Behold, my sole Christmas decoration! I call him my Legolas on the Shelf, because he's an elf, albeit a Tolkien elf, but still. I don't feel sad about this. The holidays can be crazy. Sometimes less really is more. While everyone else is thinking about taking down trees and lights, I'll simply throw Legolas away and be done with it. Easy peasy. My Christmas was pretty laid back. We did Christmas with my in-laws in October, a gift exchange (white elephant) with my dad on a weekend, with the kiddos when they dropped by, and dinner with my family on Christmas day. The craziest part was when I made my first sugar cream pie hours before we had to be at my parents' house. I chopped veggies while it baked. And true to my norm when baking, I spilled cornstarch all over the rug and tracked it into the other room. It's a rare occasion when I use flour and don't make a mess. I get flour everywhere and promptly yell, "Honey, I made a mess!" F...