Day after Christmas

Stella here.

Whew! I sure am glad t' have a quiet mornin' now that all th' Christmas ex-citement's done.

We had a fine day yest'day but now it's good t' just have time t' set an' re-flect on ev'rything.

I guess that's one o' th' good things about gettin' t' be older... y' have some time t' set.

I gotta ad-mit, I don't envy th' younger folks - all runnin' from one thing t' th' next with no time t' stop an' think about what's just been.

As y' c'n see, th' roads're pretty clear, so th' kids didn't have no trouble gettin' here or gettin' home again last night. And o' course, Molly's just up th' road so she was OK, just walked over.

Harvey got th' grandkids a couple slabs o' "Authentic Canadian Cougar Booger Soap" last time we was over t' Reny's. I'da spoken to him about his choice o' gifts if I'da seen him buy th' stuff - but those kids thought it was a hoot. (They're just at that age, 'y' know.)

We been mighty careful about our spendin' this year, even more'n usual. Ev'rybody agreed t' only spend a certain amount, an' we all stuck to it pretty good.

Harvey liked his nose warmer an' mittens, 'cept that th' cat run off with th' nose warmer - thinkin', I guess, it was a mouse or somethin'. Time we got it away from her it was all chewed an' kinda tore up an' one o' th' strings was halfway down her gullet, but Harvey says he'll wear it anyway - once it dries out. (Time will tell.)

Just about ev'rybody gave me yarn so's I can work on knittin' projects. Harvey give me a nice bottle o' Avon Skin s' Soft which I can never have too much of.

All in all, 'twas a good day.

Molly'd had a call from th' fella she's been emailin' to. Says he still wants t' come f'r a visit.

Jeannie had t' work t'day, so she left sooner'n th' rest so as t' get back t' Portland at a decent hour. But Deb an' her husband an' th' kids stayed till way late (9:00). Me an' Harvey was tuckered out, an' truth be told, I think they was, too, so they headed out, droppin' Molly at her place on their way so's she wouldn't have t' walk home in th' dark.

When they was gone we gathered up th' wrappin' papers an' ribbons an' shut down th' tree an' was in bed within minutes. Harvey let out a wicked yell when he slid inta bed... That darn cat had found th' nose warmer again an' stashed it under th' covers on Harvey's side. I couldn't help grinnin'. Guess 't was th' first "re-giftin' " o' th' day!

Hope y'r celebrations were as happy as ours.

Love,

Stella