The tree is still up

It took a few hours to set up, so it stands to reason that it will take at least a couple of hours to pack up and put away the tree as well as these miles and miles of lights.

Then there is the matter of the nativity and the menagerie of penguins, pandas and other animals. Maybe it will happen this weekend --- as long as the whole thing is packed away before the end of the month I won't obsess about it. So in the meantime, christmas lingers on . . .