STEEMIT PHILIPPINES MAJOR CONTEST: My Christmas Preparations - The Spirit Of Christmas @Sarimanok (12/10/21)|| 20% payout of this post goes to @steemitphcurator

Good day everyone! May your day be filled with all the goodness in life despite this pandemic. As the days passed away, my heart was consumed with fears and doubts as to whether I will be seeing my kids again. They being miles away from me was unbearable. I never want to lose another child again! It's too much to bear already! Or should I say, If I go first, will I be given a humble resting place? I've seen that those with positive COVID-19 results and died were immediately cremated without preamble. Since we don't have a crematory here, those who were victims with the Delta virus were immediately buried during night time and no members of the family can join during the burial. Such an absurd idea but protocols must be followed for the safety of everybody so they say.

I may be fully vaccinated but I still refrain from going outside unless necessary like visiting my daughter who recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy.:)

Well, it's almost Christmas time and I still haven't decorated our sala with our only Christmas tree. I still need to assist Antonia with the outputs for their Special Science Class projects. She got an average of 96 in this subject with 91.3 total rating. Now that's good news! Something to celebrate plus the coming of our baby. My grandson who joined his ship were quarantined amongst the other crews because one of them was found positive. Thank God they're all safe now and waiting for their boat to arrive. With that, I got inspired to put up our Christmas tree!

My grandson took the liberty of putting up our 3-layered Christmas tree. The 4th segment was removed due to lack of space.

Unboxing our Christmas decors is straining but I must do it now or else I will miss the last day of submission for our major contest! Lol!

Oh my! We only had 2 lights left. The rest were damaged so I proceeded with my task.

I got the stuffs toys from our hangers. I always bathe them before placing them under the Christmas tree. Hmmm, I still need to look for the outfits of The Bear 🐻 family.:) stashed somewhere! These stuffed toys have sentimental values to my kids. They can pinpoint which ones belonged to them which was given by their dad as a gift for being good.:)

Some of the Christmas balls were already worn out. This was last year when Antonia used her talent in painting again. See, they look great and still presentable.

I separated the small ones to be placed at the terrace.

At last am done! The lights will come later.

There they are! I arranged them early this morning.

These are some of our memorable Christmas decors. I will make a wreath for this later. My kids always look for them whenever they're around. It's because it's been there since they were kids, when things were so simple yet full of love and joy in our hearts. This is my simple prayer for my kids as always and for them to protect each other and let peace prevail in our family.

This is @Sarimanok, wishing you all a Merry Christmas and A Prosperous New Year and thank you kapamilya #steemitphillipines community for your support. Mabuhay!