Advent gifts

Since my daughter and her husband won't be with us for the Christmas holidays, she brilliantly thought ahead and left these Advent boxes when she was here for Thanksgiving for my husband and I to open each day. 

You can see how she numbered each slot to open.

A few of the gifts didn't fit in the box and are scattered around it. It is so much fun cutting open an area to see what treats we will find.

Here are some of the goodies she has given us. 

I hope you can tell that the wine bottles above are the small individual kind.

The Mounds is mine, TicTacs for Hubby.

Tanqueray and tonic for Hubby and the makings of a White Russian for me. 

Fritos for me. Ruffles for Hubby. Hmmm, I wonder why we are gaining weight?

The best gifts of all so far the were the ones below.

Hubby and I spend many a night watching Hallmark Christmas movies! Better TV than pandemic updates and politics.

Last weekend we decorated outdoors.

We are all lit up now and I finally got to display the Nativity scene that my daughter and son-in-law got me last Christmas.

I have wanted one of these for a long time. 'Tis the reason for the season!

I have added some orange to October Morning just above the fence. There is still some more to stitch.

I have been quite busy grading the final exams that I administered this past Tuesday and determining final grades. I haven't worked on any other crafts all week. 

 I have also been going to visit my mother at the hospital for a couple of hours each day. Her health has improved, but she is still very weak and is now in the rehab area of the hospital. Unfortunately, the move from one floor to another has triggered some sort of confusion and she is quite agitated and depressed. I really hope this passes as it is quite upsetting and may affect her ability to return to her home. I may have to consider getting full-time home care for her. We shall see. 

I am joining Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. I am hoping to spend some time with Three Boats. We did buy our Christmas tree yesterday though, so tree-trimming may be happening instead of stitching.

Thanks for stopping by!