We had a pretty enjoyable weekend around here. Ben worked Saturday, so Ellie and I had a girls day. We decorated a cardboard Christmas tree we made for her last week, baked some sugar cookies, and snuggled up to watch Christmas movies after hanging some more decorations.
We’ve just about finished decorating the inside of the house with the exception of our Christmas tree. I would love to have the tree now, but because the wood heat keeps the air in the living room so dry we have to wait until 2 or 3 weeks before Christmas to put up our tree or it will dry out and die before Christmas. Yes, we are pro real trees, and we recycle them in a number of ways. Even though I contemplated buying Ellie a small fake tree for her room I’m not a fan of them. I don’t think they’re very pretty, and I don’t like the lead hazards associated with most artificial trees. The National Christmas Tree Association has an interesting article about fake trees, how they’re made, the hazards they pose.
Anywho, getting back on topic of the weekend, we had a very enjoyable one. Sunday we took Ellie to her first parade. Even though it was a very small parade she absolutely loved it. She fell asleep before we even made it out of the parade traffic, so our plans of Christmas shopping afterwards were put on hold. Instead I came home and window shopped online to get a few ideas of what to buy.
I still have no earthly idea what to buy for Ellie. I got her a pair of toddler roller skates with my Swagbucks gift cards, but that’s it so far. Our house has become hoarder central for toys. Seriously we have so much stuff I don’t know where t put it anymore. There are boxes in the attic and piles of toys all over the house. She’s filled her bedroom, most of my office, and most of the living room with stuff. I’ve been packing up stuff she doesn’t play with often and donating it, but we still have a massive amount of toys. Plus I have to consider all the gifts she’ll get from our family for Christmas, so I have no idea what to buy her.
At least Ben is a lot easier to shop for this year. I have his present picked out and ready to order as soon as I get paid. Each year I plan the same present for him, and it gets put on hold because we can’t afford it. He’s been looking at titanium rings and talking about getting a new one to replace his broken and too small wedding band, so that’s what I wanted to get him. I found a few that I like in our price range, but now the issue is finding one that will fit. I’ve searched high and low, and no one seems to carry anything over a 13.5. He needs a 14.5 to fit his big ‘ole finger. With titanium there isn’t an option of buying a size smaller and having it stretched, so I’ll have to keep looking.
Now that I’ve gotten off topic again I guess it’s time to wrap up this post. I have a ton of housework to do today anyway, and I definitely can’t get it done if I’m sitting here on the ‘net while Ellie is napping!












