Or technically, the wee hours of Christmas morning.
(the night owl in me likes to wait up for Santa)
My mother, sister, and son are in town.
The house is crowded.
But there is a lot of love.
And food.
He trashed several drafts before mailing off the
perfect message.
She loved seeing the windows at Macy’s.
She loved all the decorations downtown.
She enjoyed the cream of chicken rice soup we had at Maxim’s.
She wanted to get a picture with Santa
but the 1+ hour wait deterred ALL of us.
This past week has been a challenge.
I had a fantastic birthday. My facebook wall blew
up with nearly 200 greetings. I got really neat gifts.
But the fates thought a cold would be a good gift for me
as well, complete with coughing, sneezing, nausea, and tiredness.
I am still feeling fatigued, and the random nausea
…is quite random.
four years ago
When I was in month three of a four month
sore throat and sinus infection.
The pain was so bad that I could barely eat
my mom’s Christmas dinner.
Everyone has to compromise and sacrifice.
The cats are out of sorts.
Our grocery bill has probably tripled,
but it’s OK because we love to feed people.
Everyone is comfortable, well fed, and happy.
dear friends, readers, commenters, and lurkers.
…psst. want a copy of my holiday newsletter pdf? get it here.
🙂
Merry Christmas! Hope you and your family have a wonderful day and that Santa is very good to you!
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Santa was great to us. 🙂 🙂
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Merry Christmas, Ronni! I hope you are enjoying the Holidays, surrounded by the people you love the most, despite the flu and cold… Sending warm wishes your way :))
I did have a great holiday despite feeling icky and STILL feeling icky. Thanks for checking in. xoxox
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Merry Christmas Ronnie! Hope you feel better and can enjoy the time with your family. Love the pics.
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Thanks, Sonya. How was your Christmas? (I'm kinda behind on my blog reading)
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Merry Christmas (well belated). I hope that you guys had a good one. I can't wait until I take my kids to the post box for santa (= hehe. Hope Santa brought all the right things this year.
Ah, but it's still Christmas, so you're not belated, technically! 😉
Santa definitely brought the right things this year. Aidan was very happy!
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I believe it is never late to greet you a “Happy Christmas!”. It is good that you are having a great time with your loved ones. The mailbox for Santa really got my interest because my kids have been looking for one. I hope it is not yet late to write letters for Santa.
Christmas lasts til Jan 6, so nope, it's definitely not too late!
That mailbox was at Macy's–they have one up every year. At least the one in Chicago. They donate money to Make A Wish depending on how many letters they get. 🙂
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