The Time is Here

 The first snow and the first Christmas cards have arrived and it was time. I spent yesterday stripping off the autumn pillow covers and taking down seasonal decor. For a break, I sat at the computer and did some gift shopping.  Still to go, hanging up the red and green quilts, putting up lights and Christmas decorations, wrapping some gifts, and doing Christmas cards.

The tree won't happen till maybe next weekend or even later.

It's going to be a much quieter holiday as we are staying very much in the bubble of just us and Justin, Claui, and Josie. But we need the lights and the traditional accoutrements, I think, now more than ever.

A Glimpse of Josie's Christmas

This is a GIANT octopus Aunt Aileen crocheted...

Eight long tentacles with suckers all up and down them!

There was also a hedgehog!

And a doctor kit...

With a stethoscope ...

I am very professional.

Uh oh! Daddy made the octopus attack the sailboat.  He says it is the Kraken, whatever that is. Sometimes Daddy is silly.

Merry and Happy Everything!

And the Tree Is Done!

Josie's Story

Yesterday Meema and I were reading books in the living room when there was a loud knock on the door.

'Who could it be?' Meema said. 

So we went to see who it was and when we opened the door, what do you think was there? 

A baby in a green basket!

I carried her inside and took her out of her basket

She is very young.  There was a note in the basket.

It was from Santa and it said the baby wanted her mommy NOW!

Meema said that the baby probably got fussy, waiting for Christmas Eve, so Santa made a special trip to bring her to me right away because she was crying.

Her name is Merry Christmas. I call her Merry or Baby or Babe.She is not crying now.

I give her her bottle. And I show her how to dance.

She is glad I am her mommy. 

I love her.

Note from Vicki --And now I'm trying to be my grandmother. (See THIS POST.)

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