Christmas Short VI

Did anyone else have a table that looked like this after Christmas?

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And that’s AFTER we’d cleaned up.  At least our living room was manageable, so what better place to eat, right?  Picnic time.

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Thank goodness for the sheet because of course the Egg Nog ended up on end.  After cleaning dinner up, we turned a movie on.  While everyone was absorbed in the screen, I noticed that Alice was missing and QUIET. I immediately perked up and did a quick scan of the room.

I found her in no time, quietly cooing to the “okay to play with and break” Nativity set.  She was facing everyone toward the Christ Child:

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Such a tender moment, such a wonderful reminder. Is there really anything sweeter than a child?

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