Doyce is going all frantic over Christmas decor, since (a) they are in a house finally, (b) they don’t have any Christmas decor stuff since they’ve not been in a house before, and (c) the ‘Rents (his) are visiting for the holidays.
Meanwhile, over at the Consortium … relative laziness reigns.
We’re, once again, going off to visit our families miles away this season. (And it looks like we’re driving, which will be a post or twelve on its own.) So there’s no specific need to do boughs of holly festoonage. Especially since (a) Katherine is too small to appreciate Christmas decor, and (b) Katherine is too small to be around Christmas decor.
Next year will be different. Thanksgiving weekend — decoration and an artificial tree. (Yes, we’re doing the artificial thing. Colorado is just too dry for cut trees, and live trees fare badly after being inside for over 48 hours and then being thrown into the winter again.) Break out two families-worth of decor, and let it snow, let it snow, let it etc.
But this year — laziness. At least about cleaning and decorating.
About cards and gifts and travel arrangements and work and a zillion other things … that’s a different matter.