So the Winter Solstice, Yule and Christmas blew in and out in a flurry of activities. Hubby's birthday was in there as well. He's a Christmas week baby and has always loathed his birthday. I didn't do as well this year celebrating his birthday as I have in the past. Not only was it Sunday with church obligations, it was the only chance I had to go to a friend's house to tie-dye underwear for the kids' stockings. We did throw together an impromptu surprise birthday party after the middle child's youth group. Then we went to a late showing of Avatar (A-MA-ZING video, predictable plot).
Christmas week was spent cramming my 15-hour work week into three days and finishing up the holiday shopping. The kids seemed happy with their gifts. Our family keeps the gift giving to a pretty low amount compared to most out there. The kids get a big gift, some clothing and a stocking for Christmas morning, plus a gift to open on Christmas Eve. This year's big gift was a bicycle for everyone in the family. The boys took their bikes out immediately while the girl and I went out later. The weather was cloudy, cold and windy so the rides were short. The rest of the day we relaxed before meeting the hubby's mother, brother and nieces at a Japanese restaurant for Christmas dinner. We started doing the Japanese dinner last year and I really enjoy it. The food is delicious and the clean-up is a breeze! ;-)
Saturday Clark took his son back to Atlanta. On the way home, he stopped off to visit with his best friend John and his family. When he got home, we went over to visit a little more with Clark's mom and brother (who was heading back to Florida Sunday morning). My son we put on a plane for California Sunday night. My daughter, now 18, chose not to go this year. So this week will be a little quiet without the boys around. Traditionally this is the time we catch up on some of those pesky household chores. I'm also looking forward to taking my new bicycle out on some of the Nashville greenways this week!
¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!
~N
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