"THAT'S A FACT"

At some point the lights turn on and it's time to clean up the party...ornaments, nutcrackers, lights and the like are (almost) tucked away until next year.  

And as the dust settles hopefully some wonderful new memories shine bright, as well as some standouts in the gift department.

My favorite gift to give this year was a throwback to one of my beloved childhood books - sadly long out of print.  But thanks to TIME For Kids, The Big Book of Why was a fine replacement.  And TFK publishes a whole slew of other kids books I am eyeing for next time...