Well, I guess it is time to take the beautiful tree down and put all of the ornaments away and get back to reality.  I mean paying the bills and turning the heat down to 65 degrees so I have to wear my jacket inside.  None of the kids want me to take it down.  We completed the final Christmas ritual of finding the pickle ornament.  The youngest child always finds it first on account that she is looking up at the tree..not straight on.

At the moment, I am contemplating what to make for dinner as I am no Martha Stewart.  So it’s either going to have to be macaroni and cheese with meatballs and broccoli or the ever present burrito serve yourself dinner.  Homework needs to be done, dishes, laundry, dogs fed, cats fed, check on the rabbits and the birds outdoors, lock up and then perhaps after storytime I can go to sleep.