I not only have a tear in my eye, I have a lump in my throat - brilliantly evocative work, Suzanne, beautiful!
I hope you're enjoying the Holiday Season, and not overworked and overstressed like most of us Moms are at this time of the year. How wonderful for you to have your children around you at Christmastime... I'm so pleased for you!
I have all my Western children, at least, and am in close touch with the grown up ones who live back East, and my 'extra' child has gone farther west to his Dad for the holidays, so the house is full enough - I'd need a very large house to have all of my family home for Christmas!!

I was just saying to a bachelor friend today, I can't imagine not having to prepare Christmas for children - I've been doing it for so long!
Keep up the excellent work, Suzanne! You're getting better all the time...
Love and Big Hugs,
Alice