holidailies

Well it is officially day one of the Holidailies deal but as I am still battling this cold I hope you'll understand if I keep the kick-off chit-chat to a minimu. Still I thought I'd at least post something in recognition of the season.

Sunday we put up our new/old 1960s-era aluminum Christmas tree. It was a bit of a project because it came without one of the rubber stoppers and so until Cory was able to rig up a temporary fix it looked quite like the Charlie Brown Christmas tree - all tilted and wonky.

Cory took this photo of it shortly after he was able to get it to stand up straight. The picture was taken using the black-and-white setting on his Motorola camera phone. Sophie, as you can see, is very intrigued by the new addition to the household. Last night she ran underneath it and managed to bring the tree crashing down with the superpower forces of her wonder tail.

Sadly now, it is Wednesday and the tree still looks like it does in this photo (bare - not black and white, silly). It's naked and shivering without a tree skirt or ornaments. The hope is to get either some blue or red (one or the other) glass balls and a matching topper and skirt. Also, we need to dig through the garage and find all of our holiday decorations. Other than the bare tree and a lone felt elf, the house seems very cold and un-Decemberish right now.

Actually, that is not entirely true. I am making Laura's Cranberry Bread right now so at the least the house smells festive.

Also, am I the only one out there who keeps humming the word "holidailies" to the tune of Madonna's "Holiday"? Probably