by Serendipity » December 26th, 2006, 10:10 am
Well, everyone's gone home except my oldest son. It's all quiet on the homefront. We had a terrific Christmas starting with our open house last Thursday. My DIL and kids and my sister arrived on Thursday, too. My sis and I went last minute shopping on Friday. Saturday, Dan came and we had a nice family dinner. Mark made ribs. I had eaten my L&G at lunch, though (salmon, mmmm), so no ribs for me. Sunday, we had our big family dinner at my house. My strategy worked well. I had a bit of everything I wanted. The only thing I skipped that I know I would have liked was bread.....home made rolls......Just didn't want to go there. I was full way too soon, so I didn't really get to try everything. I was very picky, lol. I had a thin slice of pumpkin pie and a thin slice of pumpkin chifon cake. Both very good.
Yesterday was very quiet because the kids left for home after dinner on Sunday. Just Mark, Dan, and I. We opened a few gifts, had breakfast, then just did our thing for the rest of the day. Mark made wings on the grill for he and Dan. I had my usual chicken on the grill with veggies. Back in the swing. The pumpkin pie in the fridge didn't even talk to me. The leftover cookies, fudge, nut roll, peanut brittle, pies, and other various munchies will probably rot and be pitched. I still can't believe I went through the whole holiday without having even one cookie. I really didn't set out with that in mind. I just didn't want one......go figure.
Oh yeah, and let me tell you! Santa was very good to me. I musta been a good girl this year! My dear, dear, dear husband got me the Brooks Brothers coat that I have been drooling over. It's a brown wool coat with a racoon fur collar.....size 8. Love it, love it, love it! He also bought me a beautiful sweater. This is the first clothing he's bought for me in well over 20 years, so that makes it ever so meaningful.
Have I told you all? I love Christmas.....I love being with my family. I had tears in my eyes when I told my dear DIL how much I love having all of us together. It doesn't happen often enough.
jo
276/135 since December 1, 2006
"Grandma, how did you make yourself so little?", My grandson, Jake