Okay, Now

We sent out invitations to our annual holiday party. The top line read The Holiday Season Isn't Over Yet! Okay, now it is.

We had a good time. Quiet music, much too much to eat, and conversations. My neighbor's three children are still amazingly cute. Both daughters - around eight and six, I think - came up to me afterwards and solemnly said Thank you for inviting us. Another neighbor's son is growing like the proverbial weed (and he's only seven!) Three friends of my daughter's did not come, which was disappointing, not to mention one neighbor to whom we'd hand-delivered an invitation. Their loss. Ours, too.

Lots to clean up, now, but: I'm glad we did it.