Whew. Days preparing for, days cooking and cleaning before and during, and days cleaning up after the rush and just like that (poof!) Christmas has passed for another year. I am always happy to have everyone here for the holiday but goodness are my back and feet sore when it's all said and done. Now if I could just manage to sleep in once the hubster gets up for work this week (hard for me) so I can catch up on some sleep, I'd appreciate it.

We are pricing replacement windows for the last in the house not done before we moved in (10 of them) and it's freaking me out. We also started pricing out kitchen remodeling costs, and it's freaking me out too. Never mind the fact that I also need to sod the back yard and reside the garage before the house goes on the market, and nevermind that we have no idea when that will actually be. Where do people get money to do this stuff when they hope that they won't be paying for it when they are (hopefully) not living in this house six months from now? *sigh*

Christmas was nice. I got many nice things from everyone and it was a nice visit from my sister and the 'rents. Much good food and wine was had, many laughs were shared and we made the best we could with the seemingly small space of our house when it holds that many people. I really don't feel like the holidays came and went necessarily, and while I prefer to think it's because of the mild winter weather as of late, my mom insists that it also comes with age. I don't want to think that Christmas stops feeling like Christmas just because you get older, but it certainly was a nice weekend.

Hope everyone else's was survived and enjoyed.