OUR THIRD CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Friday morning, I had surgery on my left ear. It was out-patient surgery, but I was completely knocked out. I felt nothing - which I was thrilled about. I will make an appointment today for a recheck and removal of my ear plug. Just thought I would show you the aftermath of the IV that they gave me. At least it doesn't hurt, just looks awful.


Friday, we headed to Emily & Dan's house to celebrate Christmas with them (since they weren't able to attend our family Christmas on the 18th). We had a great time with them. Emily fixed a pot roast for dinner - I LOVE pot roast. We also had Boston Coolers (we can't buy Vernors in Illinois). That was a great treat! We played "Sequence" and "Bezzerwizzer" with them. Both games were pretty good. Erin & Tobin, I included a picture of Dan & Emily opening the gift from you. We enjoyed playing it.


Emily taught Elyse how to fix her hair with the curling iron Dan & Emily gave her for Christmas. Elyse is trying real hard to get some curl in her hair. She is doing a great job!


Saturday, we headed to my Mom's house. Ruth, Larry, Michelle, Kevin & Kenny joined us for the evening. Ruth made Lasagna for everyone. We played "Spanking Yoda." It was funny how each person's drawings turned out. Zachary is quite the artist. Ruth kept saying, "I need to take drawing lessons." It was a lot of fun.

My Mom always has something to repair when we get there. Zachary thought it would be funny to take a picture of me doing the repair. Go ahead, laugh at me, everyone else did.


We made a small photo album for Gma Laga. There were several pictures of each family member in my family. She really likes photos, so this was the perfect gift for her.


Sunday morning, we headed to Phil & Mimi's brand new cafe(Mimi is Amy Harbert's sister). It is called "Time on Main Street." In front of their shop, is a huge clock (thus the name "Time"). Yes, the building is located on Main Street, thus the other part of the name. Phil, Mimi's husband, is a builder. They bought an old building (150 years old), gutted it and turned it into a cafe. It is like a Starbucks. They did a great job on the upgrades. Bob, Amy & Harmonie Harbert met us there. We haven't seen their family in ages. It was good to catch up.

Here we are in "Time on Main Street."


Next the lovely ride home (six hours). Dad listened to the football game, Elyse had her DVD's, I had my DVD's and Zachary had his music. We didn't fellowship much with each other, everyone was glued to their electronics. We stopped for lunch/dinner about halfway home. Zachary got sick at my Mom's house, so he didn't feel like eating. He just had a bowl of soup. The rest of us had a full meal. When we got home, Elyse complained about not feeling well. I guess it is our turn for a round of sickies.

We enjoyed all three of our Christmas celebrations. Hope you enjoyed all of yours!