The children returned from a week with their father. Their two suitcases stuffed, and two other full-size suitcases with … who knows what … that we were told to “bring extra bags” for. I went the large plastic bin route, and filled two of them.

Their Christmas may have been all about The Stuff, but they’re home now where we lean towards pizza night, movies and sending them to bed before midnight … then listening to them whine for an hour about it.

Welcome home, kids. Just don’t leave your new stuff on the floor or it will be disposed of.