Unwrapping

It took a while (from 7am - 2:30pm with a break for cinnamon rolls and neighborhood cookie deliveries) but we eventually unwrapped all of our Christmas gifts. There were plenty of gifts to be sure but the length of time was more an indicator of pace than quantity.

 And the pace was dictated not by Dexter's desire to meticulously unwrap each gift without tearing the paper (as was my tendency) - he tore into each gift's wrapping paper with sheer abandon. Dexter's pace was slowed by his desire to play with each gift as it was unwrapped. We managed to override some of those urges but gave into some. Hence the all-day unwrapping extravaganza.