This morning my husband send me a message from the gym with a picture:
So I guess it begins.
The next thing was that my son requested a Santa Hat. I am not sure if something happened at school or why but his reasoning was that Halloween is over and now he wants to transition to the happiest season of all.
Dutiful mom that I am I went ahead and did some online search and found this pattern for a Santa Hat that looks pretty straight forward. I went ahead and stopped by JoAnns to get yarn after my fitness class last night. And today I picked up the right sized needles at my local yarn store after finding out that all I had at home was to small. Do you think I will be responsible if he will be know as the boy who wore a Santa Hat all of November and December?
Are you already preparing for the holidays?
To be honest, to some extend I am just trying to distract myself from the happenings in this country I call home now today. I voted right after I got my ballot so there was nothing left for me to do today. Being able to vote is such a privilege. I am anxious like so many others. I may hope for an outcome I wish for but I am prepared for the worst. Whatever happens we will still have our local community and that is something. There are many kind and engaged people around these parts. I am dreading the questions if we would move back to Germany if you know who gets elected. We are not planning to. This is our home now, too and the kids don’t know anything else. At this point it would be really hard for them not to speak of our own culture shock after 19 years.
How are you feeling today?
Home here and there 
I have not opened the news as of now as I don’t want reality to be reality. Humanity is just stupid currently and I fear we are not at the bottom. But here is to hope ans I am all wrong.
I have not really started preparing for the Holiday season. My head ist still in November. That Sanat had looks fun though. And a good distraction.
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The hat was a good distraction last night. Reality unfortunately kicked in and I am not feeling festive currently. I will give it a couple of days and then get back up on a more positive note
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I am feeling shocked, as you would think that there is no way that what would happen would happen, but it did. However, I do not really like to dwell on things for too long, so I am going to say that…I am in the rainy PNW and it is supposed to be sunny today, so that makes me happy! I am hoping to get outside later and enjoy the blue skies while they last.
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Going out and enjoying the sun sounds like a good start. I am sad and shocked but not really surprised. I think I am going to keep it light on the news and social media the next couple of days and do something nice for my kids who are also sad.
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I’m writing this on Wednesday and I it’s a no good, very bad day. I can’t think about the holiday season. It’s too much. Also, I’m realizing that I’m in a bubble. Everyone I’ve talked with today is SO sad, but there are people who are celebrating, presumably. This is a problem in my life. Or maybe it’s not. Maybe I don’t want to be around the celebrating people.
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I feel you on this one. All my friends are sad and hopeless and I am just trying to hold it together because I feel that is the only choice for me there is. I am sad, too. I was kind of expecting it though but was hoping against all odds. I hope there is a way past all the differences but I am not sure yet how that is possible
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Today I’m feeling very, very sad. I’m so disappointed. i thought people were better than this. I go back and forth between trying to distract myself, and crying. I can’t even say I have my “local community” because I live in Florida. But I do have our blogging community and that means a lot to me.
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I am so sorry Jenny. I wish I could come over and give you a hug – I know I could use one. All my friends are so sad and that makes it even harder. I am trying my best to keep it together also for the kids.
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I think that Santa Hat is good for ALL winter! I have a TubaChristmas hat that I like to wear all the time because it is warm and cozy and just a little ridiculous.
I’m feeling really sad and puzzled. And also lucky that I live in a blue county in a blue state. I’m just so so so so curious as to why people would want to have a misogynistic felon in the highest office in this country.
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I wish I had an explanation but maybe if we figure out what drove them to put their checkmark next to his name we can do better next time.
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I think that Santa Hat is good for ALL winter! I have a TubaChristmas hat that I like to wear all the time because it is warm and cozy and just a little ridiculous.
I’m feeling really sad and puzzled. And also lucky that I live in a blue county in a blue state. I’m just so so so so curious as to why people would want to have a misogynistic felon in the highest office in this country.
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That Santa hat looks darling! How very cool that you can get a request and produce the requested item!
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I know, right? He was at least happy with that outcome of the night. It was good to keep my hands busy while seeing the nightmare unfold.
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