Christmas

Talk about a fantastic holiday! We started it off with Mom's annual Christmas Eve party. It was a complete blizzard. Everyone was late, but it turned out great. Santa made all the kids smile with his arrival! Tana kept saying "you rock Santa!". The kids in the family are all getting older- so it seemed pretty small this year- but pretty soon the next generation will start coming and it will grow again. It is fun to watch the kids as they grow. Especially as they start their own families. We had Sierra for Christmas Eve and morning . Yay! We got home Christmas eve about 11:00- so everyone was tired and didn't fight going to bed at all. Eric and I stayed up late- just to make sure they were really asleep. Luckily we had everything wrapped and ready to go- so we were in bed about 12:30. Not too bad. We got up about 6:40 and the kids excitedly went through their stockings and squealed about what Santa had brought. Mom and Dad came over to open presents with us about 8:00. The kids were totally spoiled as usual. Electronics, toys, games, clothes, and all manner of fun! We still haven't actually played with everything yet. So it was a very Merry Christmas.

We had our Christmas breakfast and settled into relax mode. Then we headed out to Eric's parents for Christmas dinner. It was delicious and fun to see everybody again. George has grown a great beard! He reminds me of Doug Miller-the outdoor sports guy on TV. He looks great. Steve's mom was here from Vermont. She is always fun to be with. So we had a great crowd. Dave was sick so he stayed home with his family. We missed them- but I think we ate their share of the dinner!

We've been playing games, watching movies, napping, and just enjoying each other today. We were going to go out to Sushi with Shaun, Steve, and Janice ( Steve's mom) but the van starting having engine trouble of some sort. So we had to cancel. Bummer ! We were excited too! Mom said she would bring one of their cars over for us to borrow. Eric's rental car should be delivered here tomorrow so that will help until we figure out what is going wrong with the van. We just got the van paid for- so it was to be expected I guess. Found out today that the guy that hit Eric, his insurance is going to pay for everything. The deductible, the hospital bills, the car repair, the car rental- all of it! So that was great news. Also- they are not going to total Eric's car- it is repairable. Which is what we were the most worried about. So in about a week things should be back to normal. Eric is feeling much better- still a little stiff- but getting his mobility back little by little. All in all, a great holiday. One that we won't soon forget. Merry Christmas!