Ian and I went to the park with the whole family today. Sean ended up closing the shop early so, when we got back home, we decided to clean out the house. So far we've gotten rid of 8 trash bags full of stuff, taken some things to my mother's, and donated a bunch of other stuff. It feels G-R-E-A-T!

I have my burning bowl ceremony tonight and I'm excited about that. I'll be going alone, but that's fine with me. I'll be meditating and 'cleansing' for an hour and I couldn't be more happy with my plans for the evening.

I have found that a few things I've come across are hard for me to let go of. Hopefully after tonight I can come home and throw out the final 'evils' of the past year.

I'm still listening to Christmas music all the time. Granted, I listen all year, but only in fits and starts. Right now I'm listening to Silver Bells playing on the Sounds of the Seasons channel on TV, and I have my favorite "Christmas Mix" CD in my car. I also have our alarm set to Christmas music.

I just don't want the season to end. It's been so perfectly wonderful that I don't want anything to cause a shift... I haven't been this happy in a long time.