Holding Pattern

What a strange week this is...

this week between

Christmas and New Year's.

The week that somehow leaves me feeling

restless and a bit uneasy.

The hectic days of preparation

subside...

and I find I almost miss them.

With the week off homeschooling...

we decided to give ourselves

a small...

well actually,

a large

gift.

We wrapped up the book shelf

so we could dress-up the

room for the holidays.

The added benefit of

"out of sight out of mind"

keeps it

wrapped-up tight!

Don't get me wrong...learning is still

happening, as it always does,

in the form of playing the keyboard

and reading about all its

wonderful programs...

reading a downloaded book on a new

Kindle...playing with all

the new toys in the house...

spending the night at big brother's

and playing video games without sleep!

Me?

I am in a holding pattern.

Still enjoying a cookie with my afternoon

coffee...watching Hallmark Holiday

Movies each night...

playing the songs of this

beautiful season.

So...please, be patient with me

as I continue to leave

the sounds of Christmas on my blog...

along with the holiday

background...

and share thoughts of this

all too brief season.

I'm holding on tightly

to these final

days of

2011.