BLOGMAS DAY 7 -- ST NICHOLAS DAY

Hello, everyone!  Welcome to Blogmas Day 7.  I was so tired last night that I fell asleep without blogging.  So I will make it up to you today with one entry this morning and another tonight.

Joe and I have celebrated St. Nicholas Day ever since we have been married.  It's a fun thing for us.  We give each other little gifts recognizing that Christmas is about Christ and St. Nicholas Day is about gifts.  We have given each other socks, cookies, candy, a scarf...  Just a token gift.  This year was very small but neither of us wanted or needed anything.

He gave me Peeps and I gave him a Santa hat.  If you have been following me for any length of time you know I LOVE Peeps and Joe LOVES chocolate.

Snowman Peeps

Gingerbread Peeps

And Christmas tree Peeps.

And a chocolate Santa Hat for Joe.  I have a feeling he will get another one (or two) in his stocking on Christmas morning.

Yesterday was our Crafters meeting at church.  Three of us showed up.  Four including the Pastor.  His craft was putting pennies into rolls to deposit at the bank.  Ha, ha.  Dorothea was crocheting a beautiful turquoise blue blanket for her granddaughter for Christmas.  Kathy was making needlepoint Philadelphia Eagles magnets.  I was knitting my Advent Scarf (which will definitely not be finished by Christmas).  I am almost finished Day 2 and will show it to you later.

Afterwards I took Kathy to the post office.  When she moved a few weeks ago, she put in a change of address.  The address was changed but so was her last name.  No, she didn't get married.  No, she didn't change her name.  Yes, she typed into the computer her correct name "White."  The post office made her a "Davis."  How do you get Davis from White?  The guy behind the desk didn't know either and got a good laugh about it.  It should be fixed now.  He said we made his day.

Joe bought the new TV we have in order to stream programs.  And we do.  Last night we watched an old (1950s old) "What's My Line?".  That has become a favorite with us and there are hundreds of this program on YouTube.  We watch at least one a night and sometimes as many as three.  We also streamed a BBC program presented by Lucy Worsley (another favorite of ours) entitled "Elizabeth I's Battle for God's Music" about the change in church music during the time of the Tudors.  Really good.  And really nice to see on a large screen rather than a small tablet.

And now I am going to go get something for breakfast.  We were going to take Jack to the Vet today, but his cold seems to have gone away.  I have to call and cancel the appointment.  Joe is the one with the bad cold now.  *sigh*  I hope I stay healthy.

I also am determined to get the house decorated for Christmas today.  It may not get finished, but something is going to get done.

So until later...

Kathy