Deck the Halls

 

Someone make it stop. That clothespin I use to mark off the Advent sweaters is moving too fast along that line.

It's been a packed eight days but yesterday morning I worked up the energy to give the place a good cleaning so I could haul out the holiday decor. 

The shelves were cleared so my holiday Barbies could have their time in the limelight. I don't pack them away but they do sit behind my non-holiday dolls for the rest of the year.

Look how pretty your girl looks, Valerie. Do you know how tempted I am to go looking for more of these vintage Christmas queens? I'm sitting on my hands. 

The last thing I did was to clear out the spinning corner and haul out the tree. I'm going to confess right now that I did not have a good time putting it up. I found it tedious and skipped a lot of my ornaments. Those boxes under the tree are still filled with the ones I've collected over my almost 72 years. They are all precious to me but I only have so much room and so much energy anymore.