missing mojo (christmas edition)

It's December, and since I've not updated since November, you can say this post is over due. I've been procrastinating updating because I've just not been in the holiday spirit. Sure, it's post-Thanksgiving (I can't begin to think about Christmas any earlier - one holiday at a time for me). But I feel like I have so much going on mentally that I just can't stop and relax and enjoy (story of my life).

Primarily, I'm focused on listing the house for sale in January. So a big part of my missing mojo is just that I don't feel like decorating only to tear everything down shortly there after. And I worry that Cori is really going to get into things (I'm thinking tree toppled on its side, stocking holders falling onto her head when she grabs the stockings, broken figurines, gifts torn open, etc). Since Cori is still to little to really get into Santa or understand the meaning of Christmas, in addition to us being on a really tight budget, I kind of feel like it's all for not. So why bother.

Yeah, I know - bah humbug. Maybe it will wear off closer to the 25th. Maybe I need some snow to feel in the holiday spirit. Maybe getting the tree this weekend will start to swing my spirits. But my "holiday joy" meter is on low.
One thing we did do Christmas related was to visit Phipps for their winter flower show. It provides a nice background for Christmas pictures of Corinne (when she stopped long enough to be photographed!)