Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2009. Mattie was home from the hospital and had a visit from our resident Jack Russell Terrier, JJ. Mattie and JJ grew up together and were very close. But after Mattie was diagnosed with cancer and then had his limb salvaging surgeries, he became frightened of JJ. Mainly because Mattie thought JJ could jump on him and injure him in some way. I think this photo speaks for itself! You may also notice a Christmas village on the living room floor behind JJ. Mattie created that in December and he loved it so much, we kept it up for him to play with whenever he was home from the hospital.
Quote of the day: Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions, and contemplating the natural order and all that happens in keeping with it. ~ Marcus Aurelius
Today was another exhausting day. Though I would have liked to sleep in, we go to the farmer's market every Saturday morning. So I got my act together and pulled myself out of bed. Before getting my dad up from bed, I got derailed on chores. Peter and I worked very hard today to put Christmas inside the house away. That was no easy feat as we decorated several rooms. Peter did the majority of the work, but once I got back from the farmer's market, I worked non-stop until I took my parents out to dinner.
I love a live Christmas tree, but it is a big cleaned up job. We put four to five strings of lights on the tree this year. Getting them on was easy, getting them off was one tangled mess, not to mention the fact that there were pine needles everywhere. I have swept and vacuumed everywhere.
As of tonight, things are boxed, labeled, and back in storage for next year. It is a good feeling, but I miss seeing all the decorations and the lights. We still have to tackle outside decorations, which I am sure won't be easy. But hopefully not as laborious as inside.
Behind Denise's gift you see evergreens. These clippings came from our Christmas tree. The tree is still beautiful and healthy, so I wanted to continue to capture that Christmas beauty on our kitchen island.
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