Happy Holidays

School's done, the kids go a little longer. I think Alexander's last final is Monday, and Allison's is Tuesday. Allison has to be out of the dorm by Thursday, then we'll be home together for a bit. I am off until the day after Christmas, and I'm being super lazy and watching TV. I' almost caught up with Desperate Housewives. I watched all the "previously, on Desperate Housewives" for the seasons I did see, then I'm watching the episodes I missed, but I'm going to miss a few episodes that aren't on abc.com. They have all the ones from November and December, up until the writers strike, but the September and October ones I might have to purchase through iTunes.

I have DH, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Boston Legal and Big Love to watch. I told you I was being super lazy!

We're pretty much done with Christmas shopping. When the kids were little, we talked a lot about the meaning of Christmas, and told them that the Wise Men brought baby Jesus three gifts, and we were keeping Christmas at three gifts for us as well. They have always been okay about it, they didn't get greedy, they understood the reason, and it taught them to carefully request their gifts. We've kept up on that, and it's a good thing!

I had a signed lithograph and a copper etching from the same artist, given to me as a gift, and Butch had those framed for me for Christmas, and they are beautiful. If you get the chance, look for a book called St. Nicholas and the Valley Beyond, by Ellen Kushner, art by Richard Burhans. I bought this book when it was published in 1994, and fell in love with it. I wanted mine signed, so I located the artist, and sent him the book to sign. He did, it was great! Then, our library has an annual fundraiser where we create literary themed baskets for auction, and when I told the artist we were going to base our basket around his book, one thing led to another, and he donated a set of signed prints, and a copper etching, signed and numbered, and even came to Reno for the event! What a grand evening! So I got to meet him and his wife, they are a lovely couple! For Christmas last year he sent me a signed and numbered copper etching! Anyway, long story longer, that's what I had framed!
Okay, enough babbling! Happy holidays to everyone!