Christmas Celebration and break....

last Tuesday i was getting ready to head home to Mora for the week for Christmas and decided that i needed a hair dye and cut. Called Jenny, made an appointment, and spent almost four hour there. while there this crazy lady stopped bye to use the bathroom. (first of all, who stops by at a hair studio to use their bathroom?). anyways- this lady decided that i looked bored and plopped herself down in the chair next to me and began to tell Jenny and I all about her husbands bowel movements, or there lack of off. Jenny was trying to hold her chuckles in...but exploded with laughter. i sat in my chair and just starred at this crazy person and wonder at how she felt comfortable talking about her husbands pop. interesting to say the least. My hair turned out super....it's short, and i think i am digging it!

Got to ma and pa's late Tuesday night. From that moment on I promised myself i was going to enjoy the quiet and soak up as much sleep as i could. i slept most mornings til about 9. Dakota (mom's dog-we call her puffers) woke me up every couple hours cuz she wanted to play or was hogging the bed. yeah- when i come home to visit she gets to sleep in my bed. its the only time it is allowed. mom hates it- but i love it, and i think Puffers likes it too. My walking pneumonia is getting way better. and i think most of it is due to sleep....lots and lots of sleep.

Wednesday we hit Christmas Eve service at church. it was good. Mom just joined the praise and worship team so it was fun to see her up front on stage. she did good. the service was good. i sow my super good friend from high school, Lance. it always good to see him. He looks super good! headed home from there as the family was coming up for our traditional 'soup' Christmas Eve celebration. this celebration has gotten smaller as each family is starting up their own traditions. it use to be about 30+ peeps all smashed into mom house...but this time around there was 11 of us. and the amounts of food still could of feed the normal 30. we had Paulette famous chili, moms fantastic wild rice soup, and Bonnie's oyster stew (yuck). plus we had chicken wings, little smokies, dip and chips, crackers, beer, and a ton of cookies. we sat around and played some games and got all tuckered out around 10:00.

Christmas day brought the flu...yeah, it always seems to get someone. 4 years ago- Chris had it. 3 years ago- Chris and i both had it. last year i think we actually stayed healthy. and this year mom got hit hard. i am praying that i dont catch it...cuz i am so sick of being sick. anyways. Christmas was at Chris and Carey's house. lots of food was served, lots of laughter was had, and a ton of coffee was drank, games were played, and kids were everywhere. it was great- except that mom was at home alone vomiting. yikes!

That night she felt well enough that we had our own little family Christmas get together. We decided that the adults weren't going to exchange gifts, except with mom and dad. i scored a sowing machine...i guess mom want me to learn how to fix my own pants. its not the most excited gift, but very piratical. any one wanna teach me how to sow? the kids got a ton of gifts...and were excited. it was fun. since mom wasn't feeling the best the gang didn't hang out long. so it was very uneventful. but thats ok.

currently i am at home again...and it's nice to just spent more time chillin out. i have basketball practice tonight and leave for orange city Iowa on Monday for a tournament. so break as i know it is going to end...which is fine, i am ready to start up normal life again. break was good. Christmas was good. but i am ready to tackle the game of life again; and pray that i dont get the flu.