The Christmas decorations have finally been put away.  My husband said it was like the never-ending Christmas because it is, after all, the 9th of January.  We had the whole clan this year - eight adults, an eleven year old, a fifteen month old, five dogs (four of them were very big) and one great-grandma.  Believe it or not, we had a blast.  We played cards and games and watched movies.  The stove and dishwasher ran non-stop and the dinning room table was constantly getting a new tablecloth.  The house, although bursting at the seams, never looked more beautiful.  It was a wonderful Christmas filled with noise and commotion but also with so much love. 

Just a little deviation from the normal post.  This is me when I’m not selling jewelry.