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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I came up north to celebrate Christmas kicking and screaming.  I love love my husband's parents but I wanted to spend Christmas morning with my children in my own house.  My compromise was to drive up Christmas morning and have dinner and spend a few days.  This is the eleventh Christmas I have been married and only the third Christmas we have spend with his family.  My compromise got vetoed and Lee and the children have been here since the 22nd and will come home the 30th.  I drove up the 23rd and will be heading home tomorrow.  Coming here was a great decision.  The children have been playing non-stop with cousins and there has been good company and good food.  Plus it forced me to be prepared for the holiday.  There was no last minute shopping. My in-laws live in the middle of nowhere it is at least a 90 minute drive to a town that has Walmart and two and a half hours to the nearest Target and Fred Meyer which is where I normally shop.    Besides we cut way back this year.  The kids only got two presents from Santa and their annual book and clothes. Next year we may cut back to one Santa present.  Between aunts uncles (related and not)  and grandparents our kids still got way too much.  It has been a good reminder that we are so blessed. Besides Boise didn't get much snow and we have tons,  A white Christmas for sure. Just as God intended.

My biggest concern was that I would not be able to have our family traditions because we were here.  But we still read the Christmas story from Luke the kids still opened one present Christmas Eve. We watched our favorite Christmas movie and Santa came.  All is well.  

I would love to stay up here for a few more days but I have to get back.  I am going to miss the kids and Lee. But I will get the house under control.  I wanted to get the Christmas tree down but I got  vetoed on that as well.  The kids wanted to see it before it came down. 

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