Christmas 2008

Well, we survived another Christmas season and the kids were absoloutely thrilled with everything they got (and then some). The girls are still playing Guitar Hero World Tour and Hayden has given up on singing and has started the Wii up and is trying his hand at The Bigs (a baseball game that is all the rage with his friends) with David. We woke up to another 6 inches of snow and it has snowed all morning, so we are taking a break before the shoveling has to get done again! I made biscuits and gravy for breakfast and the Turkey and ham are in the oven, so I have a few minutes to try and post.
I started walking on my knee on Thursday and it is a kind of freedom I will never again take for granted! It made doing the Christmas thing soooo much easier! Just getting the stockings filled and putting presents under the tree without help was wonderful! I have been making trips up and down the stairs for all my own supplies and getting lots of exercise on this sore, stiff, uncooperative leg. The doc said the more use the better. So I am using the hell out of it! I can go up the stairs like a normal person but I have to take one at a time on the way down. Weird. I should be back to a semi-mormal state in 2-3 weeks.
We made cookies for the neighbors yesterday and for the Coeur d'Alene cops. They were a big hit and now all the extras are getting eaten by us (well, Hayden and David :-)) We all did our usual Christmas Eve night with appetizers for dinner and we played cards (phase 10 - sorry Sydney, we played without you :( )and all 3 Scene its. We missed watching Kaden open his presents because we were in the middle of the card game which made me very sad! I was soooo looking forward to watching him on the webcam!!
O.K. next I will post some pictures so you can see a little of out Christmas!