Thank goodness THAT'S over!

Well, it's a pretty safe bet to say I came back from CB with CARGO!! I completely ate my way through the holidays. I'm so disappointed in myself. And people are quick to let me off the hook. 'But it's the holidays! It only comes once a year.' And so do birthdays, Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween. So thanks for your kind words but really, I WAY over did it. I at least did 1 thing right. I went to Curves Wed-Fri last week. And I went back in this morning. MIL took her own car in so I wouldn't be prepetually late. :) However, I was a few minutes late because little E didn't want to wake up this morning. :)

So, Christmas recap! We had a wonderful Christmas in the Whitty household. Lets go back to Dec 22 (Fri). 2 parties, 1 night. DH, E & I went to Steve & Rhonda's (S used to work with DH). Rhonda was so sweet!! She had a homemade colouring book and cookie to decorate for each child. It was nice seeing E play with all the kiddies. Afterwards, we dropped E home with Nana and headed to Tom & Carol Anne's (friends through Shay & Mark). They have a lovely home, beautifully decorated for the holidays. We enjoyed some delish eats too! Thanks T&CA for letting us crash. ;)

Dec 23 (Sat) was very low key. I wrapped and finished my last project - mini picfolio wallets (from E) to Mama, Daddy, Nana, Granny & Poppy. They turned out really nice. It felt so great to finally be ready for the holidays (talk about leaving it to the last minute). Christmas Eve (Sun), DH, E & I went to mass. Came home, opened 1 present for E (jammies & tub toy from Granny & Poppy Hussey). Dad & E tested out her Elmo tubby toy while mom got the preparation for Santa. We left him the cookie E decorated at Steve & Rhonda's and a glass of Ole St. Nick. :) DH & I waited for MIL to come home to open anymore. DH got Homer lounge pants. I got hand and footprint molds to make with E!! Can't wait to use them...better do it soon because she's growing so fast. MIL opened her DVD of It's a Wonderful Life. We all watched it together. It was a great night.

Christmas Day (Mon) was WONDERFUL!!! Before I had my eyes opened, DH MADE ME get up to open this one very important present. MIL got us a CAMCORDER!!! Not sure if that's the technical term but it's a video recorder that records on DVD! So exciting. THANKS MIL!! DH had a wonderful time catching E play with her toys. She got lots of great stuff: picnic table, Little People palace, drum & instrument set, play dishes & food, clothes, books, and all kinds of surprises. I got jammies, scrapbooking stuff (yeah!), a workout outfit, a camera case for the camcorder and surprises. DH and MIL did well too. Can't remember all we got but we made out like bandits! After the gift opening, we had our traditional Wife Saver's Breakfast. Then we relaxed and tidied up till turkey dinner time! It was a very relaxing day.

Boxing Day (Tue) we were supposed to go to MIL's sister's but most of the relatives couldn't make it. So we decided to pack up and head to Sydney early!! Surprised Mom & Dad. :) It was really nice because they have a BD party every year so we got to visit with a lot of them without having to go out anywhere. The rest of the week we visited with DH's aunt & family. And of course my brother, SIL and nephew. New Year's was fun! God Bless MIL!! She babysat E & my nephew while we all partied at the Westmount Yacht Club. Brother Mike's plays in the band Tempted (country) and were fab!! I didn't get too toasted which was great because we drove back to Hlfx yesterday. So, we're back home, safe & sound and I'm back on track!

Well, hope you all had a wonderful holiday.
~B