OK. Does this give you an idea of our Christmas festivities today? This is Grandma modeling one of the finer White Elephant gifts that included a naked cherub pottery statue, a sexy bedroom game (well used from my wildest and funniest sister), toilet paper rolls, a remote controlled monster truck and other "stuff".This is a loud family. It also doesn't help that 21 people were stuffed into a too small family room either. We ate, we white elephant gifted, we all talked a once, we watched the only baby aged child balance precariously on the glass topped table until Uncle Merle felt compelled to intervene, the women discussed childbirth topics in some detail leaving little to the imagination and then everyone left in stages. Quietness reigned and it was good. Here are two of my nieces, who early on discovered our big bed and decided to snuggle down.
I think everyone had a fairly good time although I think we would all agree that more space would have been better. Oh well, it was a good effort.My youngest sister gave each of the other women (including yours truly) the coolest presents. They are called Envirosax.
I got three of them in great colors and intend to use them for all shopping purposes including groceries. They come in sets of 4 and each rolls up to a small size and a snap holds it closed. They fit in your purse and when you are shopping, you just pop however many you need out and use them. What a superb product.Christmas is over now and I always feel a sort of relief that some of the holiday expectations are ended. I know Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and good cheer, but for many years now, it has been just OK. I think that probably if we would forgo with the expensive gift giving and use the money to help those in need, we would feel much better. I think that Merle and I may want to think about some changes for next year.
