Preparing for Christmas

Come the second week of December and my boxes still aren’t unpacked, my self still not settled into the House of Dreams.

Moving while working isn’t easy.

Maybe I’d be tempted to skip Christmas decorating this year. After all, I’ll be going back to Lincoln to celebrate Christmas with my family anyway.

But I couldn’t do that.

Christmas provides the impetus to finish my unpacking, to get the main rooms ready.

Christmas in the House of Dreams

Stick a tree in the corner next to the piano.

Christmas in the House of Dreams

Lights around the window and a mini-tree on the end table.

Christmas in the House of Dreams

Anna winds lights along the staircase.

Christmas in the House of Dreams

Christmas balls and lights among my crystal on a bookcase.

Christmas in the House of Dreams

An advent wreath on the table.

Christmas in the House of Dreams

The House of Dreams is ready for Christmas (except for those empty boxes and miscellany still hanging out in the dining room.)

I finished the last “emptying” of the living room and dining room last night.

Two more rooms moved in–and two ready for Christmas. Yippee!

And now, to show off my Christmas tree and its homemade skirt in a bit more detail…
Christmas tree
Christmas in the House of Dreams

Please forgive my vanity, but I’m pretty proud of our little (big) House of Dreams.

5 thoughts on “Preparing for Christmas”

  1. Hi Beckah ~~ I like your tree skirt. :) It is the nicest I have seen for a long while. Very homey.

    I am excited about your move to Columbus. I think. Columbus is a nice town although I’ve only been there a handful of times.

    Will you be able to teach there? When we moved away from my college I commuted for two years still. It was 75 miles away from our new home. After that I retired.
    ..
    Just barely bloggging until 2011. I will post again before midnight. Another grandkid graduated from college so I’ll talk about her (mostly).
    ..

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