Busy Season

Nate started his busy season so it is a perfect time for me to get busy with something. Tia sent me a Christmas puzzle before Christmas and I now just had time to put it together. It was an impossible without edges and 5 left over pieces.  I decided to put a puzzle together thinking it would take me a while -- 5 days, not long enough. There was also a problem when I finished it. I was missing five pieces from the puzzle and had six left over. Is there someone who can explain this to me? Tia, did you throw in some extras to trick me? Nate said Bridger may have eaten some. Who knows! I have another project I will start after I get some ironing done--never ending!