The Holiday House Is Open

Today we had a few friends over at the house to celebrate the holiday season. I never imagined we'd get through the day because we had little sleep and because of the unpredictable nature of the event.

We hosted the 12 Hours of Christmas. Sounds simple enough. Well, yes and no.

You invite guests to pop in anytime between noon and midnight and must be prepared to offer food and drinks - at anytime. That's the tricky part.



The drinks, the candy, the music - that part was easy. But the food...this was the not-so-easy part. Careful planning and many trips to the fridge to store and remove, store and remove, all day were in order.

But we managed to stay awake (even after a bottle of Moscato) and friendly, and the guests made it all worthwhile.

Thanks for popping by, all. It was wonderful to see you and we sure do appreciate you spending some time with us.

Happy holidays, everybody.