I hope that everyone had a merry Christmas and managed to find moments of joy in their day.
Due to our concern that our kittens would shred the Christmas presents, we did not put them out last night like we traditionally do. This meant that we also did not hold to the "don't wake us up until 7 AM" rule, as we still wanted to have the gifts under the tree before Rowen woke up--which we managed to barely accomplish by waking up at 5:30. I've been spending a good deal of the day yawning.
Everyone seems to enjoy their presents [I should really own stock in LEGO]. Personally, I have been entertained every time Janelle has jumped with surprise due to a notification from her new Apple watch. I had thought that she would have been used to such notifications due to her years of experience with FitBits, but apparently, the Apple watch's vibration is different enough to make her squeak in surprise.
We had a guest over for Christmas dinner who brought her dog and disabled cat to visit. The dogs were getting along fine until Starbuck managed to break off one of her claws. After that point, she was downright waspish towards our doggie visitor--especially when that visitor started playing with Starbuck's favorite ball.
Due to Christmas falling on a Sunday, Janelle does not have to go in to work tomorrow as it is a paid holiday. This means that today was not as rushed as it can sometime be since she was able to put off making cookies until tomorrow. I'm not going to say no to cookies, but we still have the pumpkin pie from the previous Sunday's pie auction, some of my birthday cake, cinnamon rolls from this morning, the two pies that Janelle made today (lemon chess and dark chocolate meringue), and the assorted Christmas candies from our stockings. Still, she loves making the cookies, and they are quite delicious.
At present, I can hear someone in our neighborhood setting off fireworks, but I'm a bit partied out at the moment. I think that it's time to close the book on this first day of Christmas. I'm looking forward to the second.
Due to our concern that our kittens would shred the Christmas presents, we did not put them out last night like we traditionally do. This meant that we also did not hold to the "don't wake us up until 7 AM" rule, as we still wanted to have the gifts under the tree before Rowen woke up--which we managed to barely accomplish by waking up at 5:30. I've been spending a good deal of the day yawning.
Everyone seems to enjoy their presents [I should really own stock in LEGO]. Personally, I have been entertained every time Janelle has jumped with surprise due to a notification from her new Apple watch. I had thought that she would have been used to such notifications due to her years of experience with FitBits, but apparently, the Apple watch's vibration is different enough to make her squeak in surprise.
We had a guest over for Christmas dinner who brought her dog and disabled cat to visit. The dogs were getting along fine until Starbuck managed to break off one of her claws. After that point, she was downright waspish towards our doggie visitor--especially when that visitor started playing with Starbuck's favorite ball.
Due to Christmas falling on a Sunday, Janelle does not have to go in to work tomorrow as it is a paid holiday. This means that today was not as rushed as it can sometime be since she was able to put off making cookies until tomorrow. I'm not going to say no to cookies, but we still have the pumpkin pie from the previous Sunday's pie auction, some of my birthday cake, cinnamon rolls from this morning, the two pies that Janelle made today (lemon chess and dark chocolate meringue), and the assorted Christmas candies from our stockings. Still, she loves making the cookies, and they are quite delicious.
At present, I can hear someone in our neighborhood setting off fireworks, but I'm a bit partied out at the moment. I think that it's time to close the book on this first day of Christmas. I'm looking forward to the second.
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