This blogging thing is great, I am quite taken with this whole idea of me being able to just go on and on about myself for hours. I mean, Is that really ok? Perhaps I should be doing book reviews and film ratings, hey, I could even do wine tasting reviews , that might be fun, the possibilities are endless. I'm not out for fame or fortune, its just nice for me to meet some new and interesting people.
I had a great Christmas at my parents house,the kids had a blast and recieved a ton of presents, we had a sleigh ride on boxing day and my Dad (they call him Poppy) took them out for a Ski-doo ride on the same old Moto-Ski that I used to ride on when I was a kid.
Alyssa got to visit with her little friends and they had a great time playing dressup, Austin who seldom ever wants to wear anything even got in on the action , he felt very left out without a fancy cosutme like the girls'.
He was quite pleased with himself in Nanny's Red Hatter outfit.
Alyssa looked very pretty on Christmas eve I curled her hair for church.
Santa Clause found Nanny's house, Christmas Morning Alyssa was up before sunrise, she got a Wii and a Hannah Montanna doll and make-up set.
Austin got a Play-doh monkey and lots of Disney "Cars"
Mom and Dad cooked a beautiful meal.
My brothers Harry and Joe and Joey's girlfriend Diane were there.
I had two very beautiful gifts under the tree this year.
Gift opening was chaotic, Austin was grabbing everyones presents and tearing them open.
Austin recieved a pop-up spiderman punching toy from Uncle Joe, this should save his big sister from more than a few altercations.
our pet Mousie even got a new cage
he made himself a very cozy little nest
It was a really fun time, I got a new dual-handset cordless phone, some nice socks, candles ,a chocolate scented bubble bath gift basket and a gift card for the mall.
By the way, I was up past midnight and awake at the crack of dawn when this was taken, and O my god! my socks look awful from wearing them around the woodstove in the garage, which is my little hang-out spot when I'm up home visiting. I sit out there groovin' to old LP vinyl records, stokin' up the fire with a little of the 'ole christmas cheer, its my internet alternative while im there.
I must say that the weather was beautiful.
we only had one snow storm
I used my gift card two days ago, I bought a gorgeus pair of high heel fashion boots. I'll be posting a picture of them tomorrow to get your opinion on how they look. the only thing I didnt physically have for the holidays was my wonderful Jannie, but we had her in spirit. Maybe next year Santa will bring her to Canada!
