Christmas 2007, A Work in Progress

[bjarvis]

I managed to wrap all of my presents to the boys before xmas eve had come & gone. I'll take victory anywhere I can get it.

Dave R. came down from Baltimore to spend xmas eve and day with us as he has the past couple of seasons. kent4str prepared dinner for, oh, 20 or more people despite only four of us being at the table; we'll be eating turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and more for much of the coming week or so.

We collectively relaxed in the evening with a couple of movies ("The Ninth Gate" and "Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow"). Just as we were preparing to head for bed, Cartoon Network brought on Futurama with back-to-back xmas episodes so we had to stay up for that.

As the evening progressed, I was gradually feeling more miserable. Not the bah-humbug kind of miserable but more the sniffles & congestion kind of miserable. By 2 AM, it was undeniable: I was coming down with a cold. Merry xmas.

Christmas tree and loot Silver Spring, MD 2007-12-24

I slept very badly all night which made it astonishly easy to get up at 4AM to sneak into the living room to stuff stockings with candies and toys. Alas, returning to bed with medication didn't help me sleep at all and I was a total mess a few hours later when the guys woke up.

After showering, dressing and getting coffee for cuyahogarvr --you have no idea how important that last task is every day-- we opened a boatload of gifts. I'll itemize some highlights when I'm feeling better.

kent4str and I were given these cute little teddy bears by cuyahogarvr. Mine was having difficulty keeping his hat so I wore it instead. kent4str had to get a photo...

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I managed to wrap all of my presents to the boys before xmas eve had come & gone. I'll take victory anywhere I can get it.

Dave R. came down from Baltimore to spend xmas eve and day with us as he has the past couple of seasons. <user site="livejournal.com" user="kent4str"> prepared dinner for, oh, 20 or more people despite only four of us being at the table; we'll be eating turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and more for much of the coming week or so.

We collectively relaxed in the evening with a couple of movies ("The Ninth Gate" and "Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow"). Just as we were preparing to head for bed, Cartoon Network brought on Futurama with back-to-back xmas episodes so we <em>had</em> to stay up for that.

As the evening progressed, I was gradually feeling more miserable. Not the bah-humbug kind of miserable but more the sniffles & congestion kind of miserable. By 2 AM, it was undeniable: I was coming down with a cold. Merry xmas.
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I slept very badly all night which made it astonishly easy to get up at 4AM to sneak into the living room to stuff stockings with candies and toys. Alas, returning to bed with medication didn't help me sleep at all and I was a total mess a few hours later when the guys woke up.

After showering, dressing and getting coffee for <user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr"> --you have no idea how important that last task is every day-- we opened a boatload of gifts. I'll itemize some highlights when I'm feeling better.

<user site="livejournal.com" user="kent4str"> and I were given these cute little teddy bears by <user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr">. Mine was having difficulty keeping his hat so I wore it instead. <user site="livejournal.com" user="kent4str"> had to get a photo...
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This afternoon, we're joining friends to see "Sweeny Todd" in downtown DC, then out for chinese dinner.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. More later.