Don't you feel like preparing for Christmas is an exercise of endurance? You make list after list, check them twice, and decide if you want to be naughty or nice. Naughty is relative isn't it? Spending too much, or not enough, might be naughty. Endulging in something for yourself might be naughty...or maybe not being good to yourself at this time of year might be get you in trouble. Breathe, be good.
Here's some nice things that happened since we last spoke....Wednesday night the Room 10 boys performed with the band at the school's holiday show. They played the drums, and they rocked it. We were in the last row - best view, but bad for photos. Still, so nice.
I was out shopping with Fallon today, and we scored a pink tree to go with the deer. Nice.
A nice surprise came in the mail today from Ann Marie and the Festival Ballet of Providence (Rhode Island). They have permission to use my nutcracker image for their merchandise - this year they made black hoodies with a silver print, and she sent me one! Thanks Ann Marie. Nice. When I took this photo I had an a-ha moment. Sam collects calendars, and that is all he wants for Christmas. There are about 40 on the walls of his room. He has a few perpetual calendars - and he loves this nutcracker with the countdown numbers. It never occured to me to paint some blocks for him - a gift I'll be making tomorrow.
The local fire station suited up and paraded through our part of town with Santa. The all-volunteer firemen ran up and down the street delivering candy canes while the sirens blasted and rockin' loud music played. How nice is that?
This just in - Artists' Cafe Volume 2. It is really NICE. (I have a few things in it!)
We're expecting a big snow storm. How perfect that I'm almost done preparing and can spend a day wrapping while listening to my Christmas music. Nice.
