The sun is shining today. Oh, it’s cold alright, but the sun is shining! It makes me feel better about it being cold. Even the winter sun warms you up while your hanging clothes on the line. Or doing farm chores. I’d rather have sunshine falling from the sky than something wet while doing farm chores in the winter.
I volunteered to alter costumes for the little kids play (preschool thru 5th grade) at church. I measured a LOT of kids last night. I lost count. lol And have 16 more to do. There’s 30 something kids in the play. Thankfully they are all wearing robes! So I only have to hem the bottom and sleeves. 4 others need lengthening on the bottom and sleeves and 2 need fabric added to the side seams. There are actually a few that need NO alterations at all! It won’t be that bad at all. And shouldn’t take to long. I’ll be starting the sewing later today. I’ll have my kids pose for pics, cause their cool, and they’ll do it. lol
I also need to work on Christmas cards. I think we have enough left over from the last couple of years that we won’t have to make any this year. I’ll find out after I actually make a list. lol I need to get the ones for church done by Sunday. Abigail’s Wednesday night class is doing a post office thing to raise money for missions. Give them the cards, and the postage money, and they’ll deliver the cards to the families in church, and donate the money to missions. Sounds like a good deal!
I’ll leave you with one of our favorite Christmas traditions.
Duane and I got this glass at Arby’s when we lived in Florida. BEFORE we had kids. Yeah, the glass is old. lol Other people got enough glasses for people to drink out of for Christmas dinner. But we only got one. We only went to Arby’s once while they were doing the glass promotion. lol So that, 1985, Christmas we used it as a candy dish for M & M’s. And we have contintued that ever since. For 22 years, this glass has had M & M’s in it for Christmas. The past few years I have had a hard time with the kids eating all the candy. lol I no sooner put candy in it, then they clean it out. So it stays emtpy a lot now. But that’s ok. I just picture it full, and I’m happy. It has holly going around the bottom of the glass. See…..isn’t it pretty?
Does anyone else have traditions like this?
