the end of christmas

 There were pine needles everywhere.

Here's all the mish-mash of weird Christmas lights wound up to confuse and frustrate us next year. Cords and plug ins, all goofy.

 I had a tall grandchild climb up onto the cupboard and pull the Santa sleigh back off the wall.

All these festive cardboard guys, year after year:

The living room has returned to boringly normal.

And that's the end.  Onward.

So much love, Val

new year's 2018

Our very dead and toasty, crunchy Christmas tree above, and this festive Santa from the 70's below, something fun from my sweet Grandma:

We've got your sparkling cider and chocolate cake cooling on the patio.  It wasn't even up to zero all weekend, so this is a very chilly cooler.

Aww, now that's a pretty cake.

Our friend arrived at 11 pm tonight, to enjoy the new year with us.

 Happy 2018!   Love, Val

new year's eve birthday party

It was a great night.   I hope you absolutely love being six.

Happy Birthday with love forever,  Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody