I appreciate:

• Time with the Delaney girls last night. Oh so good for my heart – and they fed me a delicious dinner. Plus, I learned that my very plain black coat is “lovely” and that Katie “has a friend named Aunt Dinana!”
• Our family tradition of going out at the last minute possible on one of the coldest days to pick our tree. The twist: this year we talked about exactly what we wanted before we got there (10 minutes before they closed), picked the first tree we saw, and were back on the way home in about 10 minutes. Good job, people!
• The way having holiday decorations up inspires me to keep the house clean(ish). Two weeks of pretty house!