flipping on my internal holiday circuit

Recent routine holiday rituals around here have included: making the "snacks" (Chris's dad's special recipe) and getting out the holiday kitchen towels. 

I also found this little snowflake I cross-stitched about a million years ago. Ok it was probably only 24 or 25 years ago, when I was head over heels in love with stitching X's into a design, and I could see better. Such a simple, sweet, bit of holiday trip trap. I decided it should be displayed. 

I could not resist buying one more red glass ornament when I was at "Stitch on Needlework" downtown on Saturday. It's a great hometown treasure and can always be counted on for a gift or two. Plus something for me. 

I have found myself walking around the tree more this year. Moving things here and there. Because I can. Because it's distracting. Because I like it. Note to self -  get the tree up early again next year.

I can see the lights from the front windows when I pull into the driveway after work. As soon as I take off my coat and ask Chris "what's shakin", I walk into the front room and fill up my eyes. It's like flipping on my internal holiday circuit. 

Comments

[jacki long]

Just wonderful, Carol, I can feel the warmth from here.

[Emie]

Looking at a Christmas tree lit up at night with the lights off is one of my most favorite things to do. Maybe with a few Christmas Carols in the background. I always wanted colored lights when I was younger but my mother insisted on "classic" white one's. Now, there's this beautiful thing... pre-lit trees where you can switch between colors or white with the push of a button. Everyone can be happy! Random thing here... I was at the dentist yesterday for a crown.. their tree had sparkly white glass molars on the tree... similar to the old blown glass German ornaments.. it was awesome! (I would have expected some cheapo plastic ones but these were real glass)

[Maureen]

I made "snacks" last night too. In our family we called it "Scramble". It was my mom's recipe with lots of butter and worcestershire sauce and garlic salt and Lawry's Seasoning Salt. We make it only at Christmas time. I so enjoy your posts. Thanks so much for taking the time to write them! Merry Christmas!!

[carol]

Maureen: your recipe sounds a lot like Chris's recipe! We only make them at Christmas too, because that's when his dad made them. He used to put them in the old Folgers coffee cans for gifting :-)