making it merry and bright

 I caved to the Christmas decorating pressure.

Said I wasn't going to start decorating for the holidays until the calendar 

said December.

It's a woman's prerogative to change her mind, right?

I don't decorate half as much as what I did in years past.

When your child is almost 22-years old (and your other child has passed away),

decorating for Christmas isn't as much fun anymore.

We don't put up a Christmas tree, but I do decorate shelves and

make tabletop vignettes with Christmas decor.

Here's what I've come up with so far (you know how I like to change things around)

for the ladder bookshelf in my living room.

The photo frame in the background holds pictures of the boys from

when they were wee ones. Tim made the Christmas tree when

he was in Kindergarten. :-)

The ornaments in the glass jar are just cheap ones from Target ~

found them in the $1 section this past weekend.

Some vintage finds from years past...love the sleigh, pine cone ornaments,

and the three little mice.

I tend to decorate just the living room and kitchen,

and sometimes put a couple of Christmas whimsies in the bathroom.

How about you...do you decorate bedrooms, too?

Linking up to Cozy Little House Tweak it Tuesday