Even at the worst of times you look for a silver lining, or so my grandmother always said. So I'm taking that advice and running with it.

Today is Christmas and I hope everyone had a great day.

I managed to sleep late. With my schedule lately that was an unexpected pleasure. Add to that my father cooked this year for a change and I am ecstatic. I can't remember the last time he cooked.

I was luckily enough to have some friends who sent me gifts so this year I had something to open on the big day. I'll admit one of my favorite gifts this year was a book on English Fairy Tales and Legends. Anyone who knows me, will immediately know this was right up my alley. I love fairy tales and have many collections of the Grimm Fairy tales so this fit in nicely with that.

I also collect magnets and I received a gift of those as well. Then of course there was the chocolate. As a chocoholic there is no such thing as bad chocolate, unless it has nuts in it.

I hope the holiday brought you smiles, times with friends and loved ones. Enjoy it all. Merry Christmas.