Christmas is over!

It was nice but it is over. We went to daughter, Elisabet's house for Christmas Eve. A quiet evening with split pea soup and opening of presents. It seems that everything that kids get these days makes noise or flashes light - even gift cards. I will say that the kids were more excited over noise making, light flashing gift cards then they were of the amounts of money that was on them.

Christmas day we were back at Elisabet's house for puzzle working and turkey dinner. It is much easier for us to go to the kids then for them to come here. Our Holidays have calmed down as the kids have grown. We have also changed our gift giving a lot too. The little kids still get toys but we older folk don't give each other as much and look for some special personal gift or fun inexpensive plaything. I got a bunch of wooden games at Target's dollar department. Elisabet and the Granddaughters gave me Yorkie ornaments. Marion and her family gave me a design block set. We tend to give each other puzzles, books and things that the person collects. We did give Elisabet some good knives. Bo couldn't carve the Thanksgiving turkey with her old ones.

The girls had asked for snow globes and we found some nice ones and ended up getting quite a few to give to people. The two youngest granddaughters got American Girl dolls and Annika got a futon. I got some great dog training equipment - I ordered it myself. Although we give something to everyone, none of the items have big price tags. Bo and I tend to spend more on the grandkids but that is what grandparents are for! We have the most fun with stocking stuffing. We tend to buy inexpensive, silly things to put in stockings. I sure like dollar stores!

And we have snow! It snowed all day on the 24th, a little bit yesterday and even more today. It is great for those who got skates, skis and sleds for Christmas. The Yorkie girls are either extremely happy with the snow or don't want to get their feet in it. Emma loves the snow and always has. Winnie thinks that she is put upon about it. Josse thinks that it is awful and Lilly likes it if she can find something to do in it.

We did gett he girls pictures and a card made. They were pretty tired at the end of it all. Josse was exhausted! But it is done.










I am over half way done with the afghan. I am really excited about getting it done. I am excited about getting it done and working out a class timing to teach it.
Now off to shovel snow - our prediction of 1" has changed to several inches. I could have told them that a few hours ago!