We got the Christmas tree taken down and all that’s left is vaccuuming up the big pile of pine needles where it used to be as well as the trail going toward the door. We are soooooo having a fake tree next year.

After the tree was taken down, we had family naptime with Jon and I snuggled under the covers and the cats curled up on top of us. The cats then helped me strip sheets and make the bed. They are very helpful creatures. 🙂

In Sunday School today, I needed something to do with my kids that did not involve “Veggie Tales” or “Little Dogs on the Prairie” (prairie dogs talking about faith issues — very cute). My solution: since it’s Candlemas today, I drew a picture of a candle for them to color. This went over *VERY* well. My little ones *love* to color and though I couldn’t convince them that it wasn’t a birthday candle, they loved my badly-drawn candle. I’m already plotting — I mean planning next week’s picture.