Taking a break from uncluttering yet another room.

I can not believe how quickly "stuff" piles

up especially in the rooms I don't spend

much time in. I always say after

getting done reaming out the place that

I will be good and keep up with it so it

doesn't ever get that bad again.

Right!!!

Had another last for Ian again last night.

There are so many more than I thought of.

He performed his last year as the friar in

the kings court for the Madrigal Dinner.

It of course will not be a last for me because

I am sure Sean will follow in his brothers foot

steps and be doing it next year. But it will

be the last time I get to chuckle when

Ian tries to make his dancing partner Julie

laugh. She won again this year making Ian

laugh first.

I gave in and set up the fake Christmas tree

Friday night while I was waiting for Sara to call

to be picked up after her indoor track meet.

The cat has already knocked it over twice.

Megan wants to put ornaments on the tree

to make it look more christmas like but I

explained to her that it was just more

things to tempt the cat to play with the

tree. So it just has lights for now.

I said maybe we could make a colorful

paper chain to put around it.

My mother in law came down for the dinner

last night and spent the night. We sat chatting

over waffles this morning about how we both

were not feeling the "Christmas spirit" this

year. I don't want to decorate or think about

Christmas. She is spending her first

Christmas without her mom. We are

quite a pair to draw too. I have been trying

to come up with idea's to make it special

for the kids even though we can't get them

anything material this year.

I still have time and have a few idea's just

need to find the time and energy to do it.

Well I must get back to shoveling the clutter

before I run out of steam.

Anybody want a Cat for Christmas!!!

ttfn