Phillip and Carrie flew back to Wyoming yesterday. This morning, Amy left to visit family in south Mississippi. She will fly home to Dallas on New Years Day from New Orleans.
The house is quiet, except when Sophie has a barking fit because somebody or something is moving outside. The sun is shining, after several days of clouds and/or rain. And the house is a mess.
Some of the Christmas decorations are down; some are still up; none have been put away. There are far too many sweet things (cookies, cakes, pies, brownies, candy, etc.) left lying around. The laundry hamper is running over onto the bedroom floor. And the beds are unmade.
I hate the aftermath of Christmas--the week between Christmas and New Years. It's probably due to some kind of seasonal effective disorder or something. During that week, I cringe at the sight of Christmas decorations, I want to scream at the after-Christmas sales commercials on tv, and I'd just as soon not hear another chorus of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" or "Holly Jolly Christmas."
But the task remains to put away all the Santas, stars, glass balls, angels, snowmen, wreaths, linens, and all that other hoop-de-do; so I better get at it.
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On 12/29/2007, bj said ...
oh, my dear susan...i soooo feel the very same way. my friend keeps calling, wanting me to go "shopping" with her at all the sales, and I keep saying, "NO WAY". after the 1st of the year, I will be in a better mood, i think. i do have everything put back up for another year except all the wrapping paper and "stuff"...i'll do that.....TOMORROW
hugs, bj
On 12/29/2007, Pam said ...
For me it is still Christmas until the day after January 1st. So I will take the tree down either New Years Day or the day after -- I think I will make a turkey New Years Day. I think it is because we take a long holiday at this time of year and because we don't put the tree up until a few days before Christmas. I like this after the "Christmas day storm" quiet time.
Happy New Year
On 12/29/2007, Patti said ...
I like to get it all put away as quickly as possible - partly for those very reasons. Once Christmas is past I like to start looking forward to a new year and a new beginning. When possible we put the decorations away the very next day. If not possible then as soon after as we can. This year it will be tomorrow. Good thing it's supposed to rain hard all day - Fred can help me instead of going golfing LOL!
On 12/30/2007, Molly said ...
Same here. This year, for whatever reason, it seemed that I wasn't able to stop and enjoy the Christmas decorations in our house(and elsewhere). I had too much to DO! That, and the sight of excess everywhere(not at our place) just makes me sad. Ok, off that soapbox before I start!LOL
Hope you have a great day with your un-decorating. I started mine yesterday with taking the tree down. It was so dry that it needed to go asap. Today I'll work on the rest of the obviously Christmasy stuff but I'm leaving my holly branches and a few other things up for a while longer. My favorite way to un-decorate is to play soothing Christmas music, harps and more obscure carols. It is kind of a ritual for me.
On 12/30/2007, mom2fur said ...
You know, I just love Christmas, but I'm always ready to put it away when it's done. It's been a long time since I felt after-Christmas blues. I look forward to having my house back in 'what we call order.' (Which means, organized chaos.) I started to put my things away, too. It'll take me a week at least since it involves wrapping, packing and carting up to the attic. I started rearranging my office, too. What is it about the holidays that makes you want to reorganize?
On 12/30/2007, Pesky Patti said ...
All is good in my household. Still need to put things away and I like to do it before the 1st as I have a little superstition about having bad luck if you don't get the tree down by then. 'Course in my case it just involves carrying the little tree back up to the storage area.
It is a relief to relax and remember all the things we can be thankful for.
Thank you for sharing your holidays with us.
On 12/31/2007, Karla said ...
We are so alike! I go through a depression in the weeks after Christmas. For me, it is the end of the magical time of year and since I'm up in the Northeast - a sign of the beginning of a cold winter with nothing to look forward to until Easter. I know that makes me sound like such a downer! I get so sad putting away all the decorations. I took everything down yesterday except for the tree - that leaves the biggest hole and makes me the saddest. I might put it off until next weekend when I'll really be sick of looking at it!
Karla
On 12/31/2007, bj said ...
A WONDEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS, SUSAN, my friend.
hugs, bj
On 12/31/2007, mom2fur said ...
Happy New Year! And thanks for the nice comment about my daughter's test score!
On 12/31/2007, Nicole said ...
I too am just so over Christmas. As soon as it is Thanksgiving, I can't wait to get all the decorations up and start playing Christmas music, but on Dec. 26 it is just done. I met a woman at my nail salon today who was saying she had her tree out by the curb by 4:00 Christmas afternoon! Her husband came downstairs after a nap, with his camera, wanting to get a photo of the tree and she had to say "What tree?"
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