2008_12_29 Monday

Gesh, it's been almost a full week since I've updated this, and so much has happened!

Wednesday: we visited Julia and Amanda (and Pio) in the morning. Joe came home early, so we got to see him too. The kiddies played and then we had lunch. We had to motor after that. Shannon and Raj's flight was delayed by a long shot. Oma and Opa actually beat us home since we picked up Dave at the train station. Weather wasn't great, so I didn't want him walking home. We put up and decorated the Christmas tree, finally! We all made and ate dinner; then they finally called from Newark. So, the whole party did make it, just not quite at the times we had expected. We--Jonathan--did open one gift: an incredible rocking chair my uncle made for him. amazing.

Thursday: Christmas day was truly wonderful. Steve/Vicky and gang stopped by on their way south. It was so nice to have the family together. Jonathan really got into opening gifts. It was just so nice to spend time together. We made dinner and hung out. Unfortunately, Dave came back down with the food poisoning problem, making us think that it wasn't actually food poisoning but rather a stomach bug of some sort.

Friday: Dad, Shannon, Raj, and I went to Lowe's to pick up our gift from them and to check out radiators, insulation, etc. a wild and crazy day!

Saturday: What a pleasant surprise that Holly, Kate, and Grandpapa came for the day, to celebrate mom's birthday early. We had a great time mingling with them and telling stories.

Sunday: stinky day: everyone left really early. We had to get S/P back to Newark...and their plane actually took off on time. a miracle. Mom and dad headed out around the same time. That sucked. But, we packed up the car and headed south for the day and got to spend a good amount of time with Grandma Cathy, Grandpa Bob, and Keriann, and Jen/Chad and gang came by in the afternoon. It was really nice to see them; I'm not sure Keri had met Jonathan before! It was a long, but well worth it, day.

Monday: so, here we are again. Dave's back at work again. The house is quiet, although Tino is here working. Jonathan slept until about 11:30, although I definitely heard him a couple of times before he was really up. And, he immediately asked for Opa, Oma, Raj, and Tino. He was disappointed that the first three were unavailable. I've connected with three plumbers to get estimates on some jobs here. My new fridge was delivered!! Poor guys really had to work to get it in the house. Jonathan is napping again. He's pooped, and we need to get him back on track!!

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