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Good morning FList!

Well, I have had just about the best holidays possible. I was really nervous about it too since it was the first holiday without my dad. But it turned out to be really fantastic. I have been so so busy and will be until after the New Year.

Last weekend was my brother-in-law’s tenth wedding anniversary and they decided to renew their vows. It was a small ceremony at their house and was a lot of fun. Then Sunday last weekend was Wyatt’s big family Christmas. His mom is one of 11 children. They do this thing every year where they all get together and the shindig gets bigger and bigger every year cause it’s them and their kids and their kids kids and so on. So yeah. Big gathering.

We did our Christmas at my house this year instead of my mom’s house cause we decided it would be easier to make new memories than to try to keep up with the old traditions that my dad was so much a part of. My mom came on Tuesday cause on Wednesday it snowed like a blizzard here in West Texas. All day starting at noon and into the night it was windy and snowing. And we’re talking REAL snow! Not the kind that melts in a few hours. So on Christmas Eve morning we woke up to so much white stuff on the ground that we knew we weren’t in Kansas Texas anymore.

Christmas morning was fun. I filled stockings for everyone and we did those first. We watched the Disney Christmas parade on TV while we opened presents. And guess what Wyatt got me everyone???

I GOT A KINDLE!!!!

I had asked him for an Amazon Kindle back in June or July. And he got me one! It is pretty darn fantastic. I’ve already downloaded some books on it and am almost finished with the first one and I LOVE it. I recommend the Kindle to anyone. It’s just too cool for avid readers. And if you REALLY like a certain book, you can go buy a hard copy. It’s just such a cool gadget.

I also got a neat hand mixer as a kitchen gadget. A new music box (my Grandmother gets me one every year cause I collect them) with a butterfly on it. A nice big picture frame that I have to figure out what to put in it. Wyatt and I got one of those clocks that projects the time onto the ceiling. I got two Frank Sinatra (my favorite celeb ever) DVD’s. I had the movies on VHS from way back when and they were on my list of thins to get on DVD so I could get rid of the VHS so yay! Uhmm… oh I got this citrisy smell good lotion and perfume. And a gift certificate to Kohls (yay shopping!).

But really, all that aside, it was fantastic just to have my mom here. She’s still here and she may be leaving today if she can get out of the snow in the driveway which kind of makes me sad. But I loved having her here so that was the best gift.

Last night my baby sister and her husband came over. Wyatt smoked a turkey and I made potatoes, green bean casserole, salad and pecan pie. It was my first time boiling the potatoes myself and I was glad they came out okay! AND my mom can’t have sugar so the pecan pie recipe was kind of new and it still turned out good! I was nervous about that one.

But see? Everything has just gone smoothly and wonderful. I’ve watched so many Christmas movies, I love it. I just love this time of year. I hope y’all have had an excellent time as well!

Now I have GOT to do laundry today and tomorrow cause on Wednesday Wyatt and I are going two hours North for four days to spend New Years with our bff’s Kristi and her husband Tony. That will be a fun time! But laundry must be done before we do that. So I better get started.

Much love, FList! Stay warm and safe! Can you believe it’s about to be 2010? I’m getting old! *HUGS*