I've come to terms with the fact that NOTHING about the holidays will be the same as "before." I'm working, MIL is gone...either one might have made the holidays awful, but dealing with both has made it SO completely different that it isn't so bad. Doing everything differetly makes more sense...KWIM?

I'm on Winter Break until Jan.3rd. The DDs and I slept in today, took my parents an aniversary (44 years) gift, and tonight the DDS have some sister-friends spending the night. Tomorrow I'm hauling the 4 of them to see Eragon and hopefully I'll get my holiday grocery shopping done while they're seeing the movie.

We have friends coming over tomorrow night....(MUST remember "adult" beverages)...have "Christmas" with my sister and her family and our parents on Saturday night..I'm cooking for Christmas Eve (just us and my parents) and then Christmas breakfast, and food for Monday, of course. YIKES, I'm dreading THAT receipt!

Thankfully, my gift shopping is totally done...although I've only wrapped ONE gift so far ...can you say "procrastinate?"

I'll try to peck-in tomorrow...I miss you guys!
Much love,
Lenora