This winter has been a bit abnormal. We are 16" below average on snow fall for the winter and we can still see grass on most of our yard. So while the snow has been mostly absent, the cold temps have not. We have settled in to all the comforts of winter: soups, grilled cheese, chicken pot pie casserole, barley wine, down jackets, and fuzzy boots. We are thinking this will probably be our last Christmas in this house (fingers crossed that our house sells this spring) and so I pulled out most of our decor for one last shebang.
Our dining room window is the perfect height for keeping the curious kitty out of the stockings:
We debated getting a real tree this year but decided it wouldn't be worth the hassle for 3 measly weeks. So, we set up the 2 artificial trees that normally flank our front door on the porch inside this year. It turned out that I have 4 boxes of perfect sized ornaments for this size of tree.
Tree #1 in the living room:
Tree #2 on the other side of the living room (both trees have white lights):
We also hung the lights that normally go outside inside this year. We spend a lot of winter evenings hanging out in our living room and so we concentrated all the lights in that room:
So festive!
Now if only I could get the lights to stay hung up! Droopy strings of
lights make for hours of kitty entertainment.
We'll be visiting both of our families for Christmas this year. It's time to bake some cookies!
