Merry Christmas

I almost didn't make it this Christmas. I usually catch the flu early in December after everyone else around me has their spell. But this year the flu came late and I ended up feeling the symptoms starting last Thursday. Smartly I stayed home from work on Friday and spent the whole time in bed taking vitamin C and trying not to make it worse. Surprisingly I awoke on Christmas morning feeling much better and relieved it was only a minor cold. It turned out to be a pretty nice Christmas afterall.

I guess I was the first to wake in the morning. I went downstairs about 7am to light the tree and I discovered that Bella had tried to open her Christmas gift a little early. The bone was just wrapped in clear plastic and it appears she gave up after a dismal effort. She was extremely happy that I wasn't mad at her and instead I played with her for a while before going back to bed. Later, I gave her the bone outside and she buried it somewhere that I cannot find it.

Thy gave me a new book, Memoirs Of A Geisha, so I'll be reading that next. I wanted to read the book before I see the movie. Another pleasant surprise today, my long lost daughter Elizabeth shows up just before we were leaving for Chanthu's house. She's the one looking beautiful while jumping on my back in this picture. This was taken with Thy's new camera.

Finally, the evening culminated with the most fantastic tasting dinner at Sharon's house and Chanthu's unbelievable pumpkin pie. There were more presents to open and the cameras were flashing with wild abandon. I picked out some of the better pictures of the day and created a little gallery for you to enjoy. You can view the pictures here. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, too.