Our Christmas was really simple and sweet - we prepared turkey dinner on Christmas Eve and shared it with Brandon, Dana, Davis and Jack. 
The boys were true entertainment as usual and were very intrigued with the tree and lights, as well as their usual focuses - the portable phones, Daisy and the light switches - all of which they can reach now with no problem.
On Christmas morning, we travelled 5 minutes to Brandon and Dana's house for our traditional Christmas Morning Wifesaver brunch and the boys opened gifts from
everyone including a playhouse from Santa. They were quite excited about the house, immediately opening the door, sticking their heads out the windows, and later figuring out they could crawl onto the picnic table on the outside and almost get on the roof...the power of 2 boys!A couple of days later, mom, dad and I spent a wonderful night and delicious meal with a few aunts and uncles of mine, at Marty and Karen's house, with Mary-Ellen and Bob. Mary-Ellen is an amazing women and her birthday falls on December 27th; she rarely has ever celebrated her birthday because of Christmas, her favourite holiday. She'd never complain. This year, however, we surprised her and she caught up on some focused birthday-girl time!
Marty and Karen went all out with dozens of balloons, decorations, party favours, loot bags, gifts (including an amazing miniature painting by Marty) and I made a rice-krispie cake - combined with our excitement to celebrate such a wonderful woman, it was a great party! Happy Birthday Mary Ellen!
During all of this, I weathered a bit of a flu, with nausea and increased fatigue. Still, I was happy to be able to celebrate the special days in a far greater capacity than last year.
I hope all of you had wonderful holidays filled with simple but sweet celebrations. I again wish you health and joy for 2008. Cheers!
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Dear Tricia,
Your descriptions of holiday events are so delightful that I don't know where to start. The accompanying photos connect us visually to lots of family fun and festive celebrations. Thank you.
Mary Ellen appears to be having a ball at her birthday party. You captured her excitement and appreciation for Karen and Marty's party decorations and favours, for your tree-shaped cake, for the MSA mini-minature and for all her surprise guests. Knowing Mary Ellen, she would have had a hard time believing that so much was happening in her honour. Well done, you guys!
We're sorry that you had a bout of flu over the holidays, Tricia. The good news for us is that you weathered it and came through it in your usual high spirits. That determination and recovery is so characteristic of you that we have come to count on it again and again.
Thanks, too, for your interest in our own celebrations. Here in St. Andrews we enjoyed a family Christmas with our next door neighbours. We had turkey with all the trimmings, surprise gifts under the tree and hours of good company and lively conversation. We felt right at "home for the holidays".
May your new year's wish for our health and joy in 2008 come true for you, too, Tricia.
Love, prayers and positive thoughts,
Louise and David
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