Today's prompt for Picture the Holidays was to think about the things for which you are grateful. I have a long list of things for which I am truly grateful, and what I captured certainly does not come at the top of the list, but it is something that stood out today. Before we left for California I decorated the house for Christmas. After arriving home at 2 am this morning, seeing the doctor and getting X-rays for an ankle I turned in California, sorting through 11 days of mail and catalogs, purchasing a Christmas tree, and buying groceries for an empty refrigerator, I am so grateful I had the foresight to decorate the house. Our house is perfect for Christmas decorations and walking around the house today I didn't feel tired or grumpy, but was filled with anticipation for one of my favorite holidays.
I finished the first page for the Christmas Journal tonight, but will wait to post it tomorrow when there is better light to take photographs. I had most of the transparency pages completed but wasn't sure how I wanted to use the Ali Edward overlays, so it took several tries before I came up with something I like. I'm still not totally sure how this will all come together, but I am determined that I will get it done day by day!
Here's another shot from today that didn't make it into the Christmas Journal. It was raining cats and dogs this morning, but by noon it had changed to snow. We got several inches of wet, heavy snow. What a contrast from two days ago when we were in sunny San Francisco admiring the flowers!
