Well, my work week is finally over and I now have 12 days off work. I don't have to go back to work until January 5th - and it will be a blessing. I have soooo many things I want to get done before I go back to work and I have a feeling that I will not get to most of them. But, it will be nice to be off work even if I have several big reports that I have to finish before I go back.
Tom is going to work on December 29th and 30th, but otherwise he is off as well. He wants to catch up on his movies, cut wood, and relax. I am all for that!
Kristi is off the rest of this week and then only January 1st next week. We plan on taking Alayna to school all next week so Tom and I can get other stuff done. I am not sure that will work, mainly because if she finds out that we are home she will want to be here as well.
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. The kids wanted a snack and game day. So, we are having a lot of snack foods and you eat when you want. I am not making breakfast either - it will be a junk food day with a lot of Wii games. I even bought 2 new ones to play tomorrow - some classic games. We are going to let Alayna to open a few of her presents since she has had several come in the mail. It is suppose to be snowy tomorrow, which will make it really nice to stay inside and play. Alayna and I have to make cookies (if she feels like it) since she wants Santa to have "fresh cookies." Mom and I usually go to a beautiful church downtown for the midnight Christmas Eve service but the weather might keep us at home this year. Mom and I both love the huge pipe organ they have and it has become a wonderful tradition that we share. We have been going to this service for about 10 years now. It always amazes me that Santa waits until we come home and go to bed before he arrives - so it is well after midnight before he visits our house.
Alayna is really feeling under the weather tonight. She has a deep chest cough and you can tell she doesn't feel well. She really amazes me because she has such a high tolerance for pain. She will be very sick before you realize it. I hope that a few days at home resting will allow her to enjoy time with Granny & Grandpapa on Saturday. I figure that she will sleep a lot tomorrow.
I got the rest of the presents wrapped tonight. I can't believe that we ended up with this many presents under the tree since we were not going to do much this year. So many of them are practical gift - something that someone really needed.
I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Christmas. Enjoy your time with your family, laugh, and love a lot. Remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Enjoy his day.
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