Christmas Day

This year we kept the tree outside, due to one walking, grabbing, foraging little raccoon. It was great...a few choice nights and netflix holiday reruns spent winding thrifted yarn around thrifted styrofoam balls and some white lights made our authentic Oregon forest Christmas tree happy. It made me happy looking at it every day! This morning Grandpa John took all the grandkids swimming at the Y and I took all the Christmas decorations down, packed them away for next year. I don't like to spend much on decorations or get locked into a theme or color. Most of my purchasing is done with the recycle mentality....not so much a trend, but the idea that you return it to the system when you're done with it. So I have no problem buying a cat nativity set, knowing that some little girl will enjoy it next year when I donate it back. 

Christmas outfits = varying degrees of plaid

outtake with a better view of the yarn ball tree

Christmas Day puzzling