In the Spirit....... Christmas has come and gone and it was my little family that brought the spirit back. Decorations are still up and shining and will be for days to come. Always late in putting them up, keeping up through the whole Christmas season, not just the retail season.

I've been recently chosen to become a part of Moments to Remember Design Team, a scrapping website with a local store. I will be their in-store Designer, also contributing to on-line contests, challenges, and other fun stuff on a regular basis. I look forward to taking this new opportunity to a new level. Here;s their website.. go check it out.... www.moments2remember.com

Here we are into December and I should be feeling the season, but I'm not. Even though I'm done making all my Christmas cards and they are sitting waiting to be addressed, I'm still not in the mood. Maybe taking our vacation to the balmy shores of Florida the last couple of weeks changed my outlook, or maybe having my family spread from coast to coast is the reason.

The houses in my neighborhood are all sparkling with lights and certainly helping out the local power company with their monthly output and I haven't thought of decorating and or bringing down the countless boxes of tinsel and trim. I keep putting it off hoping that some elf springs from underneath the holly bushes in the backyard and overnight puts up the garland and tree. Wishful thinking here. In any case, all my shopping is done thanks to the internet. When it snowed all day Thursday, my fingers did the walking on my keyboard and found gifts for everyone and I never had to clean off snow from the car.

So as we move forward into the season and I actually start playing Christmas music....( ordered Blackmore's Night new Christmas Carol CD) I may just "Deck the Halls", and actually enjoy the "Winter Wonderland" out the window. I'll let you know.