Merry Christmas

Christmas Tree
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I thought I would send along a photo of our Christmas tree. As you can see, it's quite small, but all the presents seem to fit perfectly around it, so it must be doing something right! We thought that it wouldn't be such a good idea to have a big tree with lots of ornaments (i.e. kitty toys) this year because we'll both be out of the house so much (more on that in a bit). This is the first year since I've known Vic (almost 10 yrs.!) that she hasn't whined non-stop to open her presents! Maybe it's because we've both been so busy with work and her mom. I think we'll probably open most of them Sunday because we'll be spending almost all day Monday & Tuesday at her mom's and I really don't want to drag all those gifts over there. We'll open a bunch of little stuff at Mom's on Christmas day while she opens her presents from us.

Vic's mom finally came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon after being in & out of the hospital since March! She's very happy to be home. She's going to need someone to stay with her 24 hrs., so the fun is just starting for me and Vic! We've worked out a tentative schedule and I have a friend who is going to work some hours, too, but it's still going to amount to a lot of time away from home for the both of us. Poor Shannon ~ Mom is allergic to dogs, so she can't come with us and I know she is going to miss us both something fierce. I hate leaving her alone, even when I just go to work. I miss her already.

I'm not sure how good of a blogger I'll be over the next couple of weeks because I'll be spending most of my time working at my job or at Mom's and school starts back up in a few weeks, so I know that will keep me occupied, too. I'm really hoping that we can both keep our weekends clear just so that we can catch up on house-stuff! Wish us luck! And Merry Christmas to everyone!!