12/25/06
Christmas + Kids = Hilarious
We spent all day Christmas Eve watching a Rankin/Bass marathon on ABC Family...ya know the old stop motion Christmas stories. They didn't have the orginal Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, but they had all sorts of others....The Little Drummy Boy, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, The First Christmas Snow....et al. Lorelei felt a lot better --- which was a relief because I actually got the living room clean. (Can't tell now--withthe moutains of toys and wrapping paper.) We also went to Norad's Trackign Santa site. At first Micci was totally confused, "How can he be in Eygpt and still get us presents??"
I never found my camera, but Jamey brought home some disposable cameras...when we get those devloped I'll post them. No joke, we had presents sacked 4 feet high behind the tree. The kids helped us put all the gifts from family around the tree.
I woke up right when Micci opened his door, at 7 am...it was such a treat to hear him say, "Santa DID come. The milk is gone and the cookies! Santa came! I got MORE presents." He came to our bed all excited, "Santa came Santa came!" We laid in bed for a bit, waiting for Lorelei to wake up. Micci told us, "Santa is so good!! He;'s so nice!" I took a shower (folks Jamey had been at work so long without a day off...I hadn't the chance to shower in ages). By the time I was done, Lorelei woke up and the madness insued.
Micci got trains and Supermans, and books, dinosaurs, puzzles, and in his mind far too many clothes. At one point Micci got tired of opening gifts and just wanted to play. "There's too many presents!!" Lorelei paced herself and opened gifts, the played...and started eating her stocking candy. She got dolls, and dress up clothes, and lot's of cooking stuff for her new kitchen. Plus so much stuff, I lost count.
I opened my yarn I got for my birthday--it's SO pretty and feels so GOOD! I keep grinning like a fool when I see it--finally my respectable stash. I also used to Christmas money to buy MORE yarn....hee hee. A knitter can NEVER have too much yarn...especially the good natural stuff. I also got a new Singer sewing machine from my parents. And a quilting mat (to cut fabric) so now I can finally finish Micci's baby blanket quilt and Thomas bedspread...this year is gonna be busy crafting!
And the best Chrismtas present me and Jamey gave each other was getting caught up in all our bills. It; took 9 months, but we finally did it. 2006 will always be known as the year Muphy moved in. I pray that 2007 will be luckier.
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