6:30am Wake up, start monkey mind "will she..., won't she..., will I...., should I, how beautiful..." roll over and decide to go back to sleep and start again.
7:15am "Mommy? Mommy? I made you coffee" First thought: Rut roh, is this gonna be like when she was little and you had to eat the burnt toast and runny eggs and drink weak coffee? Second thought: Mmmmm, my baby is growing up! To her: "Hey! This is good! From her: "Yay! I wasn't sure, you know...." Smiles.
7:30am Cory, Rhia & I sitting in living room, stockings on our lap. Waiting.....
7:40am To the dog: Go get Daddy! Go get him! Dog: ruff, ruff, bark, bark, jump all over us. Stupid dog.
7:45am Cory: I'm opening something whether he comes down or not. Big discussion amongst us, tradition, rules, courtesy, oh go ahead it's Christmas.... Finally a bleary eyed large man appears. It's Christmas.
8:10am Cory, looking around at all the ripped up wrapping papers, boxes and ribbons, announces: "I'm going back to bed." We all begin to protest but realize that might be a good idea.
9:00am I look up and realize no one has gone anywhere, it's completely silent and all are engrossed in reading their new books or playing with their new toys. Mmmmm, Christmas.... Reluctantly, I get up and start to make breakfast for us all and Barry's mom and his brother, Bill.
10:00am I go up to my altar, do a short reading, wash my face, give thanks.
11:00am Breakfast
2:00pm They go. Back to playing with our new toys. Yay!
3:30pm Convince Barry that the only true gift I need is for him to watch my new "Pride & Prejuidice" movie with me. Awake. The whole time. No Snoring!!! He agrees reluctantly and with a few nudges is successful for the most part but he finds an escape:
6:00pm Barry made dinner! First time ever, a holiday dinner! Me, feeling luxurious.... doing dishes, wondering if maybe I had chosen wisely all the other years. Cooking vs. Dishes.... get to the greasy ham roasting pan and decide cooking much easier... And funner...
7:00pm Cory & Rhia battling each other with their new Zelda game. Barry & I battling with a good game of Rook. Dog & Cat battling each other, just cuz.... I look around, see the lights, feel the warmth.
In spite of everything and because of everything, it was a very merry Christmas.
Off to work now :) Have a great day!
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