had a very lovely Christmas eve… Crystal, Jeff and the boys arrived around 2 and we had fun playing together…

Sandi and I…

my sister-in-law Sandi, and her four boys and a girlfriend, arrived around 6 and we ate our way through quite a bit of food…

the spread…

we had great conversations all around… can’t even remember the last time we were all in the same room…

space was filled up…

stories were shared and higher learning discussed… the little boys watched movies and came and went for snacks while the adults had a great time… some of the stories were about the girls babysitting the boys, many years ago… lots of laughter… had to have been at least ten electronic devices in and around the room…

lots of electronics plugged in…

everyone left and Cyndi and Ron tidied up while I wrote this blog… we will be heading to bed shortly and going to Crystal’s in the morning…

a very different Christmas Eve than the usual ones we have had over the years… usually we would all get in our jammies and sit by the fire that George would have going, and there would be people sleeping everywhere as bedtime arrived…

I am missing my beloved today, thinking of all the wonderful Christmas Eves we have celebrated over the years…

but, today is a new day and those big girl pants must be worn…