I went to Ohio to spend Christmas with my mom in her new house in a new town. Because Santa is brilliant and magical, He still found me. And He gave me these:

I made a family tree for my grandmother for Christmas (with a little help from Paper Source and my Scotch Craft Stick!):


And then my mom put Becky-dog in a dress. Humiliation ensued, and Becky refused to look anyone in the eye.

Here ‘s a mixture of things I made and purchased for my mom (note: NOT a doggy dress):

My mom lives a town over from where Thomas Edison was born (Milan, OH), so of course I was a nerd and had to go:

Edison wrote these really sweet/artful notes to his daughter, Madeleine:

The Edison’s kitchen was lovely and located in the basement of the house:

Meanwhile, back at Mom’s…Christmas ornaments:

Becky and I played Hide ‘n Seek . I won:

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