The Smell of Christmas

There has been a lot of talk in my house over the last few months about the brain by a certain smarty pants using lots of big words that cause me to have an embarrassing blank stare plastered on my face (even more than usual!)—the different regions, how the work together, what they control.….you get my point.  We made a jello brain for Halloween this year for goodness sakes.   I even “proofed” (and I use that term lightly!) a paper about the brain—something to do with post traumatic olfactory dysfunctions and how smell can be disrupted depending on the type of head trauma.  That’s all I could understand of that paper to be honest. (On the bright side, if learning through osmosis really works, I'm in good shape!)

Why am I talking about smells and the brain?

Because it’s Christmas time!!

I love this time of year.  Having your house filled with pretty lights and sentimental decorations.  Christmas music. Snow (but that part can go away after the first of the year).  The smells of evergreens in our house, cookies baking, apple cider, hot chocolate, cinnamon.....    The memories that are connected to the smells of the Season are some of my richest memories.  

We started decorating our house over the weekend.  We took the easy route AGAIN and purchased our tree at a store but next year we are going to find a local tree farm and cut down own tree.  We been waiting for the right time and I think next year both of the girls will be good ages to add the tree cutting smell to their collection of Christmas memories.   

Star Topper (her first year because past years she was too afraid:-))

Star Topper Helper