Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful time with their family and friends. Things were very merry in the Dang household with lots of food, lots of little ones running around and a significant number of presents for them under the tree. The adults no longer exchange gifts (there's just far too many of us!), but we still did our small part for the economy by spending a sizable amount on the kids and on the feast itself.

I'm not kidding about the feast, either. My uncle brought a traditional Vietnamese roasted pig. My sister made my mom's special eggrolls. My brother-in-law outdid himself with a roasted pork loin and apple stuffing and a goose with oyster stuffing. My younger brother baked an exceptional lemon meringue pie and an almost-as-good apple pie. I haven't even mentioned my Mama's famous turkey and special holiday salad with brussels sprouts, my other sister's ham and just about enough food to feed an army.

If I weren't working today and immobile from all that food I ate, I'd probably be out there looking for post-holiday sales in the stores, too. Yes, I did swear off shopping after all that Christmas shopping.

But, this is the kind of shopping I enjoy...