Christmas

How is it that the Christmas season seems to take soooo long at the start, we are all busy baking and shopping and cleaning and then after Christmas Day, pffft time rushes by and the season is all over for another year. I can't believe it is a week into the New Year already. My excuse is that I have had a nasty cold/flu bug since Christmas Day and have been feeling semi-miserable and unable to enjoy too many holiday festivities but I seem to remember every year being like this. I really don't have any profound holiday or New year messages, I just hope that you spent the time enjoying family and friends and that you have fond memories to look back on. In amongst my sickness misery I did file away some memories of my own:
1. Watching Jack get over his fear of Emma, my parents dog and ending up loving her.
2. Seeing Jack have fun with Grandpa and Grammie.
3. Finally getting Darrel a gift that he didn't already know about but really did want.
4. Seeing Cameron and Darrel play "baby pool" (Jack crawling on the pool table and sinking the balls, Cam was solids and Darrel was stripes. Winning was hindered by Jack removing previously sunk balls from the pockets.)
5. Reading Angels & Demons...a pre-quel to the DaVinci Code...ahhh the suspense.
6. Getting a pedicure gift certificate, my husband is a good good man!
7. Playing cards with the extended relatives, even when they mocked me.
8. Good food.
9. Going to see Memoirs of a Geisha with Erika and Judy.
10. Going out to dinner at Sampan -boy was Cameron sick! poor guy, poor other bathroom users!