A weird thing happened this year.
Nothing went horribly wrong at Christmas.
Last Christmas, Jane was just barely recovering from a really bad case of strep throat, two years before that, she had c. diff. The year before that I was on chemo, and the year before that Jane had a crazy high fever from the flu.
It was fun to just have normalcy.
We decorated the tree. We finally went fake last year after the tree aphid incident. That was a disgusting last straw.
But the wreath is still real. It lives outside and can have aphids all it wants.
We ceremoniously hung the special ornament from this year's travels.
The governor gave us a half day on Christmas eve, so we spent the time going for a run and finishing up the last few things while the girls were at my parents.
They came home just in time to make Jesus' birthday cake
and open pajamas
and go see lights.
Christmas morning may not be as frantic with older kids, but I like the more relaxed pace.
Still, excitement abounds.
and then we ate fatty pastries which we immediately regretted before spending the rest of the day playing the Nintendo Switch Jane got for her birthday.
Merry Christmas to all!
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