Tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 26th) is our last day at home without baby. NOW I'm starting to wonder what in the world we were thinking! :) We'll take the girls over to Jim's sister's house in the afternoon, go out for a nice dinner date, then check in to the hospital at 6am on Wednesday--surgery's scheduled for 8am.
We had all of our Christmas celebrations--we couldn't make it to Columbus this year as it's too close to delivery date--and we're exhausted! Last night, my folks and Kyle & Max came over. We went to the Children's Mass (5:00) at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ... it was so packed! I'm glad we got there when we did, around 4:30, because there were people sitting up in the elevated area near the altar, people standing in the back and up the sides, etc. Jim and I saw the OB who's going to do my C-Section (he was one of the folks sitting up by the altar). After Mass, we went home, ate chili and cinnamon rolls, then opened gifts. The most fun thing--I thought--was the tower of gifts that we gave my Mom. It's a fairly new tradition... the tower gets passed back and forth between our families each year, and it's fun when it's our turn, filling each little box with odd gifts. We had a great evening--Max and the girls always enjoy playing together!
This morning, after Santa had made his stop, the girls woke up and went through all their loot--Jim and I made out pretty well too! Then, we did our Progressive Dinner, beginning this afternoon at Mary's (Jim's sister's) house. We had appetizers there (a ton of 'em!) and everyone opened their gifts. We moved on to Anne's (another of Jim's sisters) house and had our main meal--ham, cheesey potatoes, corn, etc. Then, everyone came over to our house for dessert. I had changed our dessert menu up a bit... at this point in the pregnancy, I haven't been real motivated to do much of anything. So Jim bought all the groceries we needed... then I made almond bark pretzels, Christmas wreaths, and white chocolate macademia nut cookies. Meanwhile, Jim whipped up, frosted and decorated sugar cookies (from scratch, not the 'tube' kind I always make!), plus he made a TO DIE FOR Turtle Cheesecake, from scratch. We also obtained three small cheesecakes from my parents last night (Dad gets Harry & David cheesecakes at work every Christmas). Lastly, Jim had bought a Mrs. Smith's French Silk Pie. We had coffee, wine, and orange sherbet/7-Up punch. Just about everyone ended the evening looking as round as me! Ha! Ha! Just kidding. It was a lovely celebration!
Hope you have had safe and Happy Holidays and that the New Year brings love, happiness and good health to you all!
About Me
- trayceetee
- I grew up in Small Town, Nebraska, feeling sheltered by the 'safety' of it all. When I moved to Big City, Nebraska, I felt like the world was my oyster. However, I soon felt like there was much more for me Out There... I moved to Chicago, thinking I was done with this 'little' state. It took living in a true big city to realize that Lincoln is just an oversized small town... and it's where I belong! I'm blessed to have a wonderful husband who understands me and all my oddities. My kids are young enough to still think I'm cool. Beyond that, who cares, right?
2 comments:
Sounds like a great time! We missed all of you at Columbus. The kids had a nice time. I felt a little weird since I really don't keep in touch with anyone, but it was okay. We brought Grandma back with us for Christmas. It was wonderful to have her with us. The kids adore her, especially Ryan. They seem to have a special bond. Take care!
Hey - blessings, blessings on the new little bundle of joy...or should I say BOY! With three sons, I can attest that they can be rough and tumble but still awfully cuddley and adored by older sisters. Thanks for sending the e-mail as well as the Christmas card. Hope you received ours from Minnesota! Take care cousin and tell Grandma and Grandpa congrats!
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