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| Ahead of Schedule ~ Stocking made by me. I bought the cute cinnamon stick Santas. |
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| Behind schedule. But I'm certain this eager Amaryllis will catch up almost as soon as its planted. |
As you can see, I'm getting into the spirit of things. Like most people, I have plans for Christmas, and somethings are ahead of schedule and somethings are behind. ( I'll leave my knitting projects for another post.) These days I've less to do, so I try not to worry too much. If it's not "in the bag" by December 23th, I say who needs it!
I haven't always been this enlightened. I used to get up early on Christmas morning, not only to stuff and cook the biggest turkey in the kingdom, but also to bake rolls, make a fresh sweet potato puff while peeling a mountain of different vegetables, and sometimes I even baked a hot pie or two. In those days, I was a wee bit hidebound and everything and I mean everything (including a spit spot house) had to be "fresh."
Thankfully, I've changed and I try and do things with a bit more ease. I could put it down to laziness, apathy, or age, but I think it's more about enjoying the moments and savoring the good.
