I've been up since midnight doing the last of the baking and wrapping. It's a little too early to start cooking for tonight and tomorrow, and the Professor needs to pick up some of his mess (!) before I can clean, so I figured it was the perfect time to blog about money trees. They are so easy: a styrofoam cone, money, and some small Christmas decorations. Everyone seems to love them, and it's always interesting to see who takes the whole tree home and admires it for awhile, and who takes off with just the money, and leaves the cone, pins and decorations behind. The hardest part is figuring out how many bills it will take to cover the cone. Just in case you're ever stuck for a gift idea....

Off to enjoy my family and this wonderful Christmas holiday. I wish all of you a truly joyous Christmas.