A Warm and Fuzzy Friday Feeling

So which is harder? Working or caring for the twins? I know helping him with the twins is more fulfilling but I remember the days when I helped put with my grandkids and I was pooped

@Marilynda1225 Caring for the twins is physically harder than work, which is mentally hard. My ankle slows me down from walking very fast, and they like us to take off our shoes at the play groups that we go to for 2 of the days each week. That does not help my ankle. Sometimes on Saturdays I get asked to come over, tomorrow is just one such Saturday. Our son and his wife will work together to do a big clean on the house, and I will keep the girls busy. I put together a gingerbread house, so that everything can dry and be solid for the morning, and then I will put them both in their high chairs, with me in the middle at the table and I will put the icing on it and give them the candies to decorate the house with. It should be interesting. Willow loves to do crafts, so this is right up her alley, Harper loves sweets, and I have a feeling that is her motivation.

@Juliaacv I'm sorry you're having so much trouble with your ankle. I hope the gingerbread house decorating went well. Such fun memories in the making. Hearing about the twins at this age just brings back so many great memories of when my grandkids were growing up.

@Marilynda1225 That's the wonderful thing about the holiday season—it has this innate ability to evoke a sense of magic and warmth, regardless of age.

@wiLLmaH absolutely

I love the holidays and Christmas and yes it does feel a bit magical (even at my age)

@Marilynda1225 Good good then Marilyn x

The weekend flew by and with the grandkids home it was just a bit busier than I had expected it to be. Lots of fun but I'm happy to relax today.

Your little tree looks very festive! I love Christas and all the lights and decorations. What a great idea to put your tree on the balcony. With the grandkids home for Thanksgiving we were busy so I didn't get as much decorating done as I had expected. Today I'm relaxing and doing laundry and hopefully throughout the week I'll get the decorating done.

@Marilynda1225 It's a bit windy today and it's shaking in the wind, but I have it anchored to the railing with a garland. It's not going anywhere. I'm glad you had a good Thanksgiving with the grandkids. It's a good day to relax. you have time to get the decorating done.

Having a tree you can take to your house-sit is a good idea especially if the people haven't decorated.

@Marilynda1225 We need one that will pack away nicely as there isn't a lot of storage room for big things.

Sometimes I think I would love a tabletop tree but once mine is up and decorated I think it would be hard to give up the big tree. I'm sure your tabletop is festive. I have a wreath for my front door too. That won't go on until December hits the calendar.

@Marilynda1225 It's just the two of us; so we don't go to any great lengths to decorate.

It was a really nice surprise but we didn't get as much decorating done as I had thought we would. The days just flew by and with the grandkids home it was busy

That makes me wonder if I should buy a potted pine big enough for Tuffy to sleep in, he's kinda heavy though so would probably crush branches of a smaller tree

I've had cats so I know they would love to play with decorations and definitely make a mess of a tree. I had one cat that loved to climb up the tree and sleep on the middle branches

Thats pretty cool that you can capitalize on your neighbors decorations. Your brother sounds like a Christmas person to me

@Marilynda1225 My big tree isn't but I don't mind putting the lights on

My tree is prelit so it's easy peasy to put up. Our outside lights probably won't go up until next weekend

The older we get the harder it is to do all that decorating. If my daughter didn't live with me I wouldn't have much decorating done al all.

I'm sure your small tree is very festive.