I’m so tired from celebrating Christmas with family yesterday that my poor little brain cells are barely functioning, and could very well be melting like a Dali clock! I’m not complaining at all, just explaining today’s post really.

We had a very good day spending time together, and I’m afraid I overdid – as usual. Tried to spend a little time with everyone, help when I could, completed a gift puzzle with my posse, etc. I’m paying for it now, but luckily I have no obligations today other than to recover. (Hubby is planning on making a big pot of french onion soup for dinner, so I don’t even have to cook or reheat leftovers! Yay!)

There was a plan to take pictures of the puzzles I got for Christmas and post them, but they are in the living room about 20 feet away – that feels like about 20 miles to me at the moment. Plus, I’m not sure my exhausted brain cells have had enough coffee to remember how my legs actually work – last thing I need is to face-plant into the bedroom floor. Although…..it might be good for my back to lay on the floor for a while…..hmmm.

If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a great day yesterday. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a great day yesterday too! ☺

With only 7 days until Christmas, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a joyous, love-filled holiday season. If Santa still visits your house, I hope he brings you a puzzle or two; if not, I hope you’ll treat yourself to a puzzle or two. 🎅

Puzzles are anti-anxiety meds in a box, a mental-muscle workout with a pretty picture, and enrich the lives of puzzlers like us in too many ways to mention. Merry Puzzle-mas! 🎄

So two days ago my hubby asks me how many puzzles are left on “that list” that I showed him before – he meant my wishlist at Liberty Puzzles. “Pretty much all of them” was my reply, “I don’t even think I removed Sugar Magnolia from the list, I haven’t bought any puzzles from there for about 6 months.”

Later he casually mentions that he needs a new trolling motor for his boat; which leads me to comment that his boat (and all it’s accessories) seems to be costing us a lot of money.

Perhaps it’s all the meds I have to take, or maybe it’s just that my brain is getting older, but I seriously didn’t put it together until a full day later. He’s offering to buy me an expensive puzzle because he wants to soften the blow of him spending money on the new motor!

I thought he was wanting to buy me a Christmas present (even though we don’t exchange Christmas gifts anymore); but he’s wanting to feel a little better about spending more money on his boat. Ugh. Maybe it’s just my horrible attitude lately, but I honestly don’t want a puzzle for that reason. I’d rather he bought it because he wanted to make me happy, or just because he loves me. Those things are both true, but the ulterior motive behind it kinda harshes my puzzle buzz!