Christmas 2020

Several people asked me to post pictures of Christmas day even though it seems way too late to do that. But, I thought I would see what I had. I actually had not even loaded the pictures from Christmas day onto my computer and could not even remember how many pictures I had taken - it is really kind of a blur. Unfortunately, I had taken almost no pictures - not like me at all, but it was not our usual Christmas. So, I have almost nothing to post and the ones I have are not very good or interesting. But, I will post them anyway. 

Our Christmas was not bad but very different with Bill not here, and not being able to even have our older kids over. They brought gifts to our front porch, but that was all. Just not the same as usual. We were obviously worried about Bill and I guess I just didn't feel like taking a lot of pictures - though I wish I had. It was definitely a quieter than normal Christmas for us, but we still did enjoy it and I think everyone seemed to be a little extra thoughtful. 

This first picture I took on Christmas Eve - the rest are Christmas day. I don't even have pictures of the dolls the girls got and I always get pictures of them. These pictures are pretty much it. 

A Winter Walk

Yesterday we decided to get out of the house and take a walk - even though it was pretty cold. We walked to some woods close by and spent about and hour and a half just wandering around looking at everything. It was a nice walk and the kids always have fun when we take long walks - especially when a creek is involved. They explored a few new places and visited old spots they always love to see and it ended up being a really nice Sunday afternoon. 

After our walk we came home and the kids had snacks while I read The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright. It was a very pleasant end to our Sunday. Reading and snacks are always a favorite. 

COVID19

I never got to finish my twenty-four days before Christmas posts because on Christmas Eve Bill was admitted to the hospital with COVID19. It was a rather stressful Christmas Eve and Christmas, but I got everything done and the kids had a nice Christmas. We had no company except our older kids came to our front porch to drop off gifts for everyone. We did our quarantine time and I had everyone tested just to be on the safe side. It was a blessing that we all tested negative. Once all the testing was done and Bill was doing better I started feeling much less stressed. Bill is home now and doing well - just a little tired. We are very thankful that all is well. 

So, it's too late for Christmas pictures now. I am hoping to do a better job this year at taking pictures and posting a little more frequently.  Bill gave me my blog book again for Christmas and I loved it and it made me realize how much keeping this journal means to me. So, I have made a decision that this year I will do a better job of journaling and posting pictures of what the kids do. We are back to school and doing well - enjoying history and literature as usual. I think this is going to be a good semester. 

I haven't taken many pictures this January - a little slow getting started. But, I do have Bella on the swing. Oh, how the kids love that swing. Such a small thing, but they are on it daily - even in the cold. Thank you Megan.