Christmas 2008

So were you wondering about Christmas? I loved Christmas. I loved the tree with all of the dangling, shiny “toys” hanging from it. Between Bella (one of our cats, whose name I can say very well) and me, we knocked many off. You will note in pictures that the tree was decorated only in the top half because of our redecorating abilities. Bella loved to climb the tree, so even some of the ornament/toys on the top of the tree made it to the floor.

I loved ripping paper. I did not care that much about what was in the paper, but people seemed to cheer once I finished the ripping so something must have been really good. I still am not sure if the response was because of a job well done ripping or the item “found” once I was finished. Was this something that they were looking for and are glad that it had been uncovered? Everyone seemed to have these lost and found items and there was lots of cheering. Who would not love Christmas? Also, I got to see my family…and to be the center of attention. Did I mention to you that I really like being the center of attention?

Our family celebrations spanned from December 21 to December 27. We had Christmas with Papaw and Great Grandmother McMinn on December 21. We went to Toledo to have Christmas with all of Daddy’s family (the Connor’s) on Christmas Eve. Santa even knew to bring my presents to Toledo because we stayed there on Christmas Day. Then Nana, Uncle David, Uncle Robbie, Aunt Jeannie, Michael and his girlfriend (Amy) and son (Hunter) came to our house on the 27th. Wow, there was lots of ripping! It was like my birthday over and over again. I knew it was not my birthday though, because it’s warm on my birthday and it has been pretty cold.

December was not the healthiest month for us. I already told you about my coughing. Daddy hurt his back and Mommy hurt her wrist. Daddy hurt his back worse than Mommy hurt her wrist. Daddy hurt his back in early December and even after he went to the Chiropractor several times it did not get better. He got a test that showed he had “bulging discs” and had to get a shot in his back. If you know Daddy, saying that he does not like shots is an understatement, so his back must have really hurt. He got his shot this week so please pray for him that it works! Mommy strained her wrist somehow, but after 3 weeks it is beginning to feel better. I still had my cough all of December. I have been to the doctor several times and even had a chest x-ray. It was just a virus they said. I guess that is good but I could have told them that without the trips to the doctor and the x-ray.