I took Friday off to be home with the family. Tom and Erik are both home for the holidays so the house has been full – to overflowing! LOL!
(Doesn't seem like he has moved much since Thanksgiving huh?)
(The sun was very bright coming in the east facing window Christmas morning.)
We headed up to my Nephew’s on Christmas Eve (a four hour drive) and stopped for Monicals Pizza on the way. Tom has a buddy in the Army that lives in St. Joe Illinois and used to work at that Monicals so we stopped there and he came up to the store to visit. Then off to the nephew’s house for lots of good food and family.
This year’s drive home from Illinois was MUCH IMPROVED over last year when we drove in a blizzard and that four hour drive turned into more like eight! This year we had dry pavement all the way home – so much better on the nerves.
We slept in on Christmas day as Bill was having Christmas morning with Justin and his family. Bill found out he is going to be a grandpa again in July – the due date is his birthday too which is way cool since she will be having a cesarean so unless she goes into labor early she can plan it for that day!
On to our Christmas morning – Austen got me a Nook Color! Woot!! I never expected it from just one of the kids, I thought they would all go together and get one if they did at all. Aubri got me a new cookbook from Weight Watchers – Woot - so that I can cook some low point meals now that my points have dropped so low. Tom got me a necklace and tennis bracelet which I’m wearing today. And Erik’s gifts will be a little late as he didn’t get paid until Friday before Christmas.
Bill is chomping at the bit to get heat in the shop so he can get gifts made as well – my birthday will be coming up shortly so maybe he and Erik will be just in time for that! The turkey turned out delicious – Bill deep fried it and the rest of the dinner was much simpler that Thanksgiving since everyone complained that I made things too fancy.
Yesterday was spent in bed all day as I developed dizziness overnight. Seems every time I moved I was overcome with a wave a dizzy so I pretty much stayed in bed. It progressed to just a fuzzy head later in the day and clear by last night so I’m back at work today. I did get to watch both seasons of ROME all day and snuggle with Bill so the day was not a total loss. ;)
I have one more holiday party to get through (our New Year’s Eve Party) this coming weekend and then it will be back to eating regularly and low point meals. I think I did well this weekend so hopefully I’ll make it as well next too.
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