taking down :: having fun

it's past epiphanias or as we say "three kings day", and so we are taking down the christmas tree. thea wanted to help with all the candle holders and decorations and so we packed everything up together. the box dance was part of it, as the big storage box lent itself well to "put on" and whirl around the living room! lots of fun to watch too...
all is stored, with the loss of one blue glass ball, which by the way was my inadequate handling. and the bare tree is now in the garden, soon there will be some bird feeding grease balls hanging on it and maybe a popcorn garland, as those decorations are perfect for the outdoors and easy enough for the birds to enjoy or at the end bring to the compost or burn up...
more celebrating is awaiting us, as naomi's birthday is coming up and then soon thereafter grandpa's, with joel's not long in the future. it's a good time of year, never a dull moment. even as it is wintery and still some snow on the ground. i do hope for more, as it is very pretty and a change after all the warm fall we had and no snow until after christmas.