November 30

Today, in addition to an impromptu visit with Santa and a carriage ride around the local shopping center, we got our Christmas tree. And then we started the decoration process.

We didn't get to the homemade ones yet, but it was a trip seeing my kiddos hanging ornaments from my childhood on the tree. I won't lie: I did a wee bit of re-decorating after they'd left the room and it's still just :cough: slightly lopsided, with about 3/4 of the ornaments hung on just a few very low branches, but I love it anyway.

Because traditions and family and the fixings of Christmas time are blessings.