The Stockings Were Hung . . .

When you live far from family and you don't have kids, you have the opportunity to decorate your home for Christmas, just the way you like. 

I gave up on Christmas Trees a long time ago, even before I acquired animals.  Between the busyness of teaching Sunday School and before that Skiing - and bad memories from childhood (from putting up the tree not the stupendous selection of gifts stashed beneath it), trimming a tree seemed senseless.  It takes 20 minutes to deck the halls.

Isabelle and Ebenezer Have Their Own Stockings
(from Pottery Barn)

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

(And I Need to Dust my Tall Bookshelves)

Nativity Banner

(I got tired of finding the Baby Jesus figure in the Cats' Water Dish)

Issie Naps on the Mantel

(She's Small, Not Much Bigger Than the China Cats)

Waiting for Santa

(At 14 Pounds, the Last Thing He Needs is More Treats)