just staying home...

 Two days in a row, what a streak I've got going!  This fine day, I puttered.  I put some lights up, I hung wreaths, put some solar Christmas lights on the deck, put a new bow on the old wreath for the front door and hung it up.  I moved my chair from the Christmas Tree Corner, vacuumed there, dragged it across the floor.  Sunny didn't know what to make of it.  She was wagging and looking at me the way Labs do, head tilted, ears up.  Suri didn't notice, she can't really hear anymore, and she was sleeping.  She did however, sneak down the stairs when I wasn't looking...we keep the gate closed because the cats' food is on the second step, and Labs are hoggy pigs.  I had carried some things downstairs, and noticed while I was down there a big mess in the hallway...Suri had peed in the hallway, on the nice new flooring.  ugh.  I had to lean over for SO long to clean it up.  My knees no longer allow me to squat down, so.  

Well, I don't know when that was from, but she sneaked down there while I was doing things, forgot to close the gate, heard the crunching of cat food...when a dog like Suri crunches cat food, it isn't the dainty little munch of a cat eating, no it's more of a slobbering gobbling crunch.  She also went down and peed again.  ugh!

She is old, and I make her sound like a monster, but she's darling and sweet and lazy and her back leg gives out on her.  

Anyway, enough of the awful stuff.  The house is all ready for the Christmas tree!  I cleaned out and sorted coats and jackets today, donated a few, put a few in the kids' rooms, just made it neater over near the door.  Now I have three big bags to bring to donate, wonder when that will happen?  There's also a boatload of cardboard to burn.  What?  You don't burn your cardboard?  hmm.

Here's my take on doing this decorating stuff all alone:  it's hard.  Even last year, when Sonja wasn't married and lived at home, and Miss Char was here, it was way easier.  With Cam and Jonny too, just ask them to bring up the Christmas stuff, and voila, it's here.  If they all help get things out, and move things around, and put away fall stuff and random stuff, it gets done.  Jonathan is in Winnipeg, Manitoba this weekend, btw, it's where Rosi is from, his fiance.  

Anyway.  I may have to scale it back in the future, but who knows.  

I did make it through the day without going to Walmart.  I need a few extension cords, but managed with the two I have, so far.  I need a few things for Thanksgiving, but I thought about the Saturday before Thanksgiving at Walmart, and decided that I'm good.  Also, I need air in my tires again, and I've leaned over enough today ha.

I was supposed to make lasagna for tomorrow, but guess what?  I didn't.  

The coffee counter...after I took this picture, I removed the "coffee" sign and put up a cute little snowman that says JOY.  

Sunny lying on the new little rug, in front of the fake fireplace which gives real heat. 

The little bookcase that I moved to make room for the new one I just finished.  This replaces a tall ugly bookcase that didn't look right at the end of the living room.

The new coffee table!  Well, it's old, but it has a new look.  

The new bookcase and the new mirror.

Ah well.  Camille is at a music weekend, Jon in Winnipeg, it's just Paul and I here.  Football is on, and I am an expert at tuning it out.  Oh, once in a while there will be an interesting play, but meh.  We had bacon and eggs and Ezekial toast for dinner.  It's cozy and Christmasy in here...can't complain.  Have a good evening!