Oh no, just 46 weeks until Christmas

 Let's see. What was done toward holiday prep this 46th week  until Christmas? Very little. 

We had a week of full blown spring temperatures and it had me looking through seed catalogues, and paint samples for the front door. Right now I am leaning toward a dark charcoal gray paint with bluish green undertones, and looking for mashed potato squash seed (which I had never heard of before this past fall but NEED to plant this year). 

While I was looking at paint, I did mentally imagine what a wreath would look like against it, and also what color and design I would like for the ribbon. 

Imagining is always a problem for me, because when I actually start looking for something I created in my mind, it is nowhere to be found. I suppose I could always join the ranks of the traditional and just use red velvet ribbon, but why?

While I am imagining I can't help but think that with thinking about Christmas every week, this might be the very first year that the house could be as decorated and festooned and I always hope for.

Hope springs eternal, correct ?

The last Byers caroler was found, bought and is on her way. She is slightly damaged, which is why she was cheap enough for me to buy.  It looks like whatever she had in her basket is long gone, but that will be a very simple fix. 

Now the only thing I have to do is decide whether to include the fur babies in the carol family or not. Right now I am leaning toward no, but I will continue to look, and if the price is right I could change my mind.

I also read a Christmas book for the month of February. It is Confessions of a Christmasoholic.

I will not recommend it to anyone unless you enjoy some extremely graphic gratuitous smut sprinkled in an otherwise sweet tale. There were large portions of several chapters that I left unread because that type of writing does not appeal to me at all. 

I was just glad it was a Libby E-book and could be returned. I just wish there had been a little heads up in the book description, and I would have never chosen it even though it had a cute Christmasy cover. It just reinforces the old adage about never judging. 

So other than listening to a few Christmas tunes and looking at a few potential Christmas recipes, that sums up my Christmas prep for the week.

And just in case you were wondering, I still have the door tightly shut, and have done nothing to the room strewn with Christmas. This week is supposed to be rainy so there is the possibility I might actually get to work sorting and packing away. I would not place any bets on it though.