Stockings Were Hung ...

... on the hat rack because there's too much electronic junk on the mantle.

It works okay.  Probably a little better once the stockings are full.  Maybe straight arms would've been more useful.  Everything you hang falls to the center pole -- I could probably put rubber bands on the posts to stop them from fully sliding.  I like where I put the rack though.  Out of the way, but visible.  Also, the rack can take the weight of full stockings.  It's a keeper and we have storage areas so we don't need to disassemble this after Christmas.

See what I mean?
Fuller is probably better.
It's hard to see the stockings.

We gave up Christmas cards a couple of years ago (this is the 3rd year) for a few reasons.  It's such a time suck -- so hard to get the picture ready and mailed.  Our kids are grownups.  Everyone sees us on social media.  And ... we thought the money was a nice holiday donation to our dog rescue group.

I'll send out a facebook message reminding everyone we aren't sending cards -- don't want anyone to think we nixed them from our list.  I took some pictures for the post.

Neither is happy LOL

Parker singing along ...

Handsome boys.

Hubby HATES the scent machine FYI.  Fair disclosure and all.  He has absolutely no say in it though.  He put his nose up against it and said it was too strong.  Of course.  It's meant to scent a large space.  I still love it.  I woke up this morning to a lightly scented kitchen and family room.  Maybe a little more benign scent would be more appealing to him.  This is an obvious scent of fall.  I have some of the regular ones to use at some point.  Little does he know I bought more than one machine LOL.

I'm taking a long power walk this morning with my neighbor.  I was finally able to run yesterday.  The race left my shins so sore I couldn't do much.  Longest, steepest hill I've ever run -- it was the downhill that killed my shins.  This afternoon is NAILS -- boy I need this appointment.

This weekend is a powerhouse of social stuff.  We have our neighborhood Fun Friday and we're going this month.  It's time we started being a little more social.  We're starting to feel like outcasts.  Saturday is the big surprise party and now Sunday is a neighborhood dinner party.  The mayor is throwing it and, per her usual, wants no one to bring anything.  This is actually kind of nice -- makes going easy -- hostess gift and wine.  We got the email invite with one other name ... I think we were afterthoughts to the list.  Oh well.  In the name of being a little more social, we're going to that too.  I'll probably need to host something in the new year.  I've been a grumpy hermit for too long.

BTW -- the shoe glue seems to have fixed my go-to winter shoes.  You can see the split line, but who will look that closely.  Phew ... hope they hold up at the party (I'll bring the backups in my car).

I started watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 3).  LOVE it.  So smart and laugh-out-loud funny.

Happy Hump Day -- later gators.