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We took Alex to Philadelphia for a day of fun this past weekend.  The line was long for Dickens Village but worth it.  There's a tree decorated in all red right by the entrance.  So pretty!  Alex loves to pose for pictures.  He wore his 'Angry Birds' green pig hat and got so many comments from people.  Ron and I didn't even know who or what an angry bird was when we bought it for him at a craft fair a couple months ago.

He got to talk with Santa and tell him what he would like for Christmas... a Transformer Bumblebee.   He said that he would try really hard to make that happen.

Pop Pop and Alex having some fun in Christmas Village.

Speaking of Christmas Village, if you live in Philadelphia or near enough to go you really should check it out!  We have gone for the last few years and gotten ornaments for our tree.  They have assorted arts, crafts, clothing, food and other goodies available from many different merchants.  We have a couple ornaments that were painted in the Ukraine and I just picked up another one. 

And I bought this one from another vendor.

As we continue trying to get ready for Christmas with assorted errands and decorating and cleaning we've managed to do a little furniture shopping too.  We bought a new couch, chair, and mattress.   They were all delivered today, however, the couch had a hole in the fabric on the front so they will bring another one the end of the week.   Actually, they have to replace the leg of the chair too because that had some scratches on it.  I don't know why they don't pack things better because rips and scratches could probably be avoided if they did. 

I have wanted a chair for awhile but just never got around to looking for one.  And I really didn't want to spend the $$ we paid for this one...why is everything soooo freaking expensive??.... but I do like it alot and we really don't need to eat next month after we gain weight on the holiday goodies anyway, right?

                                

When the sofa arrives, it'll look like this.  The pattern on the top of the cushions and a few of the pillows is the same as the chair.



I still have wrapping and baking to do, get the Christmas cards to the post office, and finish shopping but I'm hoping to come around for a visit soon.  Hope you're all having a good week!