We had a 'small' Christmas at our house today. We have everyone go to their spouses homes for Christmas and then here whenever we can agree on a date. So our Christmas is this Saturday. It will also be here at my house. Here in town we have my Mom who lives in a retirement home, my sister and her hubbie, myself and hubbie, my daughter and her hubbie and my sisters son and wife. So it is only logical for evertone to come here. We go to my sisters for Thanksgiving cause there aren't as many people and at my house for Christmas. We usually go to her house for the little meal on Christmas day cause there are even less people left in town.

But her husband had a colonoscopy last Friday just because he had never had one and he went into atrial fibrillation during the procedure and they couldn't get it to stop. So he is still in the hospital and Christmas was a lot different for us all. I have never had a Christams without her.

So we had ham and turkey sandwiches! My son in law kept asking where the mashed potatoes and gravy were!!! He is leaving for his second tour in Iraq on the 2nd so his family will be joining us for our Christmas dinner. I have never had 30 people in my house much less for dinner. My youngest daughter and my sisters sons wife have really picked up and taken over the cooking. They still ask us for advice but they let us know that they are in charge now. Both of thier husbands are ones who like to help in the kitchen, well at least they are at my house. So it's neat to see the four of them fixing dinner.

My niece is married to a blind man and he is usually freaked out by all the noise. But this year will be so special. Last year my youngest grandaughter was one month old but this year is so diferent. i wish I could figure out how to put a picture up here. She just brings such joy just to look at her and watch her happiness. She just laughs and babbles as she crawls across the floor. She wakes up laughing and doesn't stop until bedtime. So I will be very tired but happy .

Anyway ------ Merry Christmas