January 3

Christmas Stuff Put Away

Ok, so the ADD got me a little bit today.

My original goal was to put away all the Christmas stuff.

That didn't happen.

I had put away a lot of it, but not nearly all of it.

Then....

My sister invited us over and I abandoned ship.

So, when I got home, I made a new goal.

To package up all of the Clothtique Santa's from my mantle.

These are quite possibly my favorite material possessions. I have been collecting them for years, as have my parents and sister. We love them. We are those crazy people who run through Dillard's the day after Christmas when the doors open just to get our hands on them. I have tried to limit myself to just one a year. It rarely works out that way. This year, I added 2. 1 with a boy and girl sitting on Santa's lap that look eerily similar to my children (so I HAD to have that one, right?) and then, we found a second one with Santa holding Noah's ark. Obviously, I NEEDED that one too. Glad you understand.

Anyway, I am very particular about how they get put away, so it takes a while to make sure each one is properly wrapped up. Mission Accomplished, right? Almost. I couldn't find the box to one that has a baby on Santa's lap. So I go out to the garage. Here's where ADD gets me again. I start looking through everything for anything that has been missing for a while. I looked for one of Hope's Ooo Ooos that has been missing since we moved here. Then, I started looking for the ABC's of Christmas Book my mom made Hope. Also, one of my very favorite things. I couldn't find it this year, and I was so upset about it. I even thought someone stole it. No really, I did. I tore the house up looking for it a few weeks ago, but then tonight I tore through every box in the attic and garage. And guess what...

I FOUND IT!

The best mission accomplished so far.
Guess where it was...

In a box with my favorite Santa that I couldn't find this year either. Go figure.