Some people were a little sad when I stopped keeping up with the blog. I am sad too. There just aren't enough hours in the day. However, it is important to keep a record of all the fun we have as a family. I love my family. Each member of my family blesses my life in some way. They keep me busy and make me laugh. So, I have been thinking of a way that I might be able to make time to post a little something at least once a month. Guess what? There's an app for that! I found a way to post from my phone. I can write when I am sitting in the car waiting for practice to be over or at piano lessons. I can upload pictures from my phone. We shall see if this works . . . So, Christmas 2013 . . . How was it? It was slow to get started, but turned out pretty great. We weren't able to get a tree until ten days before Christmas. By then, pickings were pretty slim, and by slim I mean crooked with large bald spots. It was very, very cold and we were short on time, but we got a t...