Celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas

For the past week my twins have been sick. One even wound up in the hospital due to dehydration and digestive complications. He is fine now, but we had a scary and tiring week. Until the illness and hospitalization hit us, I was feeling very organized about Christmas. I’d cleared my calendar to have four days alone in the house for house cleaning, finishing up the shopping, getting some meals made ahead, and mailing presents. We did manage to get the presents sent before the hospitalization, and I don’t have too much more shopping, but oh the house. We have … Continue reading

The Twelve Days of Christmas

You know the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. What did your true love give to you? Do you celebrate each day with tiny gifts? We don’t, but I was thinking it might actually be fun to do so, giving my husband a small but special gift each day until Christmas. How romantic. Then, I looked around and thought, “Yeah, I have time to shop for and wrap twelve more presents!” All kidding aside, I do think it would be a sweet way to celebrate the holiday. I tend to get all sentimental this time of year, so if it … Continue reading

Totaling Up “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

You’re familiar with the popular Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” right? Well, have you ever wondered how much it would set you back if you actually purchased all of the items mentioned in the song for your own true love? One company did and put together an itemized list, complete with prices, which revealed how much the 364 items would cost from the 12 drummers drumming down to the single partridge in a pear tree. Be prepared to dig deep if you want to bring home all 12 days worth of goods. The total amount is… Drum roll … Continue reading