i had so hoped to show off all the decorations hung for the holidays here at moland but i have had an awful bug for the last week and as of today, so does mini. so for now i will drop off some shots of just a few of the trees and as soon as i feel better will put up a some more.
you can't really tell in these shots but it is taken for granted by all who live here that once you become a mother you automatically have a knack for turnin' any ol place into a winter wonderland within hours of the trees bein' delivered. don't misunderstand me please....i love any sort o decoratin'....i have just always wished there was a wee bit less of it to do. every year in july i get goin' on how nice it would be to have just one great big tree at christmas...or maybe we could still have the five or six my family wants but they could all be those pretty fake ones that come with the lights already attached. they seem interested and nod now and then but they really aren't listenin' one iota. next thing i know it's that time o december when mini and her daddy have between 30 and 60 rubbermaid decoration filled bins hauled into the entry hall and all lined up with the lids propped open...then they leave and go on their search for a half dozen or so perfect trees. once the perfect trees are located, they call to tell me of their incredible tree talents and say they are gonna stop some place for dinner and a little shoppin' on their way home. of course they never make it back until AFTER the big truck rolls up the driveway and i have to wrangle a bunch of strange men and the talented trees into the house.
tree pickin' time after tree pickin' time i vow i will go with them and share my own tree talents and shake the whole process up....but after so many years this has become our own silly tree tradition and somehow it wouldn't be right if it happened any other way. i will continue to act as if i have been tricked since that seems to be part of the fun for my adorin' family and never let on that i am dreadin' that first christmas where it's just me and mini's daddy and he agrees to one fake pre-lit tree!
hope you are all feelin' better than me and mini and enjoying the holidays with your family!
