Christmas Update

Ok I'm a little late. As usual. I missed HNT and I even took a picture for it! I'll have to use it next week. I'm also sick so that's a perfect way to ring in the new year. Woo Hoo!

Anyway. It was just the three of us for Christmas as most of our family lives 3000 miles away. This will be the fourth Holiday we spent alone and it is starting to get a little depressing. Granted, we don't have the "family stress" to deal with anymore. But still it's lonely and I don't have anyone to drink with anymore. :(
I think we may start celbrating our Christmas on Christmas Eve and them maybe volunteer somewhere on Christmas Day. We certainly have plently of time to give and I think it would bring back some of that "Christmas Spirit" that everyone seems to be lacking these days. I'm not normally such a do-gooder. Really. I'm not. But in this case I think I could be. It may also help to really appreciate what I do have, instead of complaining all the time. Well, maybe not. But it's worth a try.

So back to the update. Christmas Eve. The day was business as usual. Our Christmas Eve dinner consisted of Fishsticks and Fries. I am not even kidding. There is a reason for this. Well one, we have no one coming to dinner so who cares. And two, my son has now decided he really doesn't like to eat anything. I though maybe these would peak his interest. Perfect size to pick up and chomp on. And french fries! What kid doesn't like french fries?? Uhm..Mine. He didn't eat a bit of it. Nice try, mom. After our fab dinner we let him open his presents from other people. He did actually rip the paper off and then proceeded to continuing ripping it into a million little pieces. Fun.

Christmas Morning was lazy. Feed the dog. Make the coffee. Feed the child. Lounge around. We opened Santa's presents around 10. And the next three hours were spent taking things out of boxes, twisty ties, twisty ties, and more twisty ties...until finally my child OD'd on Christmas, had a meltdown and needed to take a nap. And that, in a nut shell, was it! Oh, and I forgot to mention during our down-time, Jack's daddy played PS2 and his mutha was on the computer. Now I'm officially done with Christmas. I will not mention it again for another year.

Doesn't that just make you want to come to our house for the Holidays?