I have sometimes thought that it would be nice if Thanksgiving were earlier in November, so the Christmas season would last a little longer. That is especially true here, because even though Thanksgiving is not until next week, the winter snow that looks so Christmasy has already arrived.
We had a family Thanksgiving gathering on Nov. 9, so I am letting myself go a little, only in that we are listening to Christmas music whenever it snows. I should go and get the pumpkins off of the porch, too, and just let the weather do the decorating. I can't bring myself to do any Christmas decorating until the day after the real Thanksgiving.
We are loving the snow. The farm looked beautiful wearing its crowns of golden leaves, but the snow's beauty is also arresting. These are a few pictures of the pond, the chicken house and the house, all dressed up for Christmas, a little early.
Saturday, Dec. 20 was David's first wrestling tournament. He won two and lost two of his matches. We thought he did really well even in the ones he lost. His first losing round, he was way ahead on points, but ended up getting pinned. His other losing round, it was very close, with the other boy winning on points. But I considered it a victory, points notwithstanding, because when it was over the other kid was crying and David wasn't. (Isn't that terrible?) Everyone who wrestled got a trophy, and David loves his.
