The shame.

And no, I'm not talking about the Cowboys, the latest Dallas team to head into the playoffs as a favorite and end up "one-and-done." Below is photographic evidence that as of Jan. 12, 2008, our Christmas tree was still up.

I have plenty of excuses (migraines, meetings, school stuff, church stuff), but none of them can change the fact that I blew right past my Jan. 2 deadline to un-decorate our house. Because of my shame, last week I grounded myself from blogging until the stinkin' tree was down and out of the house. Today, Jan. 13, all the Christmas stuff is FINALLY back in the shed, and the blogjam has been broken.

The paparazzo who documented the humiliation
(obviously distraught about this public display of procrastination)