Christmas Part 1

We had a fabulous Christmas at home and with the Shaw family.

The happiest wishes

Are just old-fashioned wishes:

May your days be merry,

May your sorrows be small.

May the ones you love

Be near you

That's the happiest Christmas of all.

--MWS

And...Done

Back in August I made a goal for myself: to finish a first draft of my newest book by Christmas holiday. Last week, I met my goal! It was important for me to finish before Christmas because I knew once vacation hit, I would lose time and steam.

But now the real work can begin: revision. I must say, I prefer this process to writing a first draft from scratch. I like having a structure of a story to work with.

I'm setting another goal: have a working draft by Easter.

Tis the Season

We've been having quite a ball celebrating the season. Every day we count down to Christmas with an ornament our Elf hides.















We've been eating lots of treats



And enjoying fire side nights

Thanksgiving Vacation

This year we went down to my family's. My grandma hosted the dinner and we spent the weekend with my parents. Two highlights this year: my sister surprised everyone by coming home early from Belize. And my brother and sister in law had their baby early. What a weekend!



Cousins!


Baby Margot Iona

We also had time to decorate the house for the holidays!