Westernmom, so happy to see you posting.  Everyone is so nice and friendly here, it is easy to just jump right in.  Sounds like you have a had a busy year.  You said you had your first cruise this past year, are you as hooked on them now as the rest of us are???  Princess, sounds like all of us are thinking about getting those decorations down.  I got as far as to take the extremely fragile ornaments off the tree, wrapped them in tissue paper and packed them in a box cushioned with packing peanuts.  Still have all the other ornaments, lights, beading and ribbons to get off the tree and undecorate the banisters and pack away my nutcrackers.  I made a big pot of chili, as it just seemed like a chili kind of day and also baked a spice cake and now we are just relaxing, both of us sitting in our recliners with our laptops, getting ready to watch the news.  Modern technology is so wonderful.....