December 26, 2011

  • Christmas Day - Part 1

     

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    It was a nice day although we did run into a couple problems due to my lack of thinking ahead that far.  We didn't have enough plates.  I am so used to having paper plates here that I really and truly didn't notice that they were finally all gone.  Also, Buttmunch broke a plate so that added to the problem.  I have two partitioned plates that I bought for Chewlee a couple years ago and Tara's boys grabbed those up.  We all made do but no one was the worse for wear.  No one went hungry.

    The girls did so much of the work and kept telling me to go sit down, it was handled, etc. so I did.  After I ate, I was tired and fell asleep for a couple hours.  The girls had cleaned up, put things away and were busy playing cards and enjoying a glass of wine.

    Chewlee was so excited when she and the Princess first got to the house.  She had to tell me that it was *okay* for me to open my presents.  She ran to get them and drag them over to me and stood there waiting to watch me open it.  I finally did (I did it slowly so she was just a touch tortured).  I got a really nice, warm pair of sleep pants, a matching sleep top, a pair of extra soft black slippers and a hooded, zip-up robe (blue).  No comments, Bratfink!! 

    Chewlee could hardly wait to open up her gifts here.  Once Tara and her boys got here and we got the food they brought with them taken care of, Sheepie and BF started giving out the presents.  Chewlee, much experienced by this time, ripped through everything in a heartbeat and was so tickled at her Pillow Pet.  Little Chance's nap time is at 1:30pm every day and today was no different.  He stayed with his daddy (and the two of them napped together) so he wouldn't be opening up his gifts here.  I know he will love his pillow pet.  Sheepie was all upset that it was a unicorn and purple, too.  Like Unicorns are sexist or some such thing.  He's a two year old.  He is clueless.

    Romulus and Remus each got half of the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Game.  I told them they had best remember to SHARE.  I gave it to them because you don't need a special game console to play them.  I wouldn't do that to Tara (or her family).  They don't need a Wii or Playstation 3.  Those are extremely distracting and the boys need to be thinking *college*, not *GAME*. 

    I have more to tell but I am so totally tired that I need to get my poor feet up for a while.  I will be back later with more tales.