Christmas 2018 was, to say the least, a first. Because we had most of our kids home for Thanksgiving, no one could come back for Christmas, so we were "home alone" for the first time in our 50+ years of marriage. Before we had kids, we spent Christmas with Phil and Mina in Ririe ... or with my folks in California. So it was a strange day in 2018 when it was just us ... until 2 pm when our neighbors across the street came over for dinner. A few minutes after they left for home at about 4 pm, the doorbell rang and we opened the door to find Danielle and Taisley. These two darling girls spent about 45 minutes with us before Selwin and Brianna showed up. We chit chatted until about 6 pm when everyone hugged and said goodbye ... leaving us home alone again! (Thank goodness for Netflix, an encore of "Victoria" Season 2 ... and about 50 Hallmark Christmas movies).
On Christmas Eve, Kelly called to remind me we could still get to their house before Santa arrived if we left right away.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we heard from - and got caught up with - most of our kids and Larry by phone, FaceTime or Skype, but its not the same as seeing their faces ... and having their kids in our home.
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