they win

I’ve long maintained that the tree shouldn’t be set up until the 15th of December at the earliest.  What can I say?  I like a saturated Christmas.  This year the kids convinced me to do it earlier.  Today was the day.

I have to say it was fun to get out and dust off the baubles and trinkets which adorn our tree.

Most are handmade or have a story.

We rather luckily have a glassblowing friend who gifts us with these lovelies.

That’s a beaded one I made a lifetime ago.

That’s a kitschy, besparkled and bedazzled bit.  The product of a drunken craft night chez nous.

Everyone helped.

Taste testing the tree is always important.

Keen supervision is important too.

Some were confused.

I love our little tree and that everyone has a part to play in making it happen.  The mister does the lights.  I make the branches look pretty and add the ribbons.  The sprogs put on the ornaments and everything comes together beautifully.  Of course Ypsilon, being the new kitty, is going to be a huge big jerk and claim it all for herself, but it’s all in the name of a month of fun and merriment.  I’m for that.

banishing november

We’ve got two days left in this hellcat of a month and I’ll be happy to say ‘good riddance to bad rubbish’ once it’s over.  I think this may have been the worst November I’ve experienced since I was 16 years old, which is saying alot as that was a horrible November.

Here are a few heartwarming things which I’m counting on to get me through the next couple of days:

– I just watched Wall*E.  I know I’m a little late jumping on that bandwagon but I’m glad I finally did.  It’s life-affirming on the same level as the Flaming Lips album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is.  Go watch it…again.

– I’ve got some employment prospects coming up which are promising.  I’m crossing my fingers and toes.

– Sunday will be decorating and tree-trimming day.  The sprogs have finally won out and I’m happy to give in.

– I’ve had a crazy amount of ideas lately and have been able to see a lot of them through to fruition.  Teasers to come.

– the Free People Boutique has an amazingly cute holidays ’08 card available for downloading and printing.  You can check it out here.

– I get to come home to a great family everyday.  Can’t really beat that.