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Dec. 25th, 2003 08:33 amAlistair: Don't pop my chicken!
(regarding the mishandling of one of his stocking stuffers)
(regarding the mishandling of one of his stocking stuffers)
Dec. 25th, 2003
Thursday, Christmas Day
Dec. 25th, 2003 11:00 pmThursday Morning - Christmas Day
YAY! Christmas! The only day in the year when I can't sleep past 6:00 no matter how hard I may try. I was up by 5:30, and *forced* myself back to sleep for...20 minutes... Managed to lie in bed until about 6:15 and then got up to start getting dressed, since I was just going to be bored anyway. :P The alarm woke +Kyle up at 6:45, so we left for Mom & Dad's a good deal earlier than we had expected. The boys were of course awake, having torn into their stockings as is our custom. We found a nosh, then dug into ours as well. Stockings are a big deal, so we always get good fun little things in it.
( Stocking Goodies )
So, our other family tradition is that we can't touch presents until Mom and Dad are both up. Mom had been up awhile, but Dad usually gets up around 8-ish unless we make enough noise to get him up earlier. :) He and Mom stayed in the kitchen for a long time preparing the turkey for lunch and making stuffing, etc. We got started around 9:30, which was soooo hard to wait for. LOL! This year we had rounds of presents, then they'd go back into the kitchen, then we'd have another couple of rounds.
Peggy (+Kyle's Mom) called around 11:00 to let us know she'd gotten to her hotel. We gave her directions out to the 'rents house, and she got here around 11:30. We still had a couple of rounds of presents to go, plus her gifts, and she had brought some little things for everyone. It was all really great, and everyone had fun.
One of the best moments was when Dad opened one of Mom's gifts. He felt the package, and knew what it was right away - a Wooly Willy. He loosened the tape without looking at what it was, held it up beside his face, and slid the wrapping down, grinning. What he didn't realize at the time was that Mom had doctored it, and put his picture inside. (Dad shaves his head regularly, so this was ingenius.) So I snapped this picture of Dad holding up a picture of himself embedded in a Wooly Willy. ROTFLOL! The room exploded as the image registered, and we all laughed. Dad looked at the gift, and realized the enormity of what had just transpired. He and Mom laughed so hard they were clearly in pain. I just kept snapping, because the whole scene was toooooo hilarious! I'll have to post some pictures somewhere.
Peggy even had a good time with us, which was encouraging. :) She gave us a bunch of useful items from Kroger, as well as some money which is designated for the move in May. We now have enough for a U-Haul saved, and if we keep saving, we can get gas money and maybe enough for a couple of deposits. It's still going to be tight, but much more doable than it would have been without this gift.
( My Big Presents )
( +Kyle's Big Presents )
2:30 or so: After presents and cleaning up and playing with new toys, we had lunch, which was divine. Turkey, dressing, green beans, corn, Mom's homemade rolls, and my Aunt Kathy's sweet potato pie. Gosh, she could cook, and I'm glad that recipe did not disappear.
At 3:30, we left for Huntsvegas for the theatre. We were going to see Return of the King, but alas, the 4:45 showing was sold out, in spite of the fact that the girl who I spoke to on the phone told me that they hadn't been selling out of shows. :P The movies are really the only thing open on Christmas Day, but we've never had a problem with any film before. We got refund tickets and opted to try again Friday.
Back at the house, we lounged, visited, played with goodies, and made plans for the next few days. Peggy decided to go back to her hotel at some point. We left for Frank and Ava's around 11:00, I think. It was pretty late, and they were not up.
Christmas pictures are forthcoming.
YAY! Christmas! The only day in the year when I can't sleep past 6:00 no matter how hard I may try. I was up by 5:30, and *forced* myself back to sleep for...20 minutes... Managed to lie in bed until about 6:15 and then got up to start getting dressed, since I was just going to be bored anyway. :P The alarm woke +Kyle up at 6:45, so we left for Mom & Dad's a good deal earlier than we had expected. The boys were of course awake, having torn into their stockings as is our custom. We found a nosh, then dug into ours as well. Stockings are a big deal, so we always get good fun little things in it.
( Stocking Goodies )
So, our other family tradition is that we can't touch presents until Mom and Dad are both up. Mom had been up awhile, but Dad usually gets up around 8-ish unless we make enough noise to get him up earlier. :) He and Mom stayed in the kitchen for a long time preparing the turkey for lunch and making stuffing, etc. We got started around 9:30, which was soooo hard to wait for. LOL! This year we had rounds of presents, then they'd go back into the kitchen, then we'd have another couple of rounds.
Peggy (+Kyle's Mom) called around 11:00 to let us know she'd gotten to her hotel. We gave her directions out to the 'rents house, and she got here around 11:30. We still had a couple of rounds of presents to go, plus her gifts, and she had brought some little things for everyone. It was all really great, and everyone had fun.
One of the best moments was when Dad opened one of Mom's gifts. He felt the package, and knew what it was right away - a Wooly Willy. He loosened the tape without looking at what it was, held it up beside his face, and slid the wrapping down, grinning. What he didn't realize at the time was that Mom had doctored it, and put his picture inside. (Dad shaves his head regularly, so this was ingenius.) So I snapped this picture of Dad holding up a picture of himself embedded in a Wooly Willy. ROTFLOL! The room exploded as the image registered, and we all laughed. Dad looked at the gift, and realized the enormity of what had just transpired. He and Mom laughed so hard they were clearly in pain. I just kept snapping, because the whole scene was toooooo hilarious! I'll have to post some pictures somewhere.
Peggy even had a good time with us, which was encouraging. :) She gave us a bunch of useful items from Kroger, as well as some money which is designated for the move in May. We now have enough for a U-Haul saved, and if we keep saving, we can get gas money and maybe enough for a couple of deposits. It's still going to be tight, but much more doable than it would have been without this gift.
( My Big Presents )
( +Kyle's Big Presents )
2:30 or so: After presents and cleaning up and playing with new toys, we had lunch, which was divine. Turkey, dressing, green beans, corn, Mom's homemade rolls, and my Aunt Kathy's sweet potato pie. Gosh, she could cook, and I'm glad that recipe did not disappear.
At 3:30, we left for Huntsvegas for the theatre. We were going to see Return of the King, but alas, the 4:45 showing was sold out, in spite of the fact that the girl who I spoke to on the phone told me that they hadn't been selling out of shows. :P The movies are really the only thing open on Christmas Day, but we've never had a problem with any film before. We got refund tickets and opted to try again Friday.
Back at the house, we lounged, visited, played with goodies, and made plans for the next few days. Peggy decided to go back to her hotel at some point. We left for Frank and Ava's around 11:00, I think. It was pretty late, and they were not up.
Christmas pictures are forthcoming.
