dusting to an inch) today. I’m happy to have a bit of winter weather finally. Summer person as I am, I was missing my winter weather as it helps add to my holiday mood. (That said: Christmas shopping with no coat is super nice!)
As I Look Outside My Window
I was so taken with the clouds this morning! Probably not to those of you who live near mountains but the clouds reminded me of mountains.
Right Now
I’m typing up this post, listening to the dryer, the cat’s snoozing on the daybed behind me and the boys are also still asleep upstairs. My husband is also home and watching a show on his tablet.
Thinking/Pondering
We had a really nice relaxing Christmas this year. Thinking about the different looks of our Christmas over the past few years. Really liked the energy of Christmas this year, despite the entire year going by at breakneck speed, Christmas felt slower and less frenzied. Hoping to keep that feeling going into the new year (and beyond!).
How I Am Feeling
Still tired. I didn’t get my Christmas nap as I had to make pies to take to our Christmas dinner with my brother. (Excuse me a minute while I go jot something down in my Christmas notebook: Make pies the day/night before Christmas!)
On The Breakfast Plate
Cinnabon cinnamon roll, bacon, coffee plus the usual vitamins
On The Lunch Plate
No idea, maybe a ham sandwich on French toast bread (G made us French toast as part of Christmas breakfast yesterday)
On The Dinner Plate
Pork chops, baked potatoes, probably Christmas goodies for dessert/leftover apple pie (chocolate pie disappeared in minutes)
On The Menu This Week
Monday: Christmas! We had my brother in law over for Christmas breakfast (my SIL worked the Chiefs game). Biscuits and gravy (and sausage and biscuits for those of us that don’t like gravy), French toast, watermelon cut into Christmas tree shapes and strawberries, coffee, juice, and of course, Christmas cookies! No lunch and then, dinner at my brother’s house where he made homemade spaghetti sauce with both Italian sausages and meatballs, salad, and bread. I took dessert, apple and chocolate pies plus there were some cookie plates as well (not from me).
TUESDAY: pork chops, baked potatoes (this is mainly because the pork chops didn’t get put in the freezer on Sunday when I ran to the store early in the a.m. so I wouldn’t have to go today.)
WEDNESDAY: pepper steak, rice
THURSDAY: maple baked chicken thighs (This has been on the menu for something like 5 weeks and I’m determined to actually make these!)
FRIDAY: hotdogs and French fries
What I Am Wearing Today
Velvety pink and black leopard print pajamas, the pajama top is more like a hoodie, regular leopard print slip on shoes that don’t match (I’d be in slipper socks but need shoes for running up and down to the basement putting Christmas stuff away)
On My Reading Pile
I have 2 new library books loaded on my phone. One is Yellow Face by R.F. Kuang and I don’t remember the other one, I know it’s a thriller that I’ll probably read first. Over the last few days, not Christmas-y at all, I read The Whispers by Ashley Audrain. Didn’t do much for me and I found the ending frustrating though many reviewers on Goodreads seemed to love it.
On My TV
Well, there was that Grinchy part of tv viewing yesterday. Would someone please get the Chiefs an offensive line for Christmas? Ugh. Also watched Charlie Brown Christmas and had A Christmas Story on in background during Christmas morning. More football on at my brother’s house. Doctor Who later today. Not sure what else, not really watching any series at the moment.
Looking Around The HouseÂ
Post Christmas chaos and I wouldn’t want it any other way!
On My To Do List
Not too much thankfully.
- Put away Christmas tree (Nativity will stay out until the Epiphany)
- Pay bills
- Clean house, G is talking about maybe inviting some people over for New Year’s Eve so we’ll also need to clean the basement a bit in case anyone needs to stay the night
- Send a couple Christmas cards, late but still…
- Maybe go out to the nature center and go for a walk, fresh air sounds nice
From The Camera
Didn’t take many pictures over the holiday weekend (Excuse me again….off to make another note in my Christmas notebook!), not even with my phone.
We went to the KC Symphony on Friday.
Holiday screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas, symphony played all the music in the movie as it showed on the big screen. (Fun trivia fact I learned: Catherine O’Hara, the mom in Home Alone is also the voice of Sally!)
Beautiful Christmas Eve Sunrise (from the grocery store parking lot, ha!)
Waiting for Santa
Super cool and special gift from my brother who hosted Christmas dinner. A bird feeder he made from an old redwood post that he had kept from our late parents home.
Quote For The Week
I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.
(Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Your brother’s gift is truly special. I am speechless…
Thank you! Yes, it was such a wonderful and unexpected gift. Now, to figure out where I can put it so the squirrels don’t destroy it. Hope you’ve had a great Tuesday!
Merry Christmas! Glad you had a good one. Have a relaxing week
Thank you!
An amazing gift! Isn’t it nice to slow down a bit and enjoy the holidays! I promised myself that next year will be different. My husband never appreciates anything that we purchase him so next year he is on his own. He will get his own with my money or he will have nothing under the tree. Also, since he did not like dinner this year, he will plan the meal. He did not eat with us or anything and I am tired of him ruining the holidays. He is about to be a single man without his family if he does not change his attitude as the kids hate being here with him.
I’m so sorry your husband didn’t share in the holiday joys with you. Maybe the Christmas spirit will find him in the next few days. Hope you get to relax and enjoy the rest of the holiday season and have a wonderful new year!