Wednesday Hodgepodge

 

 

 Hi Friends and Happy Wednesday!  I am here for Joyce's fun linkup...answering these questions...

 

 

1. Do you struggle with the commercialization of the holiday season? What helps you keep your focus when the season’s busyness and commercialism start to take over?

 

 

 

Yes I really do...I try to focus on the reason and step up my prayer time and time spent in church and then also focus on creating fun traditions for my family and friends because being together during the season is the greatest gift in my book. 

 

 

2. What's one small thing you want to savor before the year ends? 

 

 

Admiring the holiday lights...in cozy pj's with a warm drink...savor all of the glow 

 

 

3. December 9th is National Christmas Card Day. Do you still send Christmas cards? If so does yours include a photo or is it a more traditional card, or maybe homemade? How do you feel about the tradition of exchanging cards at the holidays? If Hanukkah is the holiday you celebrate in December do you send cards to mark the occasion? 

 

Exchanging holiday cards is one of my favorite annual traditions...we always do photos on ours and sometimes, like this year, with a religious  message

 

 

4. What's your least favorite holiday related task? What's your favorite? 

 

 

 Shopping = Least Favorite

Hosting Family and Friends= Favorite 

 

 

5. Let's do a little holiday this or that? 

 

 

shopping or wrapping- don't enjoy either- yikes
baking or decorating- decorating
eggnog or wassail- eggnog
real tree or artificial- artificial
turkey or ham- turkey 
white lights or colored lights- white lights 
ugly sweaters or matching pjs- matching pjs
peppermint or cinnamon - peppermint
presents Christmas Eve or presents Christmas Day- both!
 

 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 

 As my girls are getting older and some of the magic has disappeared...I try to keep the traditions alive as much as possible...they really do enjoy so many of the things we do...and as far as gifts, I am at the point where I love to give experiences...experiences that will create wonderful memories together...that is my favorite gift and I know they will agree :)