Oh my I had a great Christmas. The kids came over here for Christmas Eve lunch. We had a great time with the kids playing around. They are so much fun to watch when they are getting along. I gave them each an ornament to hang on the tree and they left around 3.
Before the kids came over for lunch, I made a quick trip to the grocery store to pick up the rotisserie chicken and a box of Christmas cookies and some petite fours. I love those things! Not recommended by weight watchers for sure. As I check out I said hello to my friend there. She told me she saw my family the night before. I have shown her so many pictures of them that she new them! Karen said they had checked out when my friend said "Mary"! "You're Mary's family." Then she said hello to the kids and told them how she loved the PJ Christmas card.
The kids ate well and then Zoey wanted to sit on my lap and get her cookie. I asked if she wanted the blue snowman or the red candy cane cookie. She picked out the snowman and so did Jesse. Of course they both had blue lips. I picked out the candy cane cookie and took a bite. Zoey wanted it so I gave her mine. So she had a cookie in each hand. So I got another candy cane cookie and ZOey wanted that one too. LOL I guess Grandmom's cookie was better. But I ate that one and she finished her snowman and took another bite of the candy cane one and she was done.
After they left, I watched some Christmas movies.
Christmas day I got there around 3 and the kids were both so excited to see me. Jesse just had to show me all his gifts. They both gave me a big hug. Then we let Jesse open his gifts and Zoey opened a couple but she was more interested in playing with the paper. Jesse loved my gift the best of all. It was something that Chuck had picked out. It was a chain saw with all the sounds and lights. I gave him the Hallmark husky Jingle that has an interactive book. When you say his name he barks or whines. It's really sweet.
I gave Zoey some clothes and a soft doll which she ignored. She likes Jesse toys much better.
We had our dinner and then we took a nice long walk around the neighborhood to see all the lights. That was a lot of fun.
They put the kids to bed and then we had brownies and peppermint ice cream. After that I went home around 8.
Monday Chuck called to apologize. ??? They had forgotten to give me my gift.
I laughed and told them I had forgotten too. Christmas is all about the kids and their presents. We were all going out to buy me a new tv and get a new warmer coat for me. But Jesse was throwing up, so it would just be Chuck, Zoey and me.
We went to
Best Buy and I got a 32" Panasonic. It was more than I thought I would spend, but it got the best reviews. Then we went to Kohls and I found a nice warm coat and some gloves. Zoey was being so good too. She wanted her juice and she drank it all.
We had to stop in Target for some things that Karen wanted. Zoey was in the cart and reached for her sippy cup. I told her it was all gone, but she got it and sure enough it was all gone. So I put it back in the back pack.
Then she reached for it again and I said no and gave her "the Look". She laughed and then she reached for it again. I said no and gave her the Look again. Same thing. Now I'll tell you, I had the hardest time not to laugh along with her. She thought it was a game. She would look me right in the eye and go for that cup. Finally Chuck came over and said NO. And that was the end of that.
Chuck kept the tv at his place and will bring it over on Friday. He won't hook it up until I get changed over to Comcast triple play. I hate to lose my Dish, but it is getting just too expensive. It's around $100 a month now. I can save at least $60 by switching every month. Plus I will get a new dvr. Mine are so old and I'm having lots of trouble with them. Plus the remotes hardly work anymore.
So that was my Christmas. I won't see them again until January 2nd when I babysit for a few hours while Karen goes to the dentist for a crown. That will be fun.
Today I had lunch with my cousin. But before that we went to Kohls again. She wanted some scarves. I got a scarf that matches my new coat, a pair of gloves, two long sleeved t's and one turtle neck, and a fur (faux mink) vest. I also got three pair of socks. I really cannot spend another dime until I go away.
We went to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This was the American version. It was good, but I think I like the Swedish version better.
We had lunch at Red Robin. I will not be going to my WW meeting this week. I have been VERY bad this whole week. I need a week to get back to my normal eating. I know I've gained at least a pound. Not what I want.
Tomorrow I am having lunch out again with my friend from WW. LOL That will be interesting.
! My.... you do have some energy to do all that decorating 
.....I hope to get started tomorrow and throughout the week. We've had 6 family BD's the first part of Dec, and I don't get moviated till after they're all celebrated properly. 
- 10 days of spoiling in Caribbean at St Johns, St Kitts, St Thomas, St Lucia, Barbados & Antigua. We arranged for some fun excursions on the islands....learned much about their culture, visited many historical sites, also went jet boating, played w.baby monkeys, drank from fresh coconuts, visited plantation and picked bananas off trees, hiked in rain forest, lunched on Creole food at out guide's parents home, swam in the beautiful ocean blue, and got wet at Devil's Bridge 
. My fave was a massage on the St Kitts ocean beach front - DH's was Sea Trekking to pet the beautiful friendly fish...LOL! 
Anxiously awaiting those sweet grands C'mas photos!! 
