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I’m sharing some Christmas season pics, our new artwork, and different merry issues earlier than shutting down the KERF HQ for the vacations.
Ho Ho How are you?
We are prepared for Christmas! The boys’ final day of faculty was the fifteenth, so this week has been stuffed with actions. Like final 12 months, I’m planning to pause publishing new weblog posts and newsletters whereas the youngsters are house from college for winter break. So that is doubtless my final submit until 2024! (We are heading out on a festive household journey right this moment so I could find yourself posting a fast recap of that on Monday if it’s photograph heavy!)
Our tree is again in its blissful nook of the residing/eating room!
New Star Wars decoration from Aunt Layton!
The wreath is again on the door however with a distinct door and totally different colour this 12 months!
Same stockings, new mantle
There are extra refined hints of the season round, like this golden pinecone tree within the built-ins.
Lindsay Letters Art
A not-so-subtle addition to the lounge is our new Lindsay Letters Art. We settled on Plant Shop for its colour palette and it brightens up our impartial room!
I like that there are body choices so that you don’t have to try this half by yourself. We went with the sunshine wooden to match our flooring/mantel.
I additionally purchased this birch tree print on an impulse. Birch needed to have it for his room! We bought the identical body. I like it, and so does he!
Christmas Brunch + Bar Crawl
A spotlight of this vacation season was a Christmas brunch and a bar crawl following.
My go-to vacation costume is my Mrs. Claus apron I bought years in the past. I like that I can put on it over an all black outfit and may take away it at any time!
We gathered with a big group of pals, in costume, and performed celebration video games. I didn’t drink 12 drinks for the 12 days of Christmas – I had numerous water + mocktails + just a few actual drinks.
Other Holiday Season Activities
Happy seventieth John Donne!
Making Gingerbread cookies!
We used this recipe.
Hey Clay Set
HIGHLY advocate this clay set! It comes with an iPad app that reveals your youngster step-by-step the way to construct. While Birch does want supervision, he’s nice at constructing them! Only draw back is every directions set is $.99. But it’s been well worth the $10 funding to date!
Getting new tires on our automobile.
Merry Christmas to us (ugh). I labored in a close-by espresso store whereas the Highlander was beneath anesthesia.
Lots of enjoyable at Decades Arcade
Cville’s greatest wet day exercise!
Shark Robot
Sending the Shark Robot to timeout after it tried to eat Birch’s lined up Legos whereas we have been out.
Holiday Fashion
I like Mrs. Claus apron that I can put over any vacation costume and arrive in character : )
I bought these two clothes from Short Story (a clothes supply firm for these beneath 5’4″!) and so they have been each keepers. A basic black with a handkerchief backside –
And this gorgeous inexperienced lengthy costume!
I additionally purchased myself a brand new purse. I actually wished a light-weight canvas or nylon backpack type purse to put on after I’m strolling / transferring, and I discovered this one from ORI London over Black Friday on sale!
It’s the right dimension, tremendous light-weight, and suits my laptop computer (barely!)
I used to be gifted these Lake PJs by my fantastic VA Hillary and LOVE them! They are the right size and so mushy!
Have an exquisite vacation and a cheerful new 12 months!
