Happy holidays!
I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. 
Amusing things that need to be blogged before they risk being forgotten:
* When we were getting Avery to feel Cynthia’s belly because the baby was moving, he also put a hand on her boob.
* When Harmony was waiting for a turn on the Xbox while I was playing, she was like “Can’t you just die?”
* When asked where his sister is (during Paul’s office party), Avery says “I lost her.”
* This morning, Avery started opening Daddy’s stocking instead of his own.
* Avery has been calling us all “babe” lately.
It’s been a busy time, but all went relatively smoothly. We saw Paul’s sister & her partner on the 24th and then ended up having a really quiet evening at home after his mom cancelled because of the freezing rain. Paul’s grandfather stopped by as we were preparing an early dinner so we invited him in for the meal. Today we went to my parents, who were hosting the family gathering for my Dad’s side of the family (7 siblings = lots of cousins in the next generation!).
Lots of pics here.
I’m… well, emotionally I’ve enjoyed the excitement. And I’m proud of what I’ve been able to still do. But I didn’t get a pain-free day for Christmas or anything. 
So I’m my standard “miserable but trying to keep my spirits up”. And trying not to let the miserable show as much as the keeping-my-spirits-up does.
And the tree did feel a little less full of gifts than usual. And the kids still bickered. And the really nice pretty watch Harmony picked is a bit too small on my chubbier-than-normal wrist. And we had to fish a present for the kids back out from under the tree when they received it earlier from someone else. And Harmony was being so stubborn about her pajamas that she missed hanging her stocking.
But we visited our new house, which now has stairs, and looking at our sunshine-filled kitchen made me very hopeful for next Christmas. And if you didn’t have the so-so Christmases, what would distinguish the spectacular ones?
And overall, I think there are plently of happy memories for the kids to choose from. And lots of scrapbook-a-ble moments too. Maybe I can use some of my new buttons and cardstock and flower embellishments.
December 25 2008 10:13 pm | blinkies & other cuteness and family and hill to haven and pain / disability and parties and pics and scrappy / stampy
