The Last Day of Christmas

Well, today is the last day of the 12 days of Christmas; tomorrow, January 6, is Ephiphany, or the start of the church year. I'll unplug our outdoor lights tomorrow! I sure won't be taking them down - it's too cold! (Plus I think they're frozen on) We started doing a "12 Days of Christmas" with the boys when they were little - we actually start before Christmas (which officially is the first day) and end after - Christmas usually falls somewhere in the middle for us. We did it then because it was a way for the boys to get a small gift which helped them wait and distracted them a little, plus it's nice to not have the let down immediately after a Christmas celebration is done. We still get a few more surprises for several days after Christmas! This year, the boys got things like a 5 dollar bill, gamer points, a board game, pajama bottoms, a hat, etc. I can't say I'm sorry to see Christmas over; I enjoyed it but am ready to move on TO SPRING! Can't wait for some nice weather (in another 4 or 5 months!). At any rate, the stores have had their Valentine's Day stuff out for the last week and yesterday I saw St. Patrick's Day stuff. I wish they didn't get everything out so early (like Christmas stuff in August); I think it makes us all tired of the holidays before they get here!