What Do We Have For Christmas?

24 days before the day of the world-known-belief Jesus’ birth was the day I learned to breathe on my own outside my mother’s womb. I just turned 25 and I still have a hangover from the Halloween weeks ago. Days fly by like buzzing bees so eager to finish the time’s workload and off again for the next busy schedule. I need to count, less than 26 days from now the 2011 calendar will be out from every person’s sight. Actually, when the last two quarters of this year began, 2012 calendars already started to come out from printing machines. Here in our town, cooperatives, buildings and houses are now in full bloom every night with blinking Christmas lights, Disneyland and the manger landscaping themes and all. Whew! Christmas!

Our boys in the house

Just this November I had thought of decorating our rented house with something colorful that would remind me of the 'ber' months. Not glam or fab, I just wanted it purely simple. Luckily, I found a 3-foot green Christmas tree at only 99.75 Php that comes with a free golden star top and bought sets of red and golden Christmas bells and balls and some trinkets for hanging around the symbolic tree of the season. The familiar greetings in colored foils I found very cheap at 25 Php suited our brown plywood walls in our tiny living room. My husband’s starting collection of deer skulls and horns enhanced the effect so it’s already fine for us. We just added three red Christmas sacks (yes, sacks not socks) for our three kids where we put treats and goodies every morning before they get up from bed. I believe Christmas is the time to overeat sweets especially for children. Let them be. The rest of the year they still can fill their tummies with sugar but not on a regular basis. Hehe.

Our 2-yr old Reese hugging and kissing our first-ever Christmas tree!

Simple as it is! ^^,

My husband so proud of his deer skull collection. He's not for  the season. lol

For our friends, we have prepared books simply tied in red ribbons. Books. They make a lot of sense. Our two helpers at home will surely receive Christmas bonuses. The kids are excited of their coming Christmas party in school where I already bought Santa’s hats for the twins and a reindeer head suit for the youngest and only girl.

For myself, I am planning to have a hair rebond before December 20^th. My husband wants to have a weeklong rest in Bukidnon.

And, prayers. For people I won’t be able to see and greet personally this season, because of my limited resources, prayers will be my gift. Wishing you all a blessed life with your love ones and may you all grow well in the Lord. Merry Christmas!