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A week before Christmas I caught a nasty cold, which turned into a nasty sinus infection, which then infected Blake.

A few days before Christmas we both went to the Urgent Care and were prescribed antibiotics (what a relief!).  We were good to go by Christmas Eve, so we could participate in all of the festivities.

My antibiotics were a 10-day round, but by the end I still wasn't feeling that well.  Then, this past Saturday the sinus infection came back in full force.  Lucky me!

I've been sick as a dog the past few days, but have started yet another round of more intense antibiotics to see if I can clear it up.  Ugh.  It's been a really long three weeks.

You want to see photos of the way my house looks when we've both been sick off-and-on for three weeks?

Too bad.  I'm never posting pictures of that kind of chaos.

How about a picture of our darling Bear instead?  He's figured out how to jump up on the couch and is taking full advantage of my diminished capacity for punishment.  Other than not being able to go on as many walks, I think he's enjoyed my sick time.  It means lots of couch snuggles, less time in the crate, and a seemingly infinite number of tissues to steal and shred.

Christmas around the house.

I tried something new in my Christmas decorating around the house this year.  Each room had a color theme (more or less): the living room was red, the family room was green, and the dining room was silver and gold.

I had red plaid pillows on the couch in the living room, red candles and a red tree skirt.  In the family room I had green plaid pillows, green topiaries, and a green garland around the windows.  In the dining room I had my silver and gold candlestick collection down the center of the table (with all white tapers) and a new gold Christmas tree in the corner with silver snowflake ornaments.

It was probably too subtle a scheme for anyone but me to notice, but I had fun doing it anyway.  Nothing makes the house feel more cosy than a Christmas tree and twinkle lights.  We added more garland and twinkle lights to the mix this year because we just can't get enough.

You'll notice we didn't put lights or ornaments on the bottom portion of the tree - that's thanks to little Bear.  He's obsessed with the tree and the lights and we were worried lest he bite the lights and electrocute his fully self.

At least now when we catch him laying under the tree biting off the lower limbs (his new favorite past-time) we're not worried about sudden death.