This year's Christmas tree may be the one that broke us from the tradition of getting a real tree. It dropped needles in the bunches throughout the season and, by the time I got the lights and ornaments off, the majority of the needles were on our floor. We've been getting real trees for over ten years now and have never had this happen. We scooped up what we could and vacuumed the rest and ended up breaking our vacuum cleaner (it was probably on its way out, but still). Not only that, but both Curtis and I had allergic reactions (bumps/rashes) on our hands to this particular tree. And, these needles were incredibly sharp. It was pretty painful to step on one. Plus, the tree farm we've been going to out here closed its doors after this season (its owners wanted to retire). I think those are a lot of signs that maybe it's time. We'll discuss it as a family next year to see what we all want to do.
Winter mornings are hard for me. It's dark and cold and I don't want to leave my warm bed or my warm house. I always feel a little bit jealous of Mabel all snuggled up in the blankets. These are always the months when I want to be a dog.
Graydon bought a bari sax! He's been wanting one for a long time. Thanks to some money he had already saved plus Christmas and birthday money, he was able to purchase one!
Bella had a Saturday basketball game that was about a 45-minute drive away. She also had the school winter formal that night. She and her date were joining other friends for dinner before the dance and she needed to be ready to go by 5:15pm. We didn't leave the other school until after 4pm. But we came prepared because we knew time would be tight. I curled Bella's hair during the drive home!
We got home at 4:55pm and she was ready to go by 5:10! Here she is with her date, Sam. We took some quick pictures and they were out the door to meet up with their friends.
Isn't she lovely.
In all the rush, we didn't take any photos with her beforehand, so we took a quick selfie after she got home.
We enjoyed hearing about her night. Sounds like it was a fun one!
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