That would be the eve of Christmas Eve. But who is keeping track of what day it is this year?

We put up a Christmas tree a couple of weeks ago. That is early for us but I’m glad we did. I love smelling the Douglas Fir Christmas smell in the house. I put lights up but not all of our ornaments. We have accumulated a lot over the years and I never like the task of putting them all away again.

So I just hung ornaments until I got tired of sorting through them. These are some of the favorites.

I don’t think I’ve bought ornaments in years, except for this one. I couldn’t resist a Clydsedale.

This cow whose legs move has been in our family since our dairy days that started in 1985

Of course I have been given sheep ornaments.

Dan and I got a tandem the year we were married and used to ride a lot. In recent years we managed one training ride and the Foxy’s Fall Century (metric) every year (until 2019).

Another farm related ornament.

Now into the archives. When my brother and I were kids we got to choose one ornament each year and my mom labeled them. The labels are now gone but this is an owl that I chose back when I was very young.

This is another from that era.

I think this is one that I chose when I was 4 or 5 years old. That’s a pink angel in a green sphere.

The year 2020 has a pretty bad reputation and I agree that it’s been rough. However in our family we could make the argument that 2019 was worse—at least the last 3 months. In October 2019 I had a near fatal accident and 2020 is when I recovered, but just as I was rehabbing and recovering, the pandemic hit. So let’s look ahead to 2021. It has to get better, right? Merry Christmas!