So this is Christmas...

I just came from a conference with my daughter's teachers and everyone had really nice things to say about my child. When I got home, I found my daughter eagerly awaiting the news. I'm sure it was a relief to her knowing that nothing unpleasant was exchanged. I also had a chance to chat with some other teachers, some of whom I consider my friends now. I can talk to them even when my child is no longer their student. Of course, it was funny that my daughter asked me if they said anything about her. I'm like, uhm, you're not in their class.  I can't remember what conferences were like for me as a kid. Did we even have conferences? Maybe they were as needed. Maybe they weren't ever needed. 

When I opened up my game this morning, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, that is, I noticed poinsettias have started spawning. I definitely need to start looking for real poinsettias. I'm so eager to have the house decorated for Christmas already. Note, I didn't say I'm eager to decorate. I always dread decorating. Plowing through all the decor, ugh. I just like to imagine what it would look like when it's done hahaha. As Friday after Thanksgiving rolls around, I start thinking about actually getting the tree up. We have boxes and boxes of ornaments and things now. Items mostly culled from after Christmas clearance at Target. But nobody ever wants to help me put it all up. My husband grabs the boxes from the basement (used to be the attic but in this house, we don't have one) and I'm left to figure it out. This year I kind of wonder if it's time for a new tree. I think this every so often but then what do we do with the old stuff?

The Christmas tree at the Town Center is lovely as always. I do like the quiet colors of it. Just a touch of cream or beige in the backdrop of green. Our decorations are always a mishmash of colors, because it's all different sets now. I have to figure out a way to unify the look. Although sometimes I wonder, what would it be like to have a real tree? That's certainly something I've never explored. I should ask my husband about it. 

Playlist Recommendation: Happy Xmas (War is Over), John Lennon