Awake: 6:47 am Temp 12 Light snow...then sunny 5 hrs 29 min daylight
Nick & Eriko wake up early(6:30)& eat a cereal breakfast. They are meeting
the Foote family at the Water Oasis @ 8:00 am to wade in the walking
stream. Melissa & Matthew have been doing this twice a week for exercise &
fun. Then Nick & Eriko go shopping.
Katrina stayed @ her apt last night & did get some good sleep(close to 12
hrs).
Zack awakes @ 9:00. Kathy wraps Christmas presents while Zack eats
breakfast & plays a computer game. I do some e-mailing of Holiday
greetings.
The Footes arrive @ 3:00. Nick & Eriko return @ 3:15. Baby Matthew is
walking & carrying things @ the same time. This guy is a fast learner &
loves telephones.
The Foote family does not stay for dinner. They are trying to keep Matthew
on his sleeping schedule, making their holidays easier for them. They miss
Katrina by minutes as she arrives for dinner & the evening.
6:30 Dinner: Boneless N.Y. steaks with twice baked potatoes, asparague &
fresh salad.
After dinner: Gary & Grace from Landenburg, PA call to give us holiday
wishes. Gary exposes his latest adventure: He was driving his Newell back
to Oklahoma for service when he hit a good sized deer. Some $8000.00
damage & their coach might not be repaired until February or March 2005.
@ 8:30 with Kathy's assistance, the kids make Christmas cookies. Eriko
decorates a panfull with a different, delicate touch. Zack wins the most
elequent cookie decoration so called: "Graveyard delight."
@ 10:30 pm the 6 of us in our small RAV 4 ride to our St Pat's church for
midnight service. We are early to assure a good seat but...we realize,
much too early. Seats were easily available until 11:45. We find out
later, they had 4 masses starting at 5:00 pm. thru midnight. We did enjoy
listening to the choir sing & play their instruments during our waiting
time however.
We think this may have been Eriko's 1st time attending anything like this
in her life & she was a little uncomfortable making Nicholas a little
uncomfortable. Back home around 1:45 am.
Some family talk & goofing off in the living room near the fireplace.
Lights out: 2:22 am
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