My Day After Christmas Miracle

Yesterday was the first day of the new year.  I thought as the day progressed and I hadn't heard back from Christina that possibly they were welcoming that new little sixlibbyberry into the world, but, no, they were just busy with their binge watching of Harry Potter movies. Today is the actual due date, but with a first baby, we really don't expect him/her to arrive yet, but I won't be separated from my phone, you can count on that.

Watching parades and football games yesterday, I pretty much let the whole day slip away without accomplishing much.  Mark, on the other hand, managed to practically install an entire drop ceiling in our basement.  Today I have prayed to not let that be the case today.  Normally, I would be off to the Amen House, but we are closed, so hopefully, I'll have a list of things accomplished here at home.  There's still so much to get done in preparation for the new baby.  Also, there's all the decorations to put away and all the " new year responsibilities" that I have with my volunteer job at church.

It's gonna be sad putting away all the greenery and white lights that I spread throughout my house and the variety of nativities that I cherish.  My newest nativity is a book and ornament that are interactive.  As you read the book and push the appropriate pictures, the ornament lights up and the each animal of the stable tells it's part in helping Mary and Joseph on that holy night, as their little newborn enters the world. I actually have had this particular book and ornament for a couple years as I anticipated the birth of my first grandbaby.

After Christmas I also purchased some things for the baby's first Christmas which will be about a year away.  My sister Pam had the cutest animated toy that she had purchased for one of their grandbabies.  Because it terrified him, it still remained at their house Christmas day.  It's a cute little white, fuzzy dog that has red antlers with jingle bells attached to them.  Of course, when you turn it on it spins around excitedly shaking and playing Jingle Bells as it gyrates and jingles around.  I knew that I had to have one of them for little SLB, so I asked where I could find one.  She said she found it at Kroger, but was sure they were all gone.

The day after Christmas I met my sisters and my mom at Krogers to begin our day after Christmas shopping for bargains on Christmas paper and decorations.  I didn't even look for the little dog there, but did get some paper and checked out their cards.  After our traditional lunch and movie, I drove back to Georgetown where I stopped by our Kroger.  I checked out the shelf with the stuffed animals and saw lots of bears and snowmen, but no little doggie.  So, I again looked at the shelf and thought where would I be if I was the cutest little jingle bell doggie.  So I looked lower and lower to the bottom shelf and looked back farther and farther, til I saw the fuzzy white fur sticking up among the white teddy bears on the bottom shelf.  Yes, there it was, just sitting there waiting for me with it's red antlers and jingle bells.  It was my day after Christmas miracle!

I now have to confess that I didn't stop there, but proceeded to Cracker Barrel where I found a cute animated Santa that moves his eyebrows while singing and a reindeer that shakes while it sings as well.  And, at Wal-Mart I couldn't pass up the shivering polar bear that also comes with a book.  So, for my little SLB baby for it's first Christmas I am prepared with four Christmas singing, jingling, shivering, shaking animals, two books, and an ornament.  And, no, I do not intend to spoil this baby any more than any other grandmother would.  I better go get something accomplished today.  You have a great day, stay warm and safe.  luv, Susan