I had such high expectations for our week. I had all these plans- awesome art projects and Christmas around the world eating and exploring. Our actual week didn't quite turn out as expected. We did lots of things and learned a lot especially about Hanukkah and Las Posadas. So I don't want to make a big deal about all those things that didn't quite reach actuality. Instead, I want to celebrate our survival during this week before Christmas and the fact we did tons of fun things. We had friends over a couple of times this week and had a great time.
Cards- Christmas and Hanukkah
Painting and playing driedel
Handprint Menorah and Sand dollar Poinsettia ornaments
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3-D Snowflakes
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Our new deck
After writing this post...I'm tired just looking at all these things. Expectations shouldn't measure whether or not you've been a success. I'll have to remember that.