Today we finished up the calendar and I took it in to be copied, then went nonstop for the rest of the day while Tori went shopping. When I arrived back home, I wasn't allowed to go into the livingroom for a couple of hours. I collapsed on the bed and Tori brought me a cup of chai tea. Finally, I was escorted (with my eyes closed), and what to my wondering eyes should appear?!? The living-dining room was completely transformed -- decorated for Christmas. Tori had put up our Charlie Brown tree, hung white and coloured lights, moved furniture, dug out some treasures and artfully arranged them around the room, and placed cranberry candles on glass saucers. It's so cozy in here, we may just leave it like this. I've been pretty frazzled this week, with work and getting ready for the parents' arrival on Monday, so walking out and seeing the wonderland Tori created was truly a gift.