Wednesday Hodgepodge

It is once again time for the weekly Hodgepodge. 

1. Do you struggle with the commercialization of the holiday season? What helps you keep your focus when the season’s busyness and commercialism start to take over? 

I do struggle mostly with making sure the boys realize that there is more to the season than getting a bunch of gifts. That is why I started the Advent activities when Clark was 3. 

2. What's one small thing you want to savor before the year ends? 

The quiet of the week between Christmas and New Year. 

3. December 9th is National Christmas Card Day. Do you still send Christmas cards? If so does yours include a photo or is it a more traditional card, or maybe homemade? How do you feel about the tradition of exchanging cards at the holidays? If Hanukkah is the holiday you celebrate in December do you send cards to mark the occasion? 

I have not sent out cards in several years. However, I do like the few cards we receive. It is just another stress that I do not want to take on at this time.

4. What's your least favorite holiday related task? What's your favorite?

My least favorite tasks is wrapping gifts. I have a difficulty finding the time to get it done when the boys are not around and I am not very good at it. My favorite is all of the baking and other goodie making that we do.

5. Let's do a little holiday this or that? 

• shopping or wrapping
• baking or decorating
• eggnog or wassail
• real tree or artificial
• turkey or ham
• white lights or colored lights
• ugly sweaters or matching pjs
• peppermint or cinnamon 
• presents Christmas Eve or presents Christmas Day

(Online) shopping, baking, eggnog, would love a real tree but we can't have one so artificial, turkey, white lights, matching pjs, peppermint, the boys open 1 gift on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas Day.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We had a bunch of snow and sleet overnight and today. Clark was mad because they were already off today for a staff in service. I found it hilarious.