Merry Christmas

Whew! Time to sit down and relax for a little bit. Gabe is napping, Josh and the boys are off to Huntingburg to visit with the extended family for a little while, we just finished talking to Mike and Toni (my, Peg's, brother and sister-in-law), Mom is knitting socks for Dad while he surfs the TV for football (we finally took a break from the Christmas Story marathon) and Tim is reading his book. We briefly discussed the possibility of a Euchre game a little later. The floor is littered with various toys, matchbox cars, books and stray pieces of tape. Santa was awfully generous this year, and we want to express how much we appreciate Santa's Helpers - you all know who you are. The lights are on the mantle garland as well as the tree, which we hope doesn't spontaneously ignite. It's about as dried out as a Christmas tree can get. If you sneeze, it starts raining needles. It's been a whirlwind three days of good food (Grandma Maggie and Grandma Carolyn don't miss a trick), wrapping paper going on and coming back off again, new games to play with good-natured (?) family disputes to settle, and ofcourse the peace and wonder of the miracle that is Christmas. I am working on getting pictures posted. Josh has the camera and I forgot to download pics from yesterday and today, but there are plenty to share from the past week. Enjoy - if you get a minute, share a short anecdote of your own holiday celebration. We'd love to hear what you've been up to. Merry Christmas to all and to all.....a good afternoon...?