......... ahhhhhhhhhhhh.......

..... that was a sigh of contentment ... could you hear it? could you feel it? are you too content? 

.....ahhhhhhhhhhh ...... 

i like the holidays and the hustle and bustle and busy .... but just as good, or even better .... is the days of no school ... no work ...no big deal days ..... easy days AFTER the holidays ....

we five are, at this moment, are celebrating this post holiday calm with masses of family members .... my five.... one brother and his family of six ..... and my other brother   ... family of five ...... and my folks ....and another brother ..... 

didja do the math? 19 of us under one roof .... crazy or what? the nine of the ten cousins are like a gang ...or a swarm .... or a herd ..... the tenth cousin is like a grown up ... and he cracks me up ..... 

but .... i really got on quickly and secretly to update you on my art .... here are the three gifts i gave to my sweet children ..... 

they each got the clock that they asked for ... drew's and julia's i made specifically for them ... sophie's, i just clocked out a painting i already had .... 

so, i'm family-full and busy.....not arting ... my game journal is up to number 511, i think .... pretty good , huh? 

hope your christmas season is lovely, that your leftovers are almost eaten up ... but that you still have plenty of sweet treats to get you through the new year ... and that you are surrounded by the people that you MOST want to be with .....