We've had quite the busy week. Sunday through Tuesday was spent in preparations - far busier than it normally would have been but I was so far behind on getting things done. Wednesday we had both of our local(ish) kids and their significant others here to celebrate Christmas; Miss H and Mr. L stayed until midday Christmas Day. Friday my aunt and uncle came for a visit in the afternoon and later my brother and sister-in-law came to spend the night on their way to her family home to celebrate Christmas with them. Saturday the Big Guy's siblings and their spouses came to town for our annual holiday dinner out. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone; but I'm ready for some quiet time and to get back to a normal routine.
Last Week I:
Listened To: Mostly Christmas music, but I did also start Lara Prescott's The Secrets We Keep.
Watched: All of our favorite Christmas movies, as well as our usual episodes of Only Murders In The Building. We're a few episodes into Season 5 and I'm not enjoying it as much as I have the other episodes.
Read: I'm sorry to report that I didn't pick up a single book all week.
Made: Twice-baked potatoes to go with our ham dinner, homemade sugar cookies because the kids insisted on doing our annual cookie frosting, homemade ice cream (although I was scolded for not also making the homemade chocolate sauce that I usually make with it), an egg and green chilies casserole, coffeecake, and sausage bites (Red Lobster biscuit mix, ground sausage and cheese).
This Week I’m:
Planning: Christmas will gradually start coming down this week. Whilst I'm eager to get MY chair back into the family room, I will miss the glow of the Christmas tree lights so taking the trees down will probably be the last thing I do.
Thinking About: Our family is not big but we are very close, with a lot of family holiday traditions and I do love to give gifts so opening them is always an event. But it's hard to get used to having to share my kids with other families over the holidays and trying to get all of the things done in half the time we used to have. It was a little overwhelming for Mr. L, who was spent Christmas with us for the first time.
Feeling: Like today is a good day to not do much other than to finally pick up a book and try to knock one last book out before the new year.
Looking forward to: I think the only thing on our calendar for this week is a hair appointment. We don't even have New Year's Eve plans at this point!
Question of the week: How were your holidays? I hope you got to spend them in exactly the way you wanted to spend them, with people you love.
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