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Merry Christmas

It's Christmas morning.  My holiday was over yesterday afternoon when we left Idaho Falls.  Ted is sitting next to me, eating cold green bean casserole left over.  I need to run to 7/11 because I forgot to get the old lady kitty some food the other day - so she needs some food to eat.  I think I'll pick myself up a big gulp.  Merry Christmas to me!!!  I am going insane waiting to hear how the big reveal of the Disneyland surprise went over!! I can hardly wait to hear!!!!

It's a different feeling this year.  One I can't explain.  I am so happy for my family - they have grown and their lives are different.  Doesn't mean I am sad or depressed - just a little off.

I had a wonderful holiday.  I had an awesome dinner and celebration with my siblings and 83-year-old mother on Thursday.  On Friday, my kids came over and we had a great dinner and opened presents.  I love that day, I love seeing how excited everyone gets!!  I love seeing their faces when they open their gifts and hope I got them the "just right" thing.  I could go the entire season and not get one thing, but, I want any present I get for someone else to be just perfect!!  Yesterday, we went up and saw Dee, Logan and Gabe for a couple of hours, had lunch and brought a couple of things up to them - I watched Ted take a header as he tried to get an extremely big television up the cement stairs that lead up to their apartment - the television landed on his hand and he hit his head on the iron bar.  He is such a marine - just sat there and said, "I'm ok, may have broken my finger, but, I'm ok.  Let's pick it up and get it in the house".

The only thing I am upset about, I took my camera for the express purpose of taking pictures on Thursday and yesterday in Idaho Falls - - - - and I didn't take it out of my purse once!!  UGH!!!!

I will spend my day cleaning up from that holiday celebration on Friday, doing laundry and putting life back together.  But, I want to make sure you know that I love my family, my friends - and I hope that everyone had a safe and healthy Christmas.
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  1. UnknownDecember 27, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    If you didn't take pictures that just means you were having to much fun!

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