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Thursday, January 03, 2008
4:48 PM

Christmas

Traditionally our Christmas celebrations are filled with lots of laughter, lights, pretty packages and love. This year was no different. Christmas Eve the kids spent time with their Dad, Uncle and Grams and Grandaddy. While they were hanging out Riviera Mom and I prepped for the next couple of days. Baking, wrapping, cleaning and laughing were the order of the day. You know you have wrapped entirely too many presents when you get confused and create an amazingly beautiful package only to realize you had just wrapped something for the cat! Uncle Gus and Rufus made it over Christmas Eve to join R.M. and I along with the kids, my neighbor and her kids for a last minute improptu celebration. The kids were all wound up and it didn't help when the cat next door trapped herself up in a tree. I finally convinced them that when Santa came by he would get her down if she hadn't figured it out for herself. Fortunately I was able to thump DS1 in the head before he could chime in! After sprinkling our reindeer food, leaving out cookies and milk and telling all the Night Before stories we could, everyone finally made it off to bed. The boys woke up bright and early and the next day was glorious chaos. Brightly colored ribbons, remnants of pretty paper and one exclamation after another peppered the day. The kids were like wild things on a feeding frenzy and it is amazing that people opened the gifts meant for them. We had company throughout the day and managed to have breakfast with some family members and dinner with others. The neighborhood kids were in and out and the day was full of fun and excitement. Having four generations together is always special. I only hope that next year we can all be together again.

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