Over the past few years it's become more difficult to find my Christmas Spirit. Maybe it's because the children are growing up and it just isn't quite the same as when they were little. Perhaps this year it's because the weather has been very warm. I'm not really sure.

I am an avid reader (when I have time) and one thing I've done over the past few years is to look for a little Christmas book to read to sort of help to put me in the mood. This is a picture of those books from the past 3 years. I have yet to get out and get this year's edition. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you all for the encouraging comments on recent posts. I am in a funk but I am determined not to let it get the best of me. Rob comes home Saturday and I am really focused on that right now so maybe that has something to do with it. I am preoccupied with my excitement at his homecoming and feeling a little overwhelmed at the same time with other things that are going on in my life right now.

I am a perfectionist and I am distressed that everything isn't "perfect" this year, ie. the house is a wreck (outside) because of all the work which has stressed me out so much, with no end in sight. For those that may not know, our underground heating oil tank leaked into the soil and water table causing us to have to do an environmental clean up which is a long, over a year at this point, arduous, stressful, frustrating, inconvenient, messy, and potentially bankrupting endeavor. (Thank God for tank insurance and homeowners insurance!!!)

This shot was taken in a little room, which is actually more like a very large hallway, between the living room and family room/dining room/kitchen in our house. It's a cozy little spot with a comfy sofa and a blanket to curl up on and read or have a game of chess or even a little cat-nap in the afternoon quiet before the kids come home, or on a lazy, rainy, Sunday afternoon.

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A quick note on the last post; That boat was definitely wrecked. It was impaled on these huge beams which pierced the hull through in several places leaving gaping holes in her and cracking her hull extensively on the side which is out of the frame. If you look you can see an example of one of the beams across the aft deck. Below is a snap of some of the damage. Ouch!!!

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