We had a wonderful Christmas. Had Christmas Eve dinner at Steve and Lisa's. It was wonderful, as usual...and since a lot of the kids were with in-laws, it was kind of a nice, quiet evening. Bonnie and Larry were there, and it is so nice to be able to attend family functions with them. It makes it so much nicer for the kids and grandkids to see ex spouses get along...and to have all their Grandmas and Grandpas in the same room. I will forever be grateful to Bonnie and Larry for the kindnesses they have always shown to my kids and to me. They are an example of how to be....and I admire them beyond words.
Christmas day started out with us sleeping in (it was GREAT!)....we had already given each other our gifts (I gave Steve money towards a gun...duh!) and he gave me an iphone (WOW!) and a wonderful new washer and dryer (I could watch the bells and whistles for hours)...then we made our famous Spanish omlette that we used to eat all the time...but hadn't made for years. We actually pretty much remembered how to do it and it was wonderful.
Christmas dinner....our usual Mexican fare and of course, everyone was here. It was hectic, crazy and lots of fun. I wouldn't trade those times with our family for anything. I missed Erin so much this year. I hated having her go through her first alone Christmas....by herself...but she is strong and did just fine. She was happy to have the holiday season over. I know how hard those times are, but I also know that it will make her stronger, braver and give her the confidence that she can do anything that comes her way! She is a brave young woman and she is a hero in my eyes.
Then a couple of days later, we had our annual grandkids sleepover. Now, that was crazy and hectic. Even Clara came and stayed....and managed to stay up as late as the big kids. Granddad watched the movie Batman Begins with the older kids and I played restaurant and dressup with the younger ones. We had appetizers, pizza from The Pie, made cookies and popcorn and made finger pancakes in the morning. We had hoped to be able to go to the ditches and go sledding, but the weather was pretty crummy so we just stayed in and played. It was lots of fun and I know it's a good thing for the cousins to get together and play. We missed having Linny and Kaity....and of course, Ashley had to take care of baby Max (gosh, those girls are all grownup now)....but as they grow...we add great grandkids...so it always works out!!
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