Merry Christmas from the DeCourseys...a few days late.

I want to thank everybody
for sending us
such lovely Christmas Cards
I didn't get any sent this year
Most all of the cards we got
were from our
Friends
and
Family
that blog along with us
Please accept this as our belated Christmas Card

Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

The presents have been opened.
Stockings were pillaged.
Breakfast was breakfasted, delicious too by the way.
Ham and potatoes are in the oven and the rolls are on their last rise.
We'll be putting on Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas in just a minute too.
All is well.

It's Christmas Eve!!!

Just waiting for Jeff to get off work and then we can set off for home.
We have an evening full of fun planned.
We have Christmas movies to watch,
delicious food too eat,
Christmas eve presents to open,
treats to hand out to friends,
cookies to make,
a gingerbread house to decorate,
and stockings to put out for Santa to fill.

What are you planning on doing tonight?
What are your traditions?

Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go!

Well, we're all ready to head to the Tri-Cities for the week. Jeff's gotta work on Christmas eve, we'll be heading home after his shift ends. We have a big family party on Monday. Then for the rest of the week we'll be spending with family.

I'm back and I'm better

I'm healed and happy. I, for the first time this year, feel the full spirit of Christmas. I took my complete sadness and depression to my savior and he lifted them off. I tell you, I feel physically lighter.

Anyways, I'm feeling better and I feel ready to fully celebrate Christmas. I think I'll start with some cookies. :))

Today

Jeff comes home today! I'm so excited. Yes, I know it's only been a week, but every Friday feels like this now.

We're going to have dinner together at the table tonight. Then we're going to take the girls to go see Santa. Maybe take a free carriage ride through the park, and then come home and have some coco and read Christmas stories.

While I wait for Jeff to get here I've decided to take myself to the temple. I can't tell you how tired I am of feeling sad. I just can't stand it. I don't like to feel this way and I've done everything I can think of to fix it. I think when I really examine why I'm not feeling happy during the holidays, it' cuz I'm depressed. Well, I'm going to try and fix that today. The temple is peaceful and serene. I hope that I can feel closer to my savior while I'm there too, which is the whole reason we have Christmas to begin with.

Christmas Cookies and Candy

I wish that was my book because I'm making cookies and candies today. I'm not going to be super fancy this year. We've got sugar cookies and gingerbread boys on the menu. As for candy... I'm not sure yet. I did make some popcorn balls. Maybe I'll make marshmallows too. Don't you think it should be spelled marshmellows? Like, they're mellow marshmellows. Just me? OK. :)

What do you like to bake for Christmas?


I would also like to say thank you to everybody that left such sweet and kind comments on my Blue Christmas post. I wasn't expecting them, but they were just what I needed I think. I feel a whole lot better, still not very Christmasy, but I feel happier.