I’m feeling okay, although the gripa is settling in my chest. The whole choir has it: we’ll all need hot tea with honey and lemon for Christmas.
You can leave your Nativities out for 12 Days of Christmas like we do.
I hate when things settle in my chest. But because of the Pertussis I had at 18 months, that’s where I always get colds, so I’m super aware of hand shakes.
I don’t normally take down anything Christmas until January 2, at the latest. Normally, the decorations go up no later than the 15th, so I have time to absorb the atmosphere, but the last two Christmases have been strange. Moving in and all that, last year, and I was lucky to get the wreath on my door. This year the wreath is up and so are 14 of the Nativities. Now, of course, I’m looking for another one to buy on sale, since I don’t get to thrift stores much.
All my Christmas stuff was packed for the three years before my move, and before that, I just didn’t celebrate it. Depression and all that.