Instead of

December 12, 2007

Nativity Celine's photo</span>writing a Christmas letter, stringing lights outside and making my yearly DVD of family photos and video I've been reading & crocheting. To my credit however, I blog every week so if family or friends want to know what's going on they can read it here. And I did put little candles in the front windows and I do plan on preparing the DVD in the New Year.

Why the break from tradition? I'm tired of busy Decembers and doing Christmas stuff because I "ought to". Deep down I've envied my husband's easy going Decembers for years (why is it always the wives & mothers running around doing all this self-imposed work trying to make the perfect holiday). Enough! This year I've joined him in the life of "December Ease" and I've whittled down my Christmas preparations to the things I enjoy and the few things that absolutely must be done whether I want to or not. Everything else is just well, not getting done.

So, instead of Christmas cards stayed tuned in future blogs for a few book reviews of recent reads.