I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. One of the nice things about older kids (Thing1 is 19 and Thing2 is 13) is that they don't wake you up at the crack of dawn to open presents.
They still enjoyed their haul. We've been scaling back over the past few years - trying to get back to the reason of Christmas rather than the excess of Christmas as the retail industry would have.
Since the wife and I exchanged presents a few weeks ago we just got to watch the kids. It was just as much fun as when they were little and had squeaky voices. The DVDs, CDs, toys (Thing1 got a RX-8 Transformer), and even some clothes.
After breakfast we got the feast going. Simple compared to previous years but cooking for 19 isn't easy no matter what. Christmas music on the Wave playing, potatoes a peeling, and all sorts of little things getting done.
After noon the guests started arriving. And more presents. Lots of little things. We got a awesome wooden cross from my sister-in-laws. Beautiful piece of work.
My sister-in-laws husband and I disappeared for a few minutes. He wanted to see my Christmas present (Glock 17) and I wanted to see hi (Ruger MarkII Target model with scope). Ahhh - big boys toys!
During dinner Buffy the Attack Cocker Spaniel had a seizure. The whole thing: loss of motor function, coordination, everything. 15 minutes later it was like nothing happened.
Then the best part of dinner: desert! From my wifes awesome fudge to cookies made by Thing1 and Thing2 and others to popcorn cake and homemade cheesecake. Yummmmm.
The rest of the day was uneventful. Guests started leaving as soon as cleanup started. :-( Since the wife is still no where near 100% I spent an hour cleaning up the kitchen. Done in time to watch Denver and Tennessee. And see Tennessee lose. Maybe the Bears will fare better?
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