Now comes the real fun

So half the fun of Christmas really comes after all the presents are opened. This is when you PLAY with the treasures that you have asked for, written letters to Santa about, dreamed about and saw on TV. This is the time to line them up just to look at them, or I always loved to make my "pile" under the tree ~ I still do this and I still love perusing over my gifts just like my children. The past few nights I have curled up in bed with my new blanket and pillow cases (sheets are on back order) and salivated over a few new books that were under the tree for me. I put on my new chapstick and nighty, pour myself a hot cup of tea that I brewed in my new teapot and drink out of my new mug. I swear it is just as good as a brand new viewfinder from National Geographic (thank you Aunt Lynne).

As I type, Duncan has just whipped me up a burger with lettuce, tomato and cheese on a croissant with a hot cup of tea. He made the burger in his new kitchen and the tea was warmed in his new microwave. His is mixing something in his new mixer, it's either fried chicken or pasta (I'm not sure), but he is complete with hot glove and all. Above is Coop's new Jungle that his trains pull up to and his space shuttle lands on...oh the wonderful world of make believe.

Very happy it is the weekend again...this place is a disaster and well, most of you know this irritates the Virgo right out of me. I think the tree is coming down tomorrow...I feel a bit guilty for not leaving it up through the new year, but the way I see it...I DID put it up Dec 1st!! (or was it the 2nd?) I just need to clean up and reorganize ~ that is what I love about January, it's such a great time to start new...not to mention I have a birthday party to throw in 3 weeks!! And I have to move my entire office in 4 weeks.

AND I need to get back to pictures, blogging, scrapping for my kids, cooking dinner again and snuggling with my boys (all three of them).