Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. We moved swiftly into Christmas mode by picking out our tree on Friday morning. But then we realized we all weren’t quite ready and waited until Sunday to bring it inside. This weekend we’ll probably decorate it. Baby steps…
Of course, ready or not, the holidays are coming, and December 1st was marked with the return of one the kids’ favorite parts of the season: the Advent calendar. This year will have to feature more crafts and activities at home (making ornaments and wrapping paper, for example), and fewer outings, but I don’t think they’ll mind. Hudson asked if memorizing a Christmas song could be added this year, which is a great idea! We started with opening up the holiday-books box, choosing toys to donate, and making a craft with grandma (at a distance, outside!). And of course there will be lots of movies. I think we’ll add in Home Alone for the first time this year. We have already started with Little Women. (Do you have some favorites?) Here is a past post with some more of our favorite Advent Calendar ideas.
I also need to get going on holiday cards this weekend. I’m later than usual this year. If you haven’t gotten a photo for yours yet, here are some tips.
Some links of note…
“The dangerous ‘yeah, whatever’ phase of Trump’s lame-duck Presidency.”
Biden names an all-female senior communications team!
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