Time to make my mom’s apartment festive! Last year, we were not able to spend Christmas with her at all as she was in a rehab facility recovering from a fractured pelvis. This year, I was going to make sure she was decorated appropriately.
But first, lets take a look at the decorations from her first Christmas at Bethesda Gardens.
Front Door
Inside
Now it’s time for this year. I decided to continue the peppermint theme for this year. There were some changes to the front door this year. For some reason, I could not find the Santa Clause or the Nutcracker so I purchased some things from Michaels and moved the Christmas tree to it’s new location next to the door.
I also bought some ornaments and the picture on the shelf at Michaels along with she ladder on the wall and the stuffed elves. The container the Christmas tree is in was found at Target! All of the other decorations were items I had on hand.
I added 3 ornaments to the wall after I noticed it looked bare. These were found at Target.
I didn’t go crazy inside this year. I did purchase her a thin Christmas to have in front of her window. Since her tree is larger this year, I purchased some red and white ornaments as well as a tree topper, all from Michaels. The tree shirt, stocking, and the garland over her window was from her first year there.
As you can see, she is happy with the outcome.
I have told her next year, we can make any changes that she wants. We can do a different theme or changes the colors, anything she wants. But at least for now, she wants to continue the theme.
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