We had a very nice Christmas Day. Blythe came in at 7:00 and asked if we could start Christmas. Groggily, we asked her to give us a bit more time to sleep, especially as Brandt wasn’t awake. She reluctantly agreed. At 9:20, I rolled over and looked at the clock, surprised but delighted that it was so late and no one had awakened me.
The children eagerly opened presents. Blythe was especially pleased with new pillows and an extra soft blanket. Brandt was thrilled with a new gaming/office chair. Kent and I are both happy with new books. We had crepes for breakfast, then got a bit more put together for the day, prepared lots of food, and around 2:00, headed over to Mom’s (Blake’s) house for Christmas munching and gaming. Everyone was there, we had lots and lots and lots of food, and we played lots of games, some with the kids. Mikayla insisted we play all the games. We did charades and helped the kids act out their words. Brandt, Luke, and Eugene gave the little kids horsey rides around the living room, and there was much festive noise-making throughout the afternoon and evening.
We called Mom and talked to her. I miss her!! It wasn’t the same having her away and strange to be at her house without her there. We were super sad that no one invited her and Sister Keen for Christmas anything, and she sounded as sad as we were. Her comment to me was, “It’s over now, so we can move on.” SOB SOB SOB They were with other missionaries at the mission home yesterday, so at least she had some Christmas festivities. Maybe next year we’ll go to California for Christmas and celebrate with her there.
All in all, it was a terrific day.
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