Fridays are babysitting days around my house. I get to spend some time with the daughters of a fellow homeschooler, and we have a good time. Today my mother decided that it was a great day for crafts and made a run to Michael's. (I really should work there part time because I spend way too much time money there!) They came back with the cutest little crafts. We're not talking museum quality art here, but a "good time had by all" kind of foam and plastic bead crafts. Stretch necklaces were flowing and foam snowmen refused to melt. I might have even gotten a little glitter glue crazy, but don't tell the kids. They think we ran out. (It's all mine!!!)
It's the little things in life, and today that meant craft time.
Today's favorite Christmas carol is Three Ships Sailing. There are so many great versions of this song (Sting and Nat King Cole both come to mind) but I have to say that my favorite version is a Celtic one. :) This comes from Orla Fallon's Celtic Christmas. Enjoy!
Brenda at Garden of Learning is at it again! She's hosting a fantastic holiday-themed meme over at her blog. Click through to read some fantastic ideas to bring joy to your holiday through tradition or activity, or join in and share your own!
Our house is still in full on craziness! We most likely won't be putting up a tree this year because of our little blind pug girl, Sophie. She has enough troubles navigating the house in her new-found blindness, so we decided as a family that we aren't going to move furniture and confuse her more. So, I'll be reading through the meme in earnest looking for other ways to bring the holiday into our home without a tree.
Today... MUSIC! I love music, and the holidays are no different. I adore Christmas carols. One of our older girls gave me the best Christmas present many years ago. She bought me a cd set of the Celtic Ladies singing Christmas carols. I love it! I pop in the three cds and just let it play over and over. Our local Christian radio station begins playing fabulous Christmas music - both contemporary and classics - right after Thanksgiving, so we've been enjoying that as well. Music tells so many stories, and it brings a joy to our family when things may otherwise feel overwhelming or even just plain tiring. It's a simple way that we lighten the mood, bring worship into our ordinary moments, and have a little fun while we're at it!
Here's a link to two of my most favorite Christmas carols. A few friends have been posting their favorite carols on Facebook. I'm adding two, one for yesterday and one for today. I might just choose to add a new one each day. Sidebar or in a post? That is yet to be determined. Either way, I'm going to have fun and enjoy the MUSIC! :)
