We Made it Through Another Christmas

We successfully made it through another Christmas.  The kids were very pleased with the gifts that Santa brought them, and it’s a good thing Santa came early, because A.E. got up at 03:30, B. woke up at 04:30, and they woke up W. at 05:00.  The only down notes of the day were the in-laws. 

Once again, I listened to my mother-in-law complain about the number of presents she received –

“Is that all I got?  Are there any more presents for me?  My significant other got more presents than I did.” 

I wish my wife would have let me do what I wanted to do – instead of giving her gifts, donate a water buffalo in her name through Heifer International.

My father-in-law didn’t show up this year, and that upset the kids.  We saw him a week earlier, and he promised the kids that he’d see them Christmas Day.  Apparently, something came up, because he didn’t call or come by.  The kids are having a hard time understanding why they haven’t seen much of him since he and my mother-in-law divorced (for the second time).