CHUCK IN A BOX

Busy Busy Busy – my family is coming for dinner at 5 o’clock; we have to pick up Ashley, Keith’s daughter, from the train station in Richmond around 8:30 and tomorrow Nicky, Ian, Audrey and Nicky’s family are coming over for dinner - so we’re doing our mad dash house cleaning and such. FUN!  I’ve also picked up a wicked cold somehow *casts glance at the twins* so I’m all plugged up =( 

This morning I recanted last nights adventures with my cousin Allen and my aunt Joey to Keith.  We had a really good time – my only regret was it didn’t seem long enough and most of the catching up was done in the car riding around but….was fun none-the-less.  We went to Stony Point - to see the snow show and such and so Allen could use his gift cards only to find out the mall does the snow promptly at 7 PM and then, for only 15 minutes – CURSES!  It was fun to see the little kids ice skating in the mall – man, if I tried that, I would be flat on my butt!  We walked through the stores and talked and caught up – it’s amazing the things that Allen remembers.  Things I couldn’t recall if I had tried but, as soon as he mentioned them it was like *light bulb* OH YEAH!  I remember that!!  We rode around downtown and I showed him our first house on W. 28th Street; we went by the James Center to look at the lights; and rode down Monument Ave. to check out all the huge houses and their lavish and very festive displays.

8:44 PM continued -

Well, my folks and sisters and nieces and nephews have gone.  We all had dinner and exchanged presents, I think everyone was happy with what they got.  Dad got me a circular saw – w00t! – now I (or Keith) can work on the wainscoting and crown molding for the bathroom and various other projects.

Ashley called and her train my not be into Richmond until around 11:30 or so….wow….3 hours late – nothing like a slow boat instead of an Amtrak eh?

It’s warmer than I would have liked so I guess that means we get no snow =(

I remember Christmas Eve used to be the night we would go to Grandma Mary’s house for dinner and presents and then go home.  I swear, I tried to stay up late to see if our pets could actually talk….somewhere I remember someone telling me that animals were given the gift of speech at midnight on Christmas Eve – something about the Baby Jesus or something I think.  I have YET to hear anything from ANY of my animals…..dammit!

Well, time to go, A Christmas Story is on so we’re switching between that and a James Bond movie!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!