Merry Christmas, and Welcome to 2026!
Happy 2026 to all of our friends and family! We have had a really nice holiday break, and we hope that you have as well. Soon, we'll be heading back to work and school, but the much-needed end-of-the-year reset has been super successful. * * * Our holiday season kicked off while we were still at work, of course. They spoiled us with tasty presents and that oh-so-famous Christmas party. (I ate my treats within a couple of days - no self control. Zac's lasted much longer.) Christmas party day in my department started with a little bit of work, but after lunch, we started in on the pre-pre-pre-party. Our department got together for julehygge - like a cozy Christmas gathering - where we decorated our department Christmas tree and made paper crafts while we ate æbleskiver, drank gløgg , and listened to Christmas music. There are a few standard things people make out of paper each year to decorate - paper stars, paper hearts, paper chains, and paper cones. The paper stars (see my ...