Welcome to Friday’s Craft and Chat! I am so glad you are here with me today. I do not know about you but, it has been hard for me to get into the Christmas spirit. I have tried several things to get me into the Christmas spirit. I have watched Christmas movies, putting up my Christmas tree, and wrapping a few Christmas gifts, nothing seems to get me into the Christmas spirit. I start cleaning for my daughter and her family, which I can’t wait to see, but I still feel not in the mood.
       This down feeling is very strange to me since I love Christmas time. I love the shiny bright lights, houses, and trees all decorated. I loved seeing the children’s eyes all shiny and bright, waiting to sit on Santa’s lap. This year we have Santa in a bubble, and little children wave to him outside the bubble. Instead of seeing shiny bright eyes, I see the confusion on their faces. I can only imagine how this will affect them.

     I have an idea, tomorrow night; I will go through town and see the Christmas lights. Fingers cross that seeing, the Christmas lights may be the thing that gets me in the Christmas spirit. I am willing to try just about anything at this point. If you could share some of the things you have done to get yourself in the Christmas spirit, I would appreciate it.

     The last few days, I have been cleaning up my craft room from all the projects and card making, I have been doing. Please take my word; it was full of little scraps of paper everywhere. I do not even want to talk about glitter. I do not know about you, but when I spend hours cleaning, the last thing; I want to do is to mess it up again. Part of the fun of crafting is the mess you make, another part is spending time cleaning the mess you made, and the last part is the beautiful things you make. I am going to grab a cup of coffee and meet you in the craft room.