Christmas Day was spent at our house with Mom, Dale, Sarah, Greg and Delilah. Firstly, we had a great time cooking. We had a hearty breakfast of Dave's apple pancakes, Sarah's delicious breakfast roll, and Mom's homemade hashbrowns- YUM! Then we opened presents! We tried to choose thoughtful and useful gifts this year, and it was great seeing the reactions as they were opened. Among other things, Dave got some new tools he didn't have...an automatic adjustable wrench, some 2 foot long screwdrivers (!) and some clamps he can use to finish up our coffee table. I got a new Bolitho book, a lovely new shadow box, and various girly/bath stuff. And Dave, who is very supportive of my creative tendencies, gave me a very nice painting set- easel and all (I'll put more about that later...). After we all oohed and aahed and played with our new things for a bit, we got out the bongos! We took turns playing until our hands were sore from the clapping...then we put in Dance, Dance Revolution. In this game, you stand on a pad and have to step forward, backward, left or right as the game directs. It gets faster and faster and we got a pretty good workout!! Which was a good thing because then we cooked and ate a big 'ol dinner, including turkey, mashed potatoes, etc. It was a great day, but tiring, and we went to bed early after everyone headed home.
Christmas Day was spent at our house with Mom, Dale, Sarah, Greg and Delilah. Firstly, we had a great time cooking. We had a hearty breakfast of Dave's apple pancakes, Sarah's delicious breakfast roll, and Mom's homemade hashbrowns- YUM! Then we opened presents! We tried to choose thoughtful and useful gifts this year, and it was great seeing the reactions as they were opened. Among other things, Dave got some new tools he didn't have...an automatic adjustable wrench, some 2 foot long screwdrivers (!) and some clamps he can use to finish up our coffee table. I got a new Bolitho book, a lovely new shadow box, and various girly/bath stuff. And Dave, who is very supportive of my creative tendencies, gave me a very nice painting set- easel and all (I'll put more about that later...). After we all oohed and aahed and played with our new things for a bit, we got out the bongos! We took turns playing until our hands were sore from the clapping...then we put in Dance, Dance Revolution. In this game, you stand on a pad and have to step forward, backward, left or right as the game directs. It gets faster and faster and we got a pretty good workout!! Which was a good thing because then we cooked and ate a big 'ol dinner, including turkey, mashed potatoes, etc. It was a great day, but tiring, and we went to bed early after everyone headed home. 
