Good:

~I can see the floor of my washroom, the surfaces of my kitchen counters and the bottom of the kitchen sink.
~Today the children shoveled, vacuumed, mopped and cleaned bathrooms.
~The cupboards are not bare.
~I mixed and baked three DOUBLE batches of cookies; snickerdoodles, chocolate chip, and gingersnaps.
~The kids got TWO full weeks off for Christmas vacation this year.
~Mr. Dub has worked three straight days installing a replacement television in the family room, which has involved drilling holes through walls so as to hide massive amounts of cords and wires and to please his wife.
~Hearing our 12-year-old say "You da man, dad" when the TV and surround sound worked.
~Listening to the 20th Century Fox theme song in surround sound.
~We were able to attend a wedding at the temple.
~I have completed 10 puzzles in my Christmas edition of the New York Post's "Pure Evil Su Doku."
~Enrique spontaneously took charge of/led an interesting discussion at family scripture study tonight.
~I have had eight consecutive hours of sleep for the past three nights in a row.
~My stash of Christmas chocolate has been depleted.
~January is shaping up to be a fun month of cultural treats.

Maybe not so good:

~I mixed and baked three double batches of cookies.
~Mr. Dub has worked three straight vacation days to install a replacement TV in the family room, which has involved drilling holes through walls so as to hide massive amounts of cords and wires to please his wife.
~I sort of almost pee'd my pants playing some competitive obstacle course game on the kinect, which involved insane amounts of dodging, ducking and jumping.
~The kids got TWO full weeks off for Christmas vacation this year.
~I have not read a single book since way before the Christmas prep began.
~My stash of Christmas chocolate has been depleted.
~Sucking up the special cleaning cloth for the new TV with the central vac.
~I have no intention of cleaning up or putting away Christmas decorations until after the New Year.
~I did not get a year-long contract with the Merry Maids as one of my stocking stuffers.