We had a wonderful Christmas. It was filled with fun, family and food – oh, and presents! If you learn anything about me today, let me tell you that I love presents. I’m not that materialistic, but I do love the fact that someone thought of me and got me a gift. The anticipation, holding it in my hand and pulling out tissue paper or tearing off the wrapping paper to get down to the bones – it all sends a tingle up my spine!
We made sugar cookies. They are my mom’s favorite. I sprinkled white crystals on one of my cookies and said it looked like a pretty snowfall. My dad said that it’s a good thing the snow wasn’t yellow…
This year I worked with Mr. T on the whole “if you’re going to give a gift, take the time to give it properly”. He got that speech after he decided not to wrap my gift but to gift bag it… which would be fine, except he put it in a baby shower bag. Sigh. He’s a guy, he’s a work in progress. It’s the thought that counts.
This year we all created video message from Santa to our kids. We hooked the computer up to the TV and sat around and watched and giggled. Apparently Santa said I was a good girl and knew that I was trying to not spend so much time on Facebook. Santa told my niece that he was proud of her for working on her temper. She kinda lost her temper over that one… apparently he was spot on! 🙂
We have a saying in Texas, “if you don’t like the weather, wait 15 minutes”. Christmas Eve it was 70 degrees. Christmas day I was rushing to get my grandmother home before the roads froze from the snow. Yes, we had a white Christmas! It’s pretty cool, we don’t get them very often – and as pretty as it was, I’m glad we don’t get them often! Not a fan of the cold!
All of the kids had a good time. Mr. T texted me Christmas night and I told him I was getting our Thank You cards prepared, I was making the list of gifts and realizing how blessed we were. He sent back that he was “very happy that we have been blessed to be able to have a wonderful holiday… and that we can spend time with family”. It really warmed my heart. I know that as a mom, I won’t win mom of the year, but when I get a text like that, it makes me realize that I’m teaching him about the important things in life.
Mr. T is off camping now. Every year mom and dad take the grand-kids camping the week between Christmas and New Year. They got off a couple of hours late today due to the inclement weather and iced over roads, but they made it to the camp site and got set up.
We had a great Christmas dinner, it was so yummy! I actually brought home left-overs. I ate them for dinner tonight. Along with a slice of pumpkin pie and a slice of pecan pie. That explains why I’m so bloated currently! But it was too good to pass up! I would show you a picture, but, well, I ate it.
I hate the Cowboys and I am just above a moron when it comes to wrapping presents.
However, I do like getting presents. Doesn’t everyone?
Dude, that’s just wrong! The one gift I got, that I didn’t blog about, cause I didn’t want to make the rest of the world jealous, was a Cowboy fleece pull over signed by Jay Novacek!! #84 baby! From the 90’s Super Bowl Winning Boys! Mom and Dad ran into him at a concert they went to and she got him to sign it! And, if you can’t wrap, gift bags work just as well – just make sure they are appropriate to the occasion! Or, hand it over to your wife to take care of! I assume that’s normal in married life… 🙂
You know I like you blog, but my tolerence for Cowboy talk is very low. So, enjoy but dont expect enthusisasm here.
i can live with that!
I appreciate your flexiblity.
{giggle….giggle….snort!}
🙂
Sounds like a great Christmas!! Mmmm pecan pie!!! One of my faves, I miss it so much!!
It was really good, too!! I had enough for both of us!