Yesterday was cookie baking day. I made regular butter cut outs, and a batch of peanut butter cut outs. They're in containers waiting to be frosted, which I think is the fun part. It's snowing out like crazy right now, so when the girls get home from school, some Christmas music, and some cookie frosting...
It was also go out and about day, when they got home yesterday. We went to get a surprise gift for Paul, then to Walmart to get some things. As much as I hate Walmart, and all the small town stores they've run out of business, and their lying "Made In America" campaign in the 80's, run while they were threatening and bribing small manufacturers to move their facilities to China, ugh, you can find good stuff for cheap, in Walmart. Secret Santa gifts, and then some Brussel sprouts and fresh broccoli to go with those pork chops you have marinating. We also went to Marshall's. Sometimes you find good stuff there, sometimes you don't, but when you do, ca-ching, ouch. Yesterday, we did. We went into A.C. Moore, my favorite craft store, which is closing soon. They aren't all closing, but several locations, going out of business. It's super sad to me, I haunt that place, and I love that place. I get the extra 15% off homeschooling discount, and they have good sales! My kids don't particularly like going there, but yesterday they were pretty nice about it because they know I'm bummed out that it's closing. I only got a tiny tree for $3.20, a few ornaments for less than a dollar, and two little sleds that I somehow think I'll find time to paint.
It's lovely and so festive in here, so cozy, I love it. What I do not love is the prospect awaiting me, the pile of boxes that have come in the mail, piles of presents to sort and wrap. I tried to keep a list...one grand thing is I can type it into notes on my computer, and it's on my phone too, so I can check things when I'm out shopping. But do I log everything? No, it HAS to be challenging. So here I sit in the lovely morning, school kids out the door, dogs snoring, procrastinating the gift wrapping...
2 comments:
Good morning Della 😊 I’m with you on Walmart. I WILL NOT shop there for all the reasons you mentioned plus more!! We have snow too, but I don’t think there’s any more in the forecast which makes holiday traveling good. No awful storms thank goodness as my grandson is driving up from Calgary. You are ahead of me in the baking dept, but I’ll get to that in the next day or two. I don’t do too much anymore, cause we don’t need to be eating that stuff. I just saw ‘Little Women’ is a movie now! I’ll have to go see that! Lovely pictures of your youngest kids. They are all lovely 🥰 Have a great day Della!
Marilyn from Canada
Unfort. Hornell only has a small Walmart and not much else. Oh, we have the little boutiques, and two Dollar stores, but Walmart and Wegmans is it. Sad to say.
Thanks for sharing your photos and I just love your tree, smiles. P.S. I think we have reached the 5 inches of snow and counting here in Hornell/Southern Tier of NY, just saying.
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