Okay, all of you Christmas freaks, I'm ready to give you a run for your money! It is offically time to start celebrating Christmas!!! As you can see by my festive new blog (A MILLION THANKS TO JENNA, ONCE AGAIN! THE GIRL IS AMAZING!!!), I'm in the spirit already. And you should just see my living room. But wait -- I'm getting ahead of myself.
The kids and I had a terrific trip to Colorado the first part of this week. My kids are completely without any child companionship other than themselves, so it's sooooooo great for them to be with other kids--especially their cousins! They had a blast. They played games and rode bikes and climbed trees and wresteled and did all of the things kids ought to be doing, along with some things I'm sure they shouldn't have been doing.
I had a great time, too. It's always so great to be with Jon & Em and Mom & Dad. I was unpreprared, however, for how our family time has morphed in recent times. It used to be when we'd get together we'd sit around and talk and visit or play games. Now everybody sits in the living room together... each with his/her own notebook pc on their lap, clicking away. Nothing like family time, I tell you! Jon's house is an electronic haven, bursting at the seams with all sorts of new fangled contraptions that are all connected to one another somehow. We couldn't even watch the Bronco game on a regular TV. Too easy for Jon. He had some kind of schnazzy monitor rigged up in the living room, connected to one or more computers, receiving the feed through a wireless Internet connection. Every now and then we would encounter problems and Jon would go over to the window, pick up the router (I assume?), lift it in the air and aim it different directions trying to get things running smooth again. I had to laugh. After all of the advancements in technology (and Jon stays on top of everything) and the time and money invested, he's no better than the guy 20 years ago standing there trying to adjust the rabbit ears antenna so he can get a better picture! HA! Pitiful.
When I did talk everybody into laying aside the computers for a while (I didn't think to take my own and I felt a little left out), we actually did converse some--and Mom and Emilee and I even played some games. Emilee is the Queen of I Buy, I tell you! I think I would be able to be happy for her astounding success if it weren't for the way she chortles every time she draws another good card. It gets a little annoying, you know? Dad and Jon played chess a couple of times and when I left on Wednesday I think they were tied for number of wins and losses. So while Emilee and Mom and I are playing our games and talking and laughing and sipping hearthside cider, Dad and Jon are sitting at the other end of the table glaring silently at their game board for minutes on end with no movement and no speaking. What kind of a game is that?! Everything about it is contrary to the very idea and purpose of a game! Oh well. To each his own, I suppose. As long as they don't try to crash our game I guess I shouldn't complain.
The kids and I loaded up Wednesday morning and headed home. Made it in about 11 hours, I think, so that's great! I got the kid-o's put to bed, then got to work on the house and what I could of Thanksgiving dinner. Got up yesterday morning and made my pie and cake and green bean casserole and potatoes and whatever else was part of our contribution to dinner--along with the turkey I had started the night before. (It was soooooo scrumptious!) Then we loaded it all up and went to Aunt Sue & Uncle Jerry's house, where the rest of the food was ready and waiting. All but the sweet potatoes. We forgot them AGAIN! Second year in a row, I think. The Pooles were there, too, and we all had a nice time, except that James and Brother Poole both got to feeling rather sick and had to go home! The kids and I stayed and visited for a while, then came home in time to find James clawing his way out of bed to go get the Christmas stuff out of the shed. ;-)
So we decked the halls last night! Actually, nothing reaches the hallway just yet, but if Mr. Christmas keeps following the Hobby Lobby ads, it won't be long. There were 15 or 20 snowmen that I didn't even recognize this year! I have no idea where they came from. I guess that's not true. I have a pretty good idea... Anyway, the living room is absolutely crawling with snowmen!!! In fact, it makes me feel just the tiniest bit guilty about teasing certain parties about planting a grove of Christmas trees in their house. I know that I've got to have twice as many snowmen as he does trees. OH! The best part of the night? The MUSIC!!! Now that it's actually time, we cranked up our three favorite Christmas CDs and had a blast!!! (It's not against any Church ruling anywhere for a family to do some crazy (and out-of-sync, uncoordinated) dancing in the privacy of their own home, is it?!) Aaaaahhhhhhhh, yes. I love this time of year!!!
Okay, I've got to go. There are more halls to be decked. The kitchen, namely. I'll try to get some pictures posted here soon. Along with a very happy and festive song that is a favorite around our household. Makes me smile just thinking about it. Have a great day, ya'll!!! And Happy Thanksgiving, a day late!
~Bec~
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