Straight No Chaser “12 Days of Christmas” Video
On the first day of Christmas, Kayla and Alex wrote letters to Santa, submitted them to the Editor-In-Chief, and were advised to scale back expectations.
On the second day of Christmas, Daddy hauled the holiday decorations down from the attic, and scattered boxes all through the house.
On the third day of Christmas, Alex and Daddy put up the artificial tree, with paper ornaments lovingly made by hand.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Daddy brought home the gingerbread house he won in a hospital raffle.
By the fifth day of Christmas, we were tackling Christmas decorations one room at a time, but we were still waiting for a day without Ice Storms or blizzards to bring home THE tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas, I questioned if I should bother sending holiday cards until a friend asked, “Do Digital Cards Say I Love You?”
On the seventh day of Christmas, I caught a stomach virus that knocked me out of commission.
On the eighth day of Christmas, a foot infection forced me to let my fingers do the shopping on Amazon, with a little help from Dave and the kids.
On the ninth day of Christmas, Kayla perfected her Gingerbread cookie recipe to share with her Girl Scout friends, but illness and storms canceled our plans. More cookies for us!
On the tenth day of Christmas, Daddy and Alex found THE tree, a Charlie Brown special in dire need of our loving attention.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, we scrubbed and scrubbed to ready the house for Santa’s visit.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, we were still doing last minute shopping and gift wrapping, but we finished in time to enjoy a special meal, cooked by Grandma, before sharing the annual viewing of It’s A Wonderful Life.
On Christmas Eve, after dinner and the movie, we just had a few more tasks before we could sleep through the night.
Kayla arranged snacks and supplies for Santa and his reindeer. She baked a plate of cookies and served it with a mug of eggnog for Santa, and she concocted a mix of celery and pistachios for the reindeer. She even provided wrapping paper, just in case. All this, and a personal note for Santa too.
Last, but not least, my final job of the night, before I retired so that Santa could work his magic, was to hide the Christmas pickle.
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