Our Christmas miracles (above).It was a fabulous year for miracles, all around. But maybe I'll save that for my 2009 Recap post. For now, here are some of the Christmas-specific miracles.
1. Christmas snow! The first actual Christmas snow since weather has been recorded around here. It must have been magic. The day before, it was 70 degrees.
2. Christmas dinner was still served. Had we known about the weather forecast, perhaps we wouldn't have planned for Jim to grill steak and lobster tails outside....then again, it was kind of fun to watch him out there (with a flashlight in the dark, no less) with snow swirling around his head and ice forming on his steak plate. He was quite a trooper, and dinner was excellent!
3. I finished my Christmas drink. It was a Bloody Mary, and tasted really good. Jim always gives me a hard time because he mixes or pours me drinks and I never finish them. Not that I don't want to...but I get so sidetracked by...three other things. I don't think I finished the wine with dinner, but the Bloody Mary I managed to suck down pretty quickly. It helps that Grandma and Grandpa are here to run interference with the "three other things".
4. Christmas morning was not too early. We got to sleep in until a decent time. Liam was up watching tv quietly until others woke up. Really, what kid does this?? He saw the presents, and then went off to be quiet until we woke. He didn't seem to understand why I thought it was unusual.
5. Owen was not too crazy. I feared we'd have off the wall craziness, with all the people, excitement, gift opening and schedule changing. But he was no crazier than usual. So thankful for this! And to run off energy, the Jumpolene (in the picture) worked so well.
6. And of course, our big miracle was having Owen here this year. We weren't wondering where he was and how he was being treated, or what he was doing. He was here, and loving Christmas with his family. Truly our Christmas miracle.
Merry Christmas to all!
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