Moot Thoughts & Musings

Christmas morning we were home. Just the three (four) of us. See we had gift time with all the other grandparents, it was just our gifts to each other on Christmas morning, which made for a nice relaxing time. I made breakfast, scrambled eggs and bacon with the cinnamon rolls my mom had sent home with us the previous night...and, yes, we ate all half dozen right there. heehee. I brought breakfast into the living room, and we watched a little of the Scrooge that was recorded on the TV, and then all of a sudden Ellis noticed that there were presents under the three, which was a nice segue to the opening thereof.

He was so cute. He happened to have his little pair of scissors handy and decided that they were a most essential gift unwrapping accessory. I was so happy to see him like the things we had gotten/made for him.

After a delightfully relaxing morning, we went to my ILs for a fabulous dinner. They invited a bunch of church people not otherwise with family--mostly people our age. and kids--Ellis, his best girlfriend Maddie, and a 4yo and 6yo brother and sister. E was tired to begin with. Too much partying and a bit of a cold. And he was starting to go crazy. Maddie finally came up to her mom and said "Eyis. house. all done." Poor kids. E was just way past himself. His sweet daddy took his plate (and we were enjoying a lovely 5 course meal that MIL made) and Ellis to the basement to be quiet with him and watch Thomas. E just needed to be saved from himself. He was sick, tired, and after this weekend, peopled out.

We did enjoy the day, though. And had a nice time visiting and eating (!). And E was better after his rest for a little while until it was clearly time to go home.

Today, we've had a deliciously quiet day. Chris had gotten up early, so took care of Ellis when he woke up, which meant I got some extra sleep. We ran an errand to exchange a gift. I actually got Ellis to take a nap--he is clearly tired from the holiday, and we all have low-grade colds. I took a nap.

I picked up a DVD of the three Wallace and Gromit shows for us for Cmas, but forgot to wrap it. We got it out today, and I'm pleased to say that E is a Wallace and Gromit fan. I've been munching on cheese and crackers ever since.

It's nice to have a quiet day at home, playing with Ellis and his new toys, and relaxing with each other. I love my family and am so blessed to have them.

It's the wrong trousers, Gromit! And they've gone wrong!