After Christmas!

Christmas was terrific, it is so much fun when you have a 5-year old that helps everyone else believe in the magic of christmas! The marvelous Macy worried because she had more presents than anyone else. She was particularly upset that our good friend Bazilla (Macy talk for Sevilla) only had 1 gift under the tree, even though Bazilla said her gifts were the chance to spend Christmas with our family, and all she and Uncle Jim really wanted for Xmas were pizza and wine, and we had both on Christmas eve!
The marvelous Macy was delightful, exclaiming over each and every gift that she opened, saying that she had always wanted whatever it was she opened. Very charming, and she was sincerely thankful, even for little ER's gifts! She delighted in the gifts that other people recieved. I must say, it was a perfect Christmas eve. Friends and family were gathered around for a relaxing yet fun evening. We missed Ben and Brooke and Julia and ER, and most especially Mimi Joan, but we remembered them in our conversations and in our hearts, as we talked about the Christmases past. Now we will all look forward to the new year, and the challenges and changes ahead!