We attended church on Christmas Eve and enjoyed a great candlelight service. After church we spent the rest of the evening with our friends Roy and Diane. We had a great meal with them and it really helped to be out of the house and have my mind occupied. It was a good Christmas Eve.
Christmas morning was not too bad this year. Of course, the roles have reversed over the years and now I’m up before the kids. They still like me to do the Santa thing and I’m happy to play along. This year, I did it a little different and put everything under the tree after I woke up rather then before I went to bed. Like I said, the roles have reversed over the years and the kids wind up staying up a good bit longer than me. So, I was up by about seven downed the required cups of coffee and then got busy. I did the Santa thing and got all the gifts put under and around the tree. In order to keep occupied I got busy in the kitchen and whipped up a breakfast quiche. I found a good recipe that called for spinach, mushrooms, Swiss and cheddar cheese, eggs and sour cream. I “manned it up” a bit with the addition of some bacon, onion and just a little cyan pepper. It turned out great and the kids even told me that I need to make it again. That’s always a good sign that they’re not just being nice when they say they like it. About the time I was finishing up with preparing breakfast I found Matt on the couch.
When I told him to wake his sister up he called her cell phone. Really, her room is literally ten feet away and he called her cell phone! He said that was the safest and surest way to wake her up. Can’t say that I disagree with him as she can tend to wake up a bit annoyed. Once Abby rolled out of the bed we took to opening gifts while my super delicious quiche cooked.
The gift opening is when I tend to feel odd and miss Lisa. We always took so much pleasure in seeing the kids open all the gifts on Christmas morning. We would always sit together , practically in each others lap, on the couch and watch them. However, this year it didn’t seem quite so awkward. I think the fact that I stayed so busy seemed to help a good bit. I was just happy not to be sitting there feeling like I wanted to puke and cry all at the same time.
After breakfast I got things cleaned up and started on dinner. Yeah, I know, food, food, food. I had a plan though and it was working for me. For dinner I cooked an eight-pound standing rib roast. Nothing says "I’m a man and I know how to cook", like prime rib. That’s right I did the whole bit. Prime rib, garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus. It was nothing short a lip smacking good and my big outside dog Anna really enjoyed the rib bones.
Lisa’s mom and dad were supposed to join us but bailed on me at the last minute. They just didn’t feel good about coming to see us with a snowstorm being called for. While we have had snow in these parts, usually in March, we have never had a white Christmas. We did yesterday and it was a wonderful sight. I just love snow. We get just enough each year to make us love it. Anyhow, when Al and Lois bailed out on me I called some dear friends and they spent the evening with us instead. It turned out great…
Tonight, Matt and I went to see the movie True Grit. I loved the first one and this one was just as good. Just a great movie...
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