I didn't post yesterday because we didn't do much worth documenting. We went through the kids clothes, toys, books, and other "stuff" around the house in major declutter mode. Then I cleaned while the kids spent some time at the neighbors house. All this to prepare for today, which is Christmas Decorating Day at our house! We put on some jolly Christmas music and got to work! The only thing missing is the tree (oh, and the outside lights, but Peter is going to do that tomorrow morning, since it was drizzling most of today and it isn't supposed to rain at all tomorrow). We don't have a fake tree, so we don't like to get one any earlier than about 2 weeks before Christmas, so we have a bit longer to wait for that. But, the house looks festive and it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. :) After dinner and showers, we sat down to read from A Christmas Carol. It is our first time reading through as a family--we are going to try to complete it before Christmas! We read for about 45 minutes, taking turns reading out loud (Peter was at work during this time, unfortunately). We are reading an abridged version, made for families, so it isn't as "wordy" and formal as the original version. It may be a huge undertaking, but we are going to give it a shot.
Stockings
Front window
Where we will hang Christmas cards
Manger scene
(Note the absence of the Magi, who were not actually there the night he was born.)
Table
Abridged version of A Christmas Carol
Reading
Even though it was an abridged version, it still had some challenging words for our newest reader.
Big brother helped sound out words.
Now, it really feels like Christmas is close. I love this time of year! Can't wait for December 10th, so we can get a tree!!!!
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