December 25, 2024-Merry Christmas!

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• It is nice having teenagers. On the computer, I have been reading about people waking up at 5 am with their kids. Meanwhile, we had to wake up most of ours plus they could have happily slept longer than the 9:00 that we woke them up.
• Robby and I were moving a bit slow this morning, so we were scrambling to get breakfast in the oven, but we managed. It was probably an easier breakfast than usual, but it might have been a bit smaller than usual-we had strawberries, blueberries, monkey bread, and sausage, egg, and cheese sliders.
• The kids all opened their presents today, but first it was stockings. Everyone's stockings and sonic drink containers were filled to the brim. The kids all had 2 gifts plus one box with cash in it along with the gift from their sibling so there were lots of presents. 
• Reagan said that her favorite gift was her jacket, and Keaton said hers were her shoes and water bottle. Whitman's favorites were his phone and fog machine. I'm not really sure what Campbell or Graham's favorite gifts are. I have probably asked, but I have forgotten. I did ask Anderson, but he refused to answer and just said that they were all his favorites. My favorite will definitely be my kindle. 
• We had just finished presents and cleaning up a bit when Nonna and Pops came over. Jason, Grannymom, and Grandpa were not far behind them. They all looked at the kids' gifts, and then we had our breakfast. 
• They all stayed for a bit visiting, but when they did leave I worked on the kitchen while the kids opened and rearranged all of their gifts. Before too long, we headed to Dana's house for Christmas lunch.
• She had two different chilis to enjoy, and everything was perfect. We stayed for a while, and even took a few Christmas pictures. Then it was home for the evening. Robby and I didn't take down the Christmas things-I would have, but people would make fun of us. Instead we organized his office/pantry. 
• I had lasagna soup in the crock pot for supper. We all sat at the table and ate-I thought that the soup was pretty good, but most of my people said that they would rather have had lasagna. Even so, it was still a good meal. Plus I had made apple cider to enjoy this evening. Now, I knew that Reagan and I were the only ones who would drink it-and we were. I had only one cup full because it was so hot, I burned my tongue!
• It was a pretty perfect Christmas day around here. This evening, the kids played with gifts and worked on how they were going to spend their Christmas money. I read some while Robby and I watched a Christmas movie.