It was a Merry Christmas

This year, the Christmas tree came up very late - mainly due to the delay in getting rid of a broken armchair and the disappearance of the lights to another location.
But once the tree came up, the presents started making their presence and started spilling out into the surrounding area, just like last year.
We were very busy, as usual. Christmas Carolling, three masses in a row, parties to attend, sleepy children and so on. The presents were only finally opened on boxing day and it took more than an hour to get everyone together, take pictures and actually get the stuff unwrapped.
What a mess!