Back to the land of the living

We've been sick all week. Christmas morning saw half of us climbing out of the pit of despair ;-) and the rest of us are surely soon to follow. It was definitely a little heart wrenching to see dh, Batty, Rose and Skye dressed in their Christmas finest, leaving the rest of us behind for church. But the day is sunny after two weeks of clouds and rain, and (after a good cry) there is hope in my heart. :)



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"Interesting" conversations from yesterday:

DH: OK, everyone get ready, we're going to drive around and look at lights!

Jane: Daddy, if you and Mommy die at the same time, who will take care of us?

Me: *thinking I changed my mind about getting in the car!*



Later, in the car...

Batty: Who comes on Christmas?

Dh: Christmas is Jesus's birthday. Jesus comes on Christmas.

Batty: No, not THAT Christmas, the other Christmas. The real Christmas. Who comes on Christmas? You know, the REAL Christmas, not the Jesus Christmas. The big red man.

Me: *thinking I've got a lot more teaching to do*



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So far dh has kept his promise not to get me anything. He seemed disappointed though, so I said he could get me some rubbermaid bins to organize what is sure to come in this Christmas. We'll pick those up after Christmas (there's got to be a sale, right?) Jeffrey didn't want me to go without anything on Christmas, so he gave me a decent night's sleep after several weeks of being sick. Thanks, Jeffrey! I really needed that.



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Favorite gifts so far:

Jeffrey: Veggie Puffs (toddler junk food, LOL)

Batty: Melissa and Doug Birthday Cake, a princess book and karaoke thing (imagine loud preschooler with a microphone) , anything Jane or Jeffrey is playing with

Jane: A new Polly Pocket with knees that bend, to replace her old Bending Knees Polly that broke and became Amputee Polly

Skye: Fashion Design Studio Kit

Rose: a cute sweater/turtleneck/scooter/tights outfit, 20Q


Dh: not sure yet - I'd ask him but he's on the phone. I'd love to say it's the scarf I knit him. ;-) I think it's probably the Dockers he was in desperate need of.


Me: Dh gave me a nice fat check to give to whatever charity I want. :) Close second was Fernando Ortega's Christmas Songs CD


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Since our lovely old laptop is overheating again, I'll leave this rambly post with a heartfelt wish to all my readers, that your Christmas/holidays were a blessing to you and those you love. Merry Christmas!!