Well, it's really always a pretty quiet December for us, with our nine grand kids scattered all over the country and none here in Arizona. But maybe especially quiet this year.
First, we promised each other no purchasing of gifts this year--we already bought our Christmas Gift to ourselves. An acre of piney woods! So now we're in money saving mode, so it'll be a morning of Christmas Music, lights, and watching the pets enjoy their gifts.
Second, we've had all our surgeries, and the husband will still be in recuperation mode. A total shoulder replacement is quite a thing to come back from!
I did start and finish an Izannah doll recently--one I had slated to start in January. But with so much sitting around time after my second hip surgery, it just seemed like something good to do. Creativity is a healing thing, I'm convinced. All the clothing is hand stitched, because I love hand sewing and never let myself just take the time. Since I had so much time, why not?
Not sure where things stand as to our new house-to-be. The surgeon had to do some reattaching to the hubby's bicep muscle, which might require more healing time than we'd planned on. So we'll find out more in a week or so when he has the post-op visit. If we don't get to do it this year, the land is ours and it's not going anywhere. Maybe we'll just go camp on it this summer. I hope that's not the case, as I'm really ready to leave the desert and live in the pines, but we'll get there, sooner or later.
