Day 146 - Merry Christmas!

Christmas Bike, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

Merry Christmas all! Way too tired to go through all my photos from our 3 Christmas's today. Have yet another tomorrow. So I just picked a good one and went with it.

Day 134

Our Tree, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

Busy day today so not much time for the camera.

Day 133

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful..., originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

Started to snow a little today. This is not a good shot, I admit, the light is uneven coming from my kitchen. I may have to try it again another day. Between my child and the cat I had a hard time keeping them out of my shot. Everyone wants to be next to the warm and cozy fire.

Day 130

Portrait 1, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

Cooperation is never a word that comes to mind when photographing my child. I managed to get some decent shots today. This one I think is going to be the winner for the Christmas cards. I had to rescue it a little in Photoshop as the lighting wasn't ideal in my living room but I really wanted the tree as the background.

Day 129

Counting down, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

Amazing what a $1.99 thing of chocolates can do to excite a child. Every day my daughter never lets me forget to count down with her. We won't mention who accidentally opened the #5 one out of order. This is also helping her to realize that Christmas is still a little ways away.

Day 128

Naughty...or nice?, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

We finally got the tree up tonight! This is one of my favorite ornaments. Normally by this time of year I am 95% done shopping, have the Christmas cards sent and the house completely decorated. This year, however, the house is halfway done, the photo for the card hasn't even been taken and I am not done shopping.

Day 125

No Peeking!, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

I had no choice but to start wrapping gifts for my husband tonight as I was running out of hiding space. Not that he would snoop but I bet he goes in there now and counts how many wrapped presents there are!

One thing always missing from our presents are any kinds of curling ribbon or bows. We once had a cat that ate part of a bow and when she got sick months later ended up having to have major surgery to remove the piece stuck in her stomach. Now, we have an even dumber cat that pretty much eats anything so I have to get creative in wrapping. Pretty tags and fabric ribbon are the only things that can adorn our gifts.

Day 122

Blue LED, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

The Christmas lights are up! Tonight a fog set in just after sunset which made them glow even more. I am sure I will resort to even more light pictures as the month goes on.