12/25-12/26

Early Christmas morning, about 12 am - 2 am I was working on last minute gifts. A few scrapbooked cards for my mom and aunt. I thought they turned out very cute.



Later Christmas morning, we enjoyed a fabulous breakfast - biscuits and milk gravy. Oh - it was good. We cleaned everything up and read the Christmas story - the great simple, mysterious, and wondrous happening many years ago, that changed the world. We then began opening presents, much to Andrew's delight. The gifts were great, but we really got mom this year. About a month ago, Dad told me he was thinking about buying a keyboard for mom. We have a piano, but the soundboard is cracked and it can't be tuned because we have a wood burning stove and something to do with the lack of humidity. So anyway, our piano is out of tune, so we've been thinking about buying a keyboard. Long story short, dad bought a keyboard and had hid it behind our entertainment set. Christmas eve, mom went somewhere and me and Andrew got it out and wrapped it - it's big. Then we put it behind my door with a sign on my room to keep out. Dad and I wrapped up the speakers and the piano stand and brought them out by the tree. We didn't put labels on them, and mom thought they were for Andrew. We saved the two big packages for last. Mom began opening the speakers first. She kept saying, "What have you guys done?" Finally, she saw the words Buddy Rogers and asked, "Is this a keyboard?!?" She was almost crying. We brought out the keyboard package and the rest is history. It is so awesome!!

Yeah - we are all going to really enjoy it!

We also did some baking - kiss cookies, Oreo truffles, and caramel corn.

For supper we had smothered steak, which we later began referring to it as steak and goop. lol It was so good.


Andrew got a Need for Speed game and was engrossed most of the evening.

I raced a few with him and actually beat him, um one time...yeah, he's good. :)

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This morning I slept in - once again. We had more biscuits and gravy - then I went over to Brenda's to help her with inventory. Driving back, I realized that within 4 days I've driven through ice, rain, fog, and rain and fog. But no snow. *sigh*

We're watching Prince Caspian right now. Wow - it's good.

I can't believe that I have just a little over a week left of break and then back to school! This semester is going to be crazy - three tours (choir, band, and Ireland) along with 6 regular classes plus choir and band and an 3 hour independent study + Panera + Wed. night kids class. Gracious me - I thought last semester was crazy. :) Here we go again!