Another Christmas Morn' Come to Pass

After a not as-long-as-usual night of wrapping presents and watching 1 great and 1 so-so movie, Rob and I were off to sleep and dreams of sugar plums or something like that. As every Christmas morning the kids awake at 7am sharp and try their hardest to arouse mom and dad from their slumber only to be disappointed by our groggy replies of, "Just one more hour!"
By 9am all presents were opened and almost every toy gleefully ripped from it's confines of plastic, wire and tape.
Santa was very good to us this year. Megan received an iHome, Sarah an iPod, Billy a Star Wars Clone Wars illustrated book and Keira finally got the horse that she had been demanding for the past 2 months! I'd say that they were very happy!
But I'd have to say that it was not Santa's gifts that made the kids eyes grow big and their mouths water, but it was a little something-something that Aunt Janie, Aunt Chrissy and Grandma got for the whole family.... An XBox 360 including the games Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda! But wait! That's not all! Guitar Hero World Tour! That's right! These kids are rockin' for sure! Even Rob and I got into it! Not as much as I like to...yet! But my interests are not in Guitar Hero, but rather Lego Indiana Jones! Yes, I'm a sucker for the Lego games! So much fun!
Another awesome family gift we received is a DVD player for our car, from my Mom and Step-Dad. It straps to the back of the seats. Now all we need to do is go on a nice road trip! Oregon to Montana to Colorado and lastly Illinois. Sounds good to me! Sigh, if only.....
I should note that although all the gifts we received were wonderful in themselves, our own little Christmas, would not have been as great without the generous gift that my Daddy and Step-Mom sent to us. It was like my gift from Santa. I cried as I closed the card and readied my self for another trip to the bank. I wish I had the chance to hug my Daddy and tell him thank you in person. But that, along with my long road trip, will sadly have to wait! Isn't it the saying though, "Great things come to those who wait!"? Yes, I do believe that is true!

Dear Loved Ones

As I sat here wondering how I could keep everyone in the loop of all things Fabio and not be [too] annoying, a light bulb of sorts went off in my head. "A-ha!" I say, "A blog!"