Here are some Christmas-y things I’ve done this season:

• Sold a bunch of my knitted stuff at a holiday craft fair
• Baked cutout cookies with Moon. (Photos are still in my camera.)
• Ate said cookies.
• Went shopping on Dec. 23, which turned out to be quicker and easier than any of my previous excursions.
• Put up our pre-lit, artificial tree.
• Smiled about all the snow.
• Sang winter carols at church. Played “Carol of the Bells” on chimes. (My notes were F5, F#5, D6 and E-flat6.)
• Drank eggnog, eggnog lattes and eggnog chai lattes.
• Made a wish list.
• Bought a present for the giving tree at church.
• Wrote a Christmas newsletter. Stood in line at the post office to buy nutcracker-themed stamps. Mailed cards on time.
• Felt thankful, contented and happy. (And at turns, frantic, disorganized and unprepared.)

I didn’t:

• Put antlers on the dog.
• Decorate the Christmas tree. It isn’t even wearing a skirt.
• Hang any outdoor lights.
• Get out the stockings. (Got to find them tonight, I guess.)
• Get depressed or anxious. (Thanks, modern pharmaceuticals!)

Hope your holidays are awesome.