I Got a Brand New Pair of Roller Skates

Christmas is officially over for this year.  The presents have been opened, the wrapping paper has been gathered up for the recycling, and the tree is now located in the far corner of the yard (under the four inches of snow we got today).

Now what?  There is such a build up to the holidays.  But now I am sitting here and for the first time in a while, I am doing nothing.  It feels kinda nice.  Four days to work this week and then another three-day weekend.  What to do, what to do?

This year my niece brought her favorite holiday side dish to Christmas dinner:

Do you recognize this dish?  It’s from the movie Christmas Vacation.  Lucky for all of us, my sister doesn’t have a cat so they had to improvise and use Cheerios instead.

Someday I may outgrow sitting on the kid side of the table:

Who am I kidding?  I love the kid side.  We took six pictures to get this one.  Trust me, it’s the best of the bunch.  We were having too much fun.

Speaking of fun:

My sister is a pro at getting people to smile for pictures.  She’ll use any tactic. You don’t want to know what she did to get my mom to laugh.

Meanwhile, back at the fire station:

Scott’s crew was having issues getting the oven to stay lit.  They still managed to enjoy a spiral ham with several homemade side dishes.

All in all, it was a good Christmas.  I am glad that the weather held off long enough for us all to travel safely.  I am happy that I got to see my family and have Scott and the boys home for Christmas day.  Everyone got what they asked for. 

One last thing.  Another reason Dawn is my best friend is because she knows how to give that gift that you truly want, but that no one else will get you.

I GOT A BRAND NEW PAIR OF ROLLER SKATES!!!!!