It's has begun.

Well, it's here. It's time. It has begun. Christmas. Slowly, but surely, it's creeping up on us. I can hardly contain my excitement.
This is MY time of year. This is it for me. I LOVE this time of year.

And I want it to slow down already! Oh the anticipation of that morning..the lists of wants that come to me by the bunches from four lovely ladies, the special baking that is only done this time of year, the dreaming done by the Christmas tree and so much more. Yes I know I have completely bypassed Thanksgiving, (which I do intend to post about) but you don't anticipate Thanksgiving like you do Christmas. You prepare all year for Christmas. I like to consider Thanksgiving just a "lets get ready for the REAL holiday" holiday.

Of course today was 64 degrees. And I'm irritated with that. I want it to feel cozy out...and it so doesn't. I want to light a fire in the fireplace and look outside and say "brrrr...glad we're in here where it's cozy" And in a couple of weeks it will be 18 below zero and I'll be mad at that. But at least I will feel cozy, and it will feel like Christmas.

Despite the weather not cooperating, we decided to put up our Christmas village. I love it. It's the first thing we put up, and the last thing we take down. After Christmas, it becomes the "winter village" and so I leave it up through February. That way, when I look at it, I don't feel sad
that my very favorite time of year is over. I feel like "christmas" is still in the house.
































(sigh) I found out that our first snow last year was Nov 6th. We're a bit behind. Hoping this song will hurry mother nature along.