Merry Christmas!

You know the kids are getting old when you are up first and have to lure them out of bed with the smell of breakfast!

Hubby actually got up and went to 8 o'clock church and was home before the boys got up. I made breakfast and then it was time for presents. All the boys mostly pick out what they want so they're aren't a lot of surprises.

Clay was still home at his mother's today, but Casey stayed overnight and got the items he picked out a month ago. Carter got his smartphone early and got these headphones he wanted, plus a few actual surprises. Nothing major. Santa brought me a nice Minnesota Twins golfing shirt! And he brought Jim a nice Celtics windbreaker plus an autographed copy "to Jim" of Fran Tarkenton's book.

We must have all been good this year!

After presents, it was snow removal time. Can you believe after snow the last 3 days we got another 3-5 inches overnight? Wow those people wishing for a white Christmas must have been very, very, very, very, very good this year.

I don't like them.

While the guys handled the snow, I handled my camera and discovered that the jolly ol' fat man in red is actually a cardinal. Very nice!

After snow removal, the four of us went to the new movie Grudge Match (starring Robert DeNiro and Sly Stallone). Enjoyed it very much. It actually had some good story lines so wasn't all comedy like the previews showed. We liked it. Came home after that and our schedule was open. Managed to squeeze in two Christmas movies and lose at two games of cards.

It has been a very nice holiday season all around. Feeling lots of love from family and friends -- as it should be.

Hope you were able to find a love-filled way to celebrate Jesus' birthday today, too!

Merry Christmas!