The Christmas season has passed and I am going to try to get back to writing. The season was very enjoyable with the kids and the true winter weather. We had in the weeks leading up to Christmas, lots of snow adding up to more than a foot on the ground. This lasted until the day after when we had a complete melt down which kept us from going up north for several reasons. One of which I am very happy to say I think I took care of in August when I had a contractor add two sump pumps to the Burton Ave. duplexes. We didn't flood here or there so staying home to worry was not great but we didn't flood and we didn't sit around in the miserable weather staring at each other. Oh and by the way, we found that the kids were both sick and MHM finally was diagnosed with Pneumonia and an ear infection.
All in all though E really grasped the idea of Christmas as we were sure to tell her of the birth of Jesus and how we celebrate his birth and how Santa helps us celebrate his birthday. We watched more Christmas specials than I am sure E really wanted, but when given the only choice, she seemed mostly happy to watch even the old stuff with SCARY stuff. I from the beginning told her that the Abominable snowman in Rudolf was really a nice monster but he just didn't have any friends. The "no friends" theme seemed to work well for most of the shows and their villains and now has reached her other shows.
MHM really was good and having him walking was a treat and nothing got broken until just recently. He seemed to enjoy the same ornament which plays "Up on the rooftop" which E danced to last year. Once again, the big hit for Christmas was the packaging. The kids got plenty of good stuff and we even got "Family" gifts in order to stop any territory disputes.
It was really a joy to see E's eyes and expression when she realized that Santa had indeed come to our house. I almost teared up it was so darn cute. Santa ate a big chunk of the cookie left for him and drank all the milk which E must have felt validated the experience.
Grandma's was a high energy evening much like many past and we are very happy that it continued (for all but 1 in Punta Cana) I believe a tradition of over 40 years that I am aware of.
M for obvious reasons wished for years past and lamented lost traditions. I have many of my traditions yet in place and have hope they stay for many years. I do however hope that M, myself, E and MHM will create our own lasting and loving traditions. Those with family are very important but we must as our own family now enjoy each other and create lasting memories.
This is lots of rambling but I hope to find more time in the near future to collect my thoughts and get back to a more regular posting.
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