Getting ready for Christmas, we put our lights outside last weekend on the deck, porch and along the dog fence.  We're still having one line short out on us in the rain, will have to fix that up a bit.
This week has been strange in weather, warm earlier in the week then very cold and windy followed by three days of rain.  The dogs are bored but we've been taking them out for their regular walks, with coats on when raining hard, this keeps me in shape too.

Today I put the Christmas candles in the windows and will check out the Christmas tree tomorrow to see if we can get one more year out of it, or if we are going with a real tree this year.  A real tree may be a challenge with Blue the dog, he likes to pee on balsams and better not if we do get a real one!!

I am looking forward to the Christmas vacation and hope that we have some good snow before then.  I volunteered to help out with snow shoeing at my school one day a week starting after the vacation until the snow goes.  This should be interesting and fun with the kiddos, and good winter exercise too.  And potential good photo opportunities!!