'Twas the day after Christmas...

...and of course I'm up by 6am doing laundry and other chores.

It as a great couple of days, punctuated by lots of family and fun surprises. Regular readers of The Fabulous B@ker Blog will know that sometimes Christmas really send me over the edge, but that's mostly just the "lead up"; the crazy store decorations and sales, the holiday music in November, the emphasis on spending. But when all is said and done, it's great to see the extended family and, if I've done my job well, paying attention throughout the year, the gift giving is very rewarding.

This year followed the same comforting format of all the years that came before: Christmas Eve service, the Christmas Eve party at Uncle Pete's and Aunt Mary's (who is thankfully doing really well after her tough fall battling lung cancer), then the "silent night, holy night" prep for the big morning.

On Christmas morning I got up early and fed pup, took him out, turned on the lights and waited. And waited. It sure is different from when the kids were little and and were clamoring down the stairs to see if Santa came. Mom Shiao got her apple kuchen in the oven, then we were ready for the festivities to begin.

The kids' big gifts this year were iPads. Since we didn't do a lot of ski stuff for Christmas, and the kids aren't doing ski club this year, we decided to spend that $$ on what I think will be a useful and fun device for them. They were surprised and happy. SCORE!
After unwrapping our gifts, we headed over to Nara and Jim's for some breakfast and more presents. While there, we "skyped" Dave, Mandy and the kids and chatted with them for a while (Skyping, by the way, is really awesome and a great way to stay connected. The future of the video phone is NOW, George Jetson.)

Then, in the afternoon (all the while fighting off the urge to nod off) we headed down to Grandma Pat's for our Christmas with her. It was a fun time, and a great dinner of bacon-wrapped filet mignon that Mark cooked on the grill. DELISH! By 5pm we were all hitting the wall, so we headed home, unpacked our goodies, and settled in for a movie. Cam got a text from his friend Zack around 7pm and headed to his friend Cody's for the night (he perked right up and started gathering his stuff when he got the note), and he'll be back sometime this morning (then most likely will sleep most of the day away).

So, here I sit, with a hot mug of Jamaican Me Crazy coffee, trying to get motivated so we can go to the mall and get a new dishwasher (I think washing dishes by hand since April is a great demonstration of patience and endurance, don't you?).

Best wishes for the First Day of Christmas from Bakers!

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