Raining again!

I love rainy days.  Drinking hot cocoa and listening to Christmas music (I know, it's a little early in the season) while painting Christmas ornaments for upcoming holiday shows.  We have three that are sneaking up on us and we're not quite ready.  Every day we've been working till late in the evening about 8 pm, just barely enough time to get an hour of t.v. in to relax before bed.  We're both so tired that as soon as we hit the pillow, we're zonked for the night and awaken earlier than ever, 5 am or sometimes as late as 6 am.  That's sleeping in for us these days.  Here's a few samples of my pretty snowy winter landscape Christmas balls in the impressionistic style: