THE DAY AFTER

AFTER ALL OUR COMPANY VANISHED, A LONG AWAITED NAP TOOK PLACE SUNDAY AFTERNOON with the French door cracked open to let fresh air inside.  Refreshing air quietly wafted inside where I could smell it.  My eyes got heavy and I drifted off to sleep for a NAP waking up to thinking about eating that one piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream that I didn't eat the day before.  

I totally forgot to bring out the eggnog when the household was full of loved ones.  So I drank some with my pie.  The calories were overlooked.  MONDAY will be the day I dive into the vegetables all over again.  HAPPY HANUKKAH on the calendar!  The perfect time to return to a special diet and go look at CHRISTMAS LIGHTS in TOPEKA and MANHATTAN.  

The AUTUMN decorations will slowly disappear with the ornate twiggy pumpkins taken off of the fireplace mantel.  Then the entryway fake pumpkins will find there way into storage boxes with the Nativity Scene coming out of hiding.  I'll continue dusting and cross my fingers that the vacuum sweeper isn't permanently damaged.  Hubby will take a look at it tomorrow.  I so hope it can be quickly fixed as the floors need vacuumed in the worse way.

I would have loved to have had the CHRISTMAS TREE up twinkling with little lights while the GRANDCHILDREN were here.  I believe I'll start a new tradition around THANKSGIVING.  Just couldn't pull this off this year with me being gone so much. 

I'll be thinking about our special week-end get together this week.  Posting pics. There was me and Hubby, oldest son and his wife plus 4 children, second born son with his son, daughter and her husband with three of their children.  The newest addition to our Family is this lil guy at two weeks old.  What a precious baby.

~TWO WEEKS OLD~

Will I ever get caught up with the cleaning and the downsizing?  Not sure, but I have to try really hard to make headway.  I stood in the Dining room staring at the walls that need painted.  Once again I will prep the room by moving furniture to one side of the room and covering.   Priming the dark blue walls twice then go purchase the paint that I need to make the room change her mood.  Going for a more neutral look. 

CHRISTMAS TREE will come out this week.  CHRISTMAS LETTER written and the cards started on.  CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS mailed to the GRANDCHILDREN.  I had planned on handing them out when we were all together, but once again I wasn't ready.  Will mail this week.  

Continue to clean the entire house one room at a time.  Started on the Kitchen.  Deep cleaning. 

 

God bless this mess so it's no longer a mess.

~d

JOINING THE FUN ON HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY
@ DAIRY OF A STAY AT HOME MOM

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WEATHER:  Currently 66 degrees with the rest of the week being in the high 60s!
FEELING THIS MORNING?  Tired, but ambitious to get some things done today. 
ON MY MIND:  Finish decorating two Autumn wreaths that didn't get done before Thanksgiving, because I was out of town most of November due to making funeral arrangements for my Brother.
CHRISTMAS related done the last few days:  CHRISTMAS WREATHS hung on front doors, Autumn decor taken down and replacing with Christmas.  Wrapping up Grandchildren's Christmas Ornaments.  
CHRISTMAS MOVIES:  Haven't watched any as of yet.
WEARING TODAY:  Still in my pink housecoat.
READING PILE:  New magazines that have come in the mail.
TODAY's TO DO LIST:  Catch up on correspondences, decorate Autumn Wreaths, do some laundry, run to town to buy some stamps, clean on Kitchen, prep Living room area where CHRISTMAS TREE will go, take down Autumn decor, rest.
TV:  Not on yet.  Tonight a movie.
LISTENING TO:  The quiet.
CAMERA:  Baby pics.
LOOKING AROUND THE HOUSE:  Yep.  Chores always before me.
ON PRAYER LIST:  Health for my husband and myself.  Energy.