And I get a little bit cranky when I have to get dressed. Even if it is to go to the target to buy christmas lights on sale. In a fit of real-life avoidance, yesterday I undecorated our tree, took off all the ornaments, tinsel and lights and went out and bought new lights and then redecorated. Tim and I are just never happy with the lights and this year our friend Karen clued us in, we need frosted lights instead of clear. We got these jumbo dew drops and I think they’re the perfect mix of nostalgia and modern and I’m so happy with them! So the tree is staying up til February. Actually it doesn’t take as long as you’d think to redo a tree. There’s no unpacking of ornaments, lugging up boxes from the basement, etc. Ok, just justifying my insanity. But see how pretty!
We had a wonderful Christmas weekend out at my parents house. Things that were awesome…narrowly missing a very nasty flu, an elated Oscar playing with his new train table with all the trimmings for 3 straight days (and counting), well received presents including my Mom’s quilt and my sister’s heart bear (yay for Jess Hutch patterns!), my special wrapping paper, the su doku puzzles that I became addicted to (perfect for filtering out every to-do thought left in one’s brain) and my new Small Object See Sew tote bag full of treats!
I’ll wait for a sunny day to take pics of all the fun crafty stuff I got for Xmas. Here’s a peek. Oh! and the missing package from eQuilter showed up on my doorstep on December 23rd (btw, did you know I’m the first domestic package of theirs ever to go missing?! odd since I was talking with at least one other gal who’d had the same thing happen to her!) so I was busy into the night making Oscar’s annual Christmas pjs.
Ok, that’s all the time at the computer I can take. Have to ease myself back into it. Now it’s time for a napper and maybe, well you know, some japanese number puzzling 
Oh wait! Can’t forget the best Christmas present I saw this year. My friend Stacey made a board game! for her niece and nephew. So cool!
glad to hear that you and yours had a wonderful christmas. i bought my hubby a few of those suduko books and we are having the hardest time with them…grrr! all that erasing
can’t wait to see all the wonderful goodies you got and i must say i am jealous that you have been in your pjs for three days. i’m not that lucky…but does it make me a bad mommy if bella was in hers for three days?
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Where did you get that wonderful paper? My father-in-law was a dyed in the wool Cardinal fan and he passed away in the spring suddenly…unexpectedly. I’d love to have some of that paper as a way to keep his memory active in my daughter’s mind.
Was sudako the ‘must have’ item this year? My husband’s young cousins all got them.
So happy to see Oscar’s holiday pjs!
Glad you made it, they made it, you all made it!
Hooray Christmas PJs!
Love all the christmas pics..we’ve had many all day pajama days here too..delightful. Love love the jess hutch bear! my Noah got one. I wonder how many were knitted up for christmas??
beautiful pictures!
happy new year Hillary & co!
Cute pj’s! Those lights are really neat. Did you say you found them at Target?? I also love the tin robot — I bought the exact same one for my nephew this year to begin his collection!
glad to hear you are in pj’s too. It’s snowing here and today is the first day I got dressed.
I love those Amy Butler pajamas! I’ll really have to find the missing piece of my sewing machine…
i am addicted to su doku puzzles too!! such a great way to zone out!
oscars pjs are really adorable…glad the package finally arrived!
awesome, everything is just awesome! the stripping of the tree and redecorating, your special paper, oscars pjs, that beautiful tote bag stuffed full of goodies…oh man!
What a wonderful thing to re-do your tree and revel in pyjamas!! Life is too short to not love how you spend it.
Enjoy
yay, jammies.
Happy Christmas and New Year, Hillary.
Happy New Year Hillary!
I just linked to your site on my newish blog – something on your blog inspired my latest adventure in craftiness!
I love reading about all of your crafty and other pursuits. Hope 2006 brings you lots of great joy and inspiration
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