Saturday, December 24, 2011

One more sleep before Christmas

This dessert tray of Mom's is a sure sign of a holiday celebration.  I don't remember it ever seeing the light of day unless it was a holiday.  Mom didn't bake many cookies for Christmas but for some reason I couldn't stop baking them this year.  I think it was some kind of empty nest reaction to satisfy my "need" to stay busy.  Busy hands and all that. 

It's Christmas Eve and there is a very light dusting of snow on the ground this morning.  Not really enough to put me in the proper holiday spirit.  I've struggled a little bit this year getting into the spirit of things, swinging back and forth between HO HO HO and
I think I'm a bit better off than I have been in years past in that regard.  There is a great deal in my life to be happy about for which I am very grateful.  It's been easier to focus on that than on the other Bah Humbug stuff.  Merry Christmas all!

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