Very Lonely Santa

This delightful Santa (get it? De*light*ful? Ha!) is pretty much as good as it will get this year in terms of decor here at Summit House.

Today I told Nathan, the contractor, and Tammie, the designer, that I’d like to be living here next Christmas. The moment of silence was deafening. Apparently, that’s an aggressive timeline.

So poor, lonely Santa may still be lonely next year.

There is a balance to all these things, right? In an ideal world, we do everything “right.” But in renovations, there’s a wide chasm that contains “right” and everyone has an opinion. So we’re going to have to find the balance that doesn’t blow the budget, or extend the timeline, but still honors this wonderful old lady.

There is sweat equity that I’m willing to do. But I seriously have to stop telling people about the stripping. I mean *wood* stripping. Every time. Seriously, every single time, I’m talking about stripping paint off wood.

This was all starting to sound very sad, but it’s not. I love that everyone who comes to the house loves her like I do. That is going to sustain us both. It’s going to be spectacular when it’s done!

Merry Christmas, my loves. Put out all the good thoughts you can into the universe that we will be drinking wine here at Summit House at this time next year!