It has been such a happy time since I've been feeling better after having Natalie. Getting ready for Christmas was a little too busy, but by the time we got to the friend parties and Christmas Eve, and a better focus on service, we just couldn't help feeling what it was all about! We opened these pajamas that I made everyone on Christmas Eve and had such fun wearing them! Rachel's polka dot material was the inspiration because most everyone's favorite colors were in that print (Rachel's favorite color is yellow and although Natalie objected to something that evening I don't believe it was the color of her pants).

Fun things we got for Christmas: the Fisher Price Loving Family doll house and room sets, a camera for Janelle, a model and walkie talkies for Derek, several art and craft things, a bumper sticker maker for me, and new shoes/shirts/books for Scott, and the pet bed and huge bag of bones for Chauncy. Derek hoped he would get a big reaction from Chauncy if he poured all the bones out on the floor. Maybe he would start drooling...or jump from rawhide bone to rawhide bone not being able to decide which one to choose. It was a little disappointing that Chauncy just blithely grabbed the first one he came to and barely wagged his tail. Didn't he know it was Christmas Eve?

We had Sparkling Cider in our new Christmas goblets on Christmas Eve and wassail in them for Christmas dinner. We're enjoying time off doing projects, watching movies, reading books. It's been a great time, though we've missed seeing all of you. We have a guest bed and bedroom in case anyone wanted to know!