Whew! This has been a crazy week. We have been to five Christmas parties/dinners/shindigs since last Saturday (all of which were lovely) and we're getting ready to embark on 10 days of family gatherings and multi-state travels. Wisely, we did not host a holiday party this year with all that we've had going on. What this means is that my own seasonal decorating has suffered; it seems to manifest itself less and less each year, but hosting some sort of gathering is usually incentive for me to get... read more