The Holidaze

The end of the year and 

the end of the holiday season is nearly upon us.

Thank God.

It's been fun,

but it's been hectic and crazy

and I have a lot of stuff to do around the house.

Like putting in a ceiling in the dining room.

And painting.

Lots of painting. 

We were lucky enough to receive some gift cards

that will go a long way to purchase drywall and paint 

and electrical wire

(because the ancient knob and tube wiring is getting replaced this weekend).

So stand by.

There's plenty more to come.

Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Between ripping and scraping floors

and spackling drywall,

we have managed to try and prepare for the coming holiday season.

We have a tree.

Apparently our eyes were bigger than our living room

because we got a 10'5" tree 

for 8'9" ceilings.

But with some trimming and finagling, 

we've managed to get it inside.

It currently has half the lights on it

(we used 600 I had to buy more) but no ornaments yet.

Though I think the galvanized tub as tree skirt looks fabulous

even with no other decorations.

(I was pleased to find a use for the tub we purchased and used as a cooler for beer at our wedding).

We're steadily getting things prepared for painting this coming weekend

and slowly getting ready for Christmas.

 Though once Christmas comes and goes, 

I might sleep for a week straight.

Something New

With the holidays breathing down my neck and snapping at my ankles nearly upon us, 

free time is nonexistent and stress in over abundance 

both of which make blogging 

or having any kind of coherent thought nearly impossible.  

So I'm going to attempt this photo a day challenge:

Every Friday will be "Photo Friday" and I'll post the photos from the week.  

I'm hoping I can get Big E and the Brat Child to take photos too, 

and if anyone wants to join along and share, email me your pics and I'll post them on Fridays. 

Let's try to make this month about fun things and enjoying the season

instead of screaming and ripping our hair out

stressing.