It’s been a busy house this past weekend. Let’s start at the top:<\/p>\n
Friday<\/strong>, I used the Xmas cash me old man sent to take The WBGF<\/acronym> out to dinner. Mmmmm, steak and coconut shrimp! Round out the evening by watching a silly movie (National Treasure<\/em>) while she knitted madly trying to finish up a scarf for her nephew.<\/p>\n Saturday<\/strong> Slept in late, then off for a leisurely brekke at our favorite dive. A little grocery shopping, then we split up to take care of the last-minute preparations. Back together again at Chez Wolfie later for a tasty Xmas Eve mini-feast. Mmmm…teriyaki pork loin with stuffing and taters.<\/p>\n After that, we jetted off again to her sister’s house for a quick get-together with some of her family, where we discovered that the Niece had spent the last week baking cookies much the same as my lady had.<\/p>\n Once we left there, it was off to the EMC’s for a little while, which turned into a long while. We were having fun, and it took a while for Pookie to get to sleep so we could haul out the Santa gifts and get them under the tree.<\/p>\n Sunday<\/strong> Up early to run back over to the EMC’s place to watch my daughter try to bury herself in wrapping paper. The girl has 5 sets of grandparents, at least 7 aunt\/uncle sets and cousins out the waz. We need a shovel to find her under all that loot – and this year was lighter than last.<\/p>\n After a happy morning of paper-tearing and playing with new toys, it was down the highway to Salem to pick up the Ratboy, who wasn’t having much fun with his mom. Really, it was his half-sister down there that was driving him insane, but still. Once I got him back home, I nipped over to The WBGF<\/acronym>’s place to exchange our gifts, where she spoiled me rotten. She really is too good for me.<\/p>\n Incidentaly, I may change her alias here in the Wofie-blog. She changed the from \/ to names on each of the gifts she gave me, and one of the ones that seemed truly appropriate was To: Smart Ass, From: Tolerant<\/em>. That one seems to peg it pretty well, so you may see Tolerant in place of The WBGF<\/acronym><\/acronym> in the future.<\/p>\n Right about here there was a couple of hours of quiet restfulness…then it was off to the EMC’s again so Ratty could collect the loot the EMC’s family had sent up. They’re a good bunch, and still make a point to include Ratty, which is really cool. Yes, I’m lucky enough to even have likeable ex-in-laws. Again, stayed up late playing games (The Simpson’s Edition of Life), got home and crashed.<\/p>\n Today? Slept in late. Went to Schuck’s to spend a gift card, then back for groceries, then back to the house to fire up the new Crock-pot. (Chicken & dumpling-type-thingies, which turned out good.) Watched Bewitched<\/em> while dinner was cooking (TERRIBLE! A train wreck I couldn’t stop watching), then we cracked open my new copy of Mr. & Mrs. Smith<\/em> for desert. (It was a close call between that and Serenity<\/em>, but the Roomie hadn’t seen it yet.)<\/p>\n Truly, it was one of the happiest Christmases I’ve had in a while. Lots of family and friends, no major disasters, and I was able to get good gifts for those I love. My cup runneth over.<\/p>\n Merry Christmas, one and all!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"