Christmas

Christmas started in late-November. Callie, Carter and I were out and stopped off at Home Depot and Carter and I found a 12 foot snowman. At $8 a foot it was cheaper than our Christmas Tree. We bought it and snuck it into the back of the car without letting Callie know. In early December when the family was all out at the mall I set it up so they saw it as they got home. Kerry was not impressed which was exactly the reaction Carter and I were going for. It's a blow up  one so I set it on 'Always On' electric wise as it's just as much fun to look at during the day as it is to look at in the evening. I noticed a 20 foot one was available after Christmas. Might have to check it out.

The rest of Christmas was pretty typical for us. Barb and Reg came down just before Christmas and we had our Christmas fondue on the 23rd. Ronnie brought his latest girlfriend and her daughter so with all family members attending we had 16 people and four dogs in attendance. It was a lot of dishes to clean up but was still fun. The tree was fully decorated with about 5 generations of Christmas lights and dozens of decorations collected over the years. There were lots of presents under the tree that I got to see opened, not knowing what they were. Even the kids knew what they got before I did. The day of Christmas was a bit odd this year. School got out on the 22nd and with the fondue on the 23rd, all major events were done three days into the holiday. I go back to work on January 2nd but the rest of the family is off until the 8th. Not sure what they're going to do with all that time post Christmas. Best that I go into work all next week.