December 2008 12 of 12

Oh, my....it's been a long road to this point. Sorry I've been gone. My dad has been gravely ill since July. Good news, he is scheduled to come home from the rehab hospital he's be at on Monday, just in time for Christmas, so that is a blessing. He's been through so much. I am just thankful that he's getting better. Finally.


So.....12 of 12 time! I am out of practice with this.

When I got up this late morning, I was glad to see that the rain downpour from last night had stopped and it was sunny again. The clouds were moving fast. But the light was lovely.

I started dusting to prepare to put out the Christmas decorations and I just like the way the light was playing off the purples and reds in my little grouping. Family, abundance and creativity. Good stuff!

So I finally found a little 3 footer Charlie Brown tree near work for $25. Other tree sellers wanted $45 for trees the same height. Such a rip-off!!! And the one seller I had bought my tree from last year was offended that I was dumbfounded by the $45 price tag. Um.....ever hear of RECESSION? Massive layoffs? Tightening pocketbooks? That guy will be sitting there with his trees on Christmas Eve. I feel bad for the poor trees. Unsold Christmas trees really make me feel sad.....

I unpacked all the decorations and just spread them out all over until I remember where I had them last year.

Another view of the Christmas carnage. And this is only from one direction in the room. The other way is loaded up even more so! I did get rid of a lot of decorations I wasn't crazy about last year. I realized I have a lot of snowmen! Good thing, since we haven't had any real snow yet! Boooooo.....

I still say prayers for my father every day for his recovery.

The Drew Art Extravaganza! My 3-year old nephew is quite prolific and sent me a big envelope of his artwork, which is displayed on my closet doors. He loves drawing and is starting to make shapes. As a former art therapist, I find his progression very fascinating. And as his aunt, I'm very proud of him!

This is his "ocean" series. I love these.

This one is titled "This is a cleaning bus" and you can see what he's going for with the vehicle shape and the round cleaning brushes....I think it's terrific!



Me and my boy, Santa. Gotta stop the Christmas fun and go to work.

Two of my co-workers, Samantha and Tricia. They work with the same attorneys during the day split between the two of them I get all of them at night. Lucky me!



Tricia is evil every year and has the candy bin at her desk. I hate her.

So that's my 12 for this December. It has been some year.

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