I got to meet Ilina in Chicago last summer. She’s always cooking up something tasty and tempting, and she celebrates 5:00 every Friday with a cocktail. And guess what? She let me kick off the new year with a guest post. Thanks, Ilina! Raising my glass and wishing you a happy New Year!
They’re blooming!
We set out to build another snowman. One of my daughters said, “How about a snowgirl?” So we built a snowgirl. Her name is Cinderella. Isn’t she awesome?
Happy holidays! All the best in 2010!
These slippers and a card from Bestemor were under the tree this morning. Nobody saw or heard a thing. Rumor has it that Santa stopped by Norway to pick them up, and he dropped them off here since he was in the neighborhood.
Er det sant, Bestemor? ;)
We got our Christmas tree at a tree farm last year. We returned yesterday to get this year’s tree. (Do it twice, and it’s a tradition!) Much to our surprise, the tree farm was closed off with a sign that said it was sold out. So we got our tree in town.
It wasn’t quite the same as getting it from the tree farm, but the tree farm didn’t have a gigantic snowman.
We came to Iowa without friends and without traditions, except those we could pack or carry with us. So the tree farm isn’t technically a tradition yet, but decorating the tree is. That’s good enough for now.
The free movies and Santa visit from the weekend count as traditions now. Plus Christmas Eve is the same as it’s been for years and years. We have pinnekjøtt for dinner, open gifts and leave treats and letters for Santa. If we’re lucky, we’ll have svineribbe for dinner Christmas Day, but that’s been a bit harder to come by lately. We might play that one by ear this year.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be much mistletoe-ing
And hearts will be glowing
When loved ones are near
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
How lucky I am to have my four loved ones near, no matter where we are.
My middle child didn’t want to see Santa again. (She didn’t want to see him last year either.) But the other two did.
She ate cookies, though.
My son won a bike! They had a drawing after the free movie.
It was a good day.
