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We are having the greatest of holidays!! Hubby not at work, family, friends, visitors, houseguests, we were away all week being houseguests with the outlaws in Ottawa. Lots of love, joy, food and booze. Oh, and the noise, noise, noise noise !!! (à la Grinch of course) Or shall I rephrase and say the chaos, mess, craziness and zaniness which actually translates into copious amounts of fun. Even a dose of head colds going around the boys isn't near enough to hold us back or ruin even a mere moment. We've been playing inside, outside, upside down (minds OUT of gutters NOW). Here's the proof:

MEET THE FAMILY!!

A, the Beloved, moi, B and Gramps (sitting)

And this is just one eensy teensy snapshot of the kind of mess this little family can make by 10:30 am on December 25th:
And amidst it all, we even have a romantic side (as I hear my Beloved clearly snoring from 3 rooms away) to appreciate some of the more prettier shots of the family. Please note that no one changed seats for this one.

So I've taken the easy peasy way out of a post by using a few pics. I am busy, planning a delicious fondue smorgasbord for New Years Eve with some cuzzins. Cheese, meat, chocolate...so, I'm busy. Much too busy to blog. See ya next year! (har dee har har)

A very Happy (and yes, even sincere) New Year to everyone and their loved ones.

P.S. Do I REALLY have to wait even longer to open my Winter Holiday of your choice Blog Extravaganza present??? Not handling the waiting very well....