Christmas is
finding its way here even though I am slow at getting started on my holiday
preparations. It seems like each year
there is a moment when I look at the calendar and feel a bit of a shock
realizing just how soon Christmas will be upon us. I know all too well how quickly even three
weeks can speed by!
Today was
Santa Bus Day for our neighborhood. Our
small town has a wonderful tradition of having Santa Claus travel each street
in town to visit with the children.
Santa travels in a Christmas decorated bus and is led by a police car
with the siren occasionally going to let the children know that he is almost to
their house. He gives the children small
treats and they get their picture taken with him. Usually, the kids go on the bus to see Santa
but this year they have had to change that due to covid. Santa steps off the bus and visits with the
children. I guess I am a child at heart
because even though it has been many years since we’ve had little ones here, I
still love to watch the Santa Bus come.
Actually, our two cats get excited about all the activity surrounding
the bus coming and always run to a window to watch!
Zeus and Sophie watching the Santa Bus
Christmas came early for my husband Tom yesterday. He has badly needed a new recliner as his old one was not working properly and was even potentially unsafe for him since he has had balance and walking problems. Good recliners are fairly expensive and a new one was not in our budget just yet. When I mentioned it to Chris (our son) and his wife Kristi they suggested that we all go in together to get him a chair for Christmas. They are both so sweet! We luckily found a great sale on one the Monday after Thanksgiving and it was delivered yesterday. Tom loves it and I feel better that this one is not going to pose a tripping risk for him as the old one did.
Tom and his new chair
We managed to get our Christmas tree up a few days ago but I still have to decorate it. I hope to work on that this afternoon and evening. Since we have cats, they always manage to find fun ways to enjoy the tree! I didn’t get a picture of them in the tree this year yet but here are a few from previous years.
