I am spending my New Years Eve helping my mom take down Christmas decorations. It’s not the most glamorous way to welcome 2012 but considering how busy I have been this break and how much there is still left to do, it was the smartest choice for me. We are currently on 30 minute break and I saw the perfect picture window. Our dog Cleo and our cat Pixie are pulling the adorable card and acting sad about the boxes being filled with the shiny objects that they have been playing with for the past month.

My mom insists this tree has a “good shape.” Yeah, in Whoville.