Whew...

I love Christmas time! Some of the things that I love about Christmas are:

*The reason for the season, Jesus's birth. My youngest (8) said the blessing on Christmas night and put it very well. It went something like "Thank you for letting us all get here safely and bless the food that you have given us, and thank you for sending your Son, Jesus Christ to Earth."

*The giving, generous spirit of Christmas. It is a time when you see the best in people and special efforts are made to help those in need.

*Christmas trees. I have 3 in my house!

*Christmas music! I have tons.

*Shopping. I know most of you will think it is crazy, but I enjoy picking out stuff for other people. The best shopping day is the day after Thanksgiving. Most people ask if I have ever fought over something on that morning...NO. Some people do get crazy though. LOL

*Time with Family and friends. It is great to have a little more time to spend with everyone. Even if your time with them is short, you can still talk to them on the phone or email because it seems that life slows down just a little to let you catch up.

I also love the days after Christmas before I have to go back to school! It is the time that I can manage to get a few things done, both online and in my house.
I have been sick for a few days, so everything has been on hold. I felt better today and I worked on updating my website and tomorrow, I hope to be updating my house!

Be on the look out for new portraits on my blog because I am having withdrawls from no camera in my hands! Besides, Noelle has a new hat and I am sure that I will need to take a break from my work for a while. LOL Have a great day!