Christmas is less than a week away ... can you believe it!!! With that thought in mind, I did some of this today ...
I did some wrapping ... these gifts are for the tweens/teens in a Bible class that I teach. The Happy Holidays bag behind the gift shown is full.
Tip: this is an easy way to wrap round gifts! All you need is tissue paper (I used 4 sheets per gift), ribbon (this is a great use for 'recycled' ribbon from Christmas' past) and a jingle bell. (I also used tape and scissors.)
I can't tell you what's in the gift until after Christmas, if you want to know, remind me then and I'll reveal the contents.
Why I do Blogmas:
It's no secret that I love everything about Christmas! From the day after Thanksgiving till the last box of Christmas decor is packed away and put back in storage for the next year, I love every bit of it! My husband and I are senior citizens who generally spend the holiday season alone. While we do have lots of very good friends and our church family nearby, all of our children live far, far away and have children of their own to make holiday memories with within their own homes. They are very thoughtful to include us in as much as possible via technology and we are so grateful to them for going beyond the extra mile to include us.
I started doing Blogmas because I had a choice, either lose myself in sorrow over what I could not change or embrace the love I have for the season and share it with others. I chose to share my joy in the journey not only with my children and grandchildren long-distance, but with others who love the season as I do and who just might find themselves spending the holidays alone as well. I hope in some small way you get a glimpse of holiday joy through these Blogmas posts and that it spills over into your life this holiday season!
Meet you back here tomorrow!
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That is cute wrapping!
ReplyDeleteIt never fails here that at the holidays we need the help of somewhere or someone who is closed for the holidays. Sure enough! Sunday night as I was flossing my teeth I heard a twang and off came a crown. A call revealed the dentist closed until the 27th. The short story is we were told we could super glue it back on! Oh my I wish we had videoed it because I think it might have been a winner on Funniest Home Videos!