End of 2012 on Mars
A very merry Christmas was had on Mars this year. In addition to the stockings, mobile, & festive branch and paper cutouts, we had our many Christmas cards on display: Holiday cheer from friends, family, the newspaper delivery person, Jimmy Carter's foundation (asking for money), & Budget Rent-A-Car We also put a new lamp sent by Papa & Step-momma Desrosiers for Christmas in a place of honor in our very dark dining room. As you can see, it's a 2-foot-tall replica of "Dad's Major Award" from The Christmas Story: I thought we should put it in the front window, like in the movie, but it casts the perfect amount of light in the dining room in the evenings, so there it will stay. And, of course, it adds a touch of class to our home, along with our Dogs Playing Poker picture in the kitchen. On Christmas morning, we opened up our bounty of presents: Zoey got in on the fun, too. Here she is opening a squeaky critter toy Mama & Step-papa O'Brien sent h