Christmas at J's House

Although I had fixed Thanksgiving dinner and had plans to do Christmas dinner also, my daughter stepped forward and announced that she would be fixing Christmas brunch at her house, okay!(Yippee!) The more I thought about it the more it appealed to me. The closer Christmas came I was almost euphoric at the thought that all I had to do was bring my Christmas packages and arrive at her front door. The two quiches (I'm thinking of writing a short story with that catchy title), were yummy, along with fried potatoes and crisp bacon and a tantalizing drink made from half ginger ale/half cranberry juice with a few frozen cranberries as floating garnish. A. had brought some sausage balls which were also enjoyed.

I brought sweaters for the girls, long ones that come to the calf, warm and cozy. D looked so pretty in her's and she put on a new top that just set the whole ensemble off. M's sweater was a bit heavier so it wasn't warn long but she also coordinated her own version of school attire and seemed to be pleased. E wanted to know when the big presents would arrive and I sadly had to explain that Santa forgot, got lost, was running late, and the presents were promised to arrive on Saturday. E tried to bargain with me that Friday would be much better but alas, Santa has his own schedule and E is just going to have to wait a little longer.

M and I had a fun game of Scrabble. I was sure that 'que' is a word but J looked it up on the official Scrabble dictionary site and announced (gleefully, I think) that it definitely was not. My score suffered and M and I ended the game with very close scores. I'm blushing now because this ll year old girl was playing for the first time and I play Scrabble all the time on the net. My brain must be frozen, literally.

Christmas was perfect for me. I was with my family. You can't add anything more to make it better. God is good. Happy Birthday, Jesus.