Snowmen and Joy of the Season!
Posted by terrepruitt on December 24, 2011
It is Christmas Eve and while I never really take time off from Nia and being self-employed, I am posting about decorations again. Another post inspired by yet another blog friend. My friend shared her snowmen with us on her blog and I told her I wanted to share ours. I wasn’t sure how, but I took pictures anyway. I was just going to e-mail them to her, but then I thought I should just post them on Facebook. But then I decided that snowmen would be a nice little Christmas Eve post. Some of my favorite decorations that we have are snowmen. We have one set in particular that I always receive compliments on. They were our first set and they are simple and sweet. They always go in the same place every year. Some of our other snowmen migrate around the house. Sometimes I forget where I put what so things are not always the same. But these ones always go in the same spot — basically. They might end up on the left or the right or the center, but they are always on the same shelf.
So funny . . . now that I am actually looking at them while cropping the picture, they aren’t really even snowmen, are they? They were labeled snowmen when I bought them (I think) so I think of them as the family of snowmen. Well, whatever they are they are cute and sparkly!
You might notice that a few of our snowmen are snow angels. I really like that. They are so cute. I actually didn’t put up a set of our hanging snow angels. I didn’t put up a lot this year. When I was decorating I allowed the fact that our tree was dead three days after we bought it to put a damper on my Christmas decorating spirit. I didn’t put as many ornaments on the tree as usual because the more it was touched the more the needles just fell off. I was afraid it wouldn’t last until Christmas. With this being our first Holiday Season without John’s mom, the whole tree thing made me sad. Then since we weren’t going to have anyone over during the Holidays I decided the less I put up, the less I will have to clean around and the less I will have to take down. I do have a goal of “Christmas everywhere you look” so I did that, it is just not as much as usual. But it is just fine. I do “tests” and turn my head this way and that, and YUP! still Christmas wherever I look so it’s grand!
There are snowmen in various spots of the house. I believe last year these (the ones directly to the left, pictured in front of the sleigh) were our latest addition. I do not collect snowmen, nor do I particularly fancy them, there are just some that I see and I like. But I don’t like all snowmen. I like sparkle, glitter, shine, and blue. So I really love that they make so many Chanukah decorations because the color scheme for that seems to be blue! So yay, more blue!
Do you decorate for Christmas? Or for the Holidays that you and your family celebrate?
I wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and peace and joy throughout the year!
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Jennifer Leggio said
I love snowmen! They are my favorite holiday decor! I even have a shower curtain set with snowmen shower curtain hooks and matching rug that my mom sent me. Merry Christmas!
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terrepruitt said
Whoa, hello you! There are a lot of great snowmen decorations out there. I just don’t like them so much that I like ALL of them, ya know? I like the cute ones, the sparkly ones, the blue ones — as you can see.
Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for stopping by.
Hugs and kisses to you, George, Brandon, and Misty.
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Angelia Sims said
I love your snowmen or sparkle people or whatever you want to call them. So cool you posted about your decorations. I feel like I’m sharing Christmas with you. Merry, merry Christmas to you. I know it’s hard (and sad missing loved ones), but I hope you shine as bright as your heart is……and dance your wonderful dance. 🙂
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terrepruitt said
Yay! I’m glad you saw them! I did link to your post. We are sharing Christmas!
And, thanks. 🙂
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Jill Campana said
Merry Christmas Terre! I love your snowmen and snow families!
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terrepruitt said
Merry Christmas to you, too, Jill!
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pegbur7 said
The first and the last are my faves. I think the first one IS a family of snowmen (people?), they are just wearing nice winter coats!
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terrepruitt said
Ha! I think so too! I love my snowmen family, and ones in the last picture too. That is why I picutred them separate from the collage. And I agree with you, they are snowmen (people) with coats on! Yay!
Nice to see you here!
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suzicate said
At first I thought they were snowmen but upon closer inspection they look like possible angels even though they look like bundled up carolers…whatever they are, they are just too cute for words!
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terrepruitt said
I know, who knows what they are really supposed to be because they are super cute. I love ’em and I beam when people tell me they like them too!
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