The Aftermath.....

Well we made it through another holiday! The presents are all unwrapped and everyone needs a stomach pump for all the junk food that they consumed! My house looks like an atomic bomb went off. It's probably going to take another week to sort through all the "old" to find a place for the "new".

Besides all the food and presents it was genuinely nice to spend some quality time with all our relatives. Everyone is so busy anymore you just don't get these moments very often. We played games and watched movies, laughed, and just really enjoyed being with each other. What a nice change of pace!

This was our first Christmas with our dog Bailey and she was so funny to watch around the tree and the presents! We had some things wrapped up for her and she actually unwrapped them herself! Don cheated a bit by opening the bag of treats and leaving one between the wrapping paper and the bag so that she could smell it. After getting the first one open though she knew what she was supposed to do and she got all her snacks and toys unwrapped herself! It was pretty impressive.

The biggest "hit" with our family this year was the Wii system that we bought for the kids. Even the adults couldn't stop playing it yesterday. My favorite game (of course!) was tennis, Don liked the golf, Keri is a pro at bowling, and Katie pretty much likes them all! Trey was fun to watch when he did the boxing and he even smashed me at tennis! (He got lucky!!!) I think I must have played for at least 4 hours yesterday. Last night my arm hurt so bad that I could hardly sleep. I'm not kidding! I am really sore!!! I guess it is a pretty good workout!

So here ends another chapter, another year, another Christmas. Thank you God for all your blessings and all my family! Although I am now "poor" in the pocketbook, I am "rich" in love with such great family and friends!