Ahhh this one is over!

I like Christmas as any small minded person would – ha ha. With all the weeks of shopping and bustling about and then wrapping, for it to end in a few minutes is astounding. Afterwards you have to take all the Christmas items down and put the new away. That usually takes a few days; I manage to not put something up after running across some orphaned ornament or decoration.
On the eve we spent the most of the night at my grandparents, with so many people there, it was hard to count. The majority of the food cooked during that day was devoured in no time at all. One of my aunts broke out a couple bottles of wine and I waited for the action to happen – nothing to report. Luke called to wish everyone a happy holidays and let the kids say “ho ho”. I got a kick out of that.
One aunt had some friends to visit, which was interesting. Ever the match maker, she was trying to set them up with Jacks, myself or one of my other single cousins.
My Pops hung out with some of my uncles on the back deck, I was waiting for them to bang up on him but that never happened. I used to like to hang out with my uncles when they visited; you got all the good gossip and funny stories. I chose not to partake in the gossip drink fest this year and played flag football instead.
Christmas morning we all woke up to eat breakfast then go to unwrap and “ohh and ahh” over presents. I was pleased with everything and very thankful.
Later on that afternoon Jacks and a few cousins dropped over to see the new café or the start of the café. I was proud to show them how the greenhouse looked and would look after the new addition. Jacks and a cousin had to get behind the counter and pretend to be taking orders. Naturally if that were to happen we would have fire extinguishers on hand.
That evening I was so tired I decided to load everything in the truck and unload it at the house and then nap -- that didn’t come about until a little later. I had to set up my new monitor on the computer and naturally sign on where I found friends to chat with.
Jacks rolled in and I became very sleepy so I unloaded a few of his items and drifted off to sleep.
The next few days were spent running around with friends and organizing the house again. This week will be particularly busy for me since some of the contractors want to come in a do a few odds and ends in the café.
Thanks again for all the e-mail wishes and I do sincerely hope you all had a merry one.