ABOUT READY FOR CHRISTMAS!

It seems like every year, I wait and wait for Christmas time to come around. Then every year I feel like it creeps up and is here before I know it.

I started out with a bang this year. I got most of my shopping done early. Presents wrapped, cards sent out, tree up up, activities with the Girl Scouts planned.

Then it happened. I started to settle down into the enjoyment of being almost finished early and able to relax and take in the Christmas cheer.

Now I feel like I'm so behind! Plus, to top it off, I have a cold.

I still need to finish up my shopping, put ribbons and bows on a lot of my presents that I didn't finish wrapping, bake cookies, make candy and finish decorating.

I was going to go to Disneyland tonight to see all the lights and partake in the fun but I just don't feel up to it. So, I'm staying home.

I'm hoping I feel well enough to take my Girl Scout Troop to feed the poor Motel kids on Friday and have their Gingerbread Christmas party on Sat.

Well, I guess tradition lives on my life. Come Christmas Eve, I'll be running around trying to get everything finished. Then I'll promise myself that next year I'll get everything finished early...though I know I won't.

DECORATING THE KELLOGG HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS

Yesterday I met up with some of the ladies from my Victorian Tea Society to decorate the Kellogg House. It is a a beautiful house that was built in the 1800's. They have tours go through there and a lot of the schools go there for field trips.

The children learn the way life was 200 years ago. They learn to make butter, see how the children dressed, the toys they had and how much harder life was then then it is now.

It's also the house where we have our Christmas tea.

I got to work on decorating the Christmas tree along with another lady. We had so much fun. Laughing and talking. The time flew by.


We didn't get the house finished as it was getting late. But, we got a lot done. Another group will come and finish on Monday.

They didn't have a lot of the decorations that we have. Back then a lot of garland, greens and wreaths were mostly used.

Of course they didn't have the fake items we have today. So the decorating we used is more just to give the feel of that time. Since we have the decorations up longer then would have been, using real greens just wouldn't work.

We used, pine cones, flowers and ribbons to weave in the greenery.

Some of the ladies donated items they had sewn. Since most of the women did sew back in the 1800's these items are true to the time period.

At my house I normally do all the decorating by myself. Doing it in a group was so fun.

After we finished we all ate dinner together. It was such a fun and festive night. I really enjoyed myself. Now I want to get my tree up and decorated.

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