[tracilicious]

Xmas is finally over! Sheesh that was exhausting. We went to my sister's house yesterday for dinner and gift exchange. Brought home gifts and a very sugar high three year old. Came home and had more sugar (had to roast marshmallows!), read The Night Before Christmas, baked sugar cookies for Santa, and decorated/hung stockings before finally getting him to bed (Jade went to bed several hours before).

It was really funny and annoying trying to get him to sleep. He was pretty convinced that if he stayed awake he would see Santa leave his presents. I told him the "only if you're sleeping" line, so he figured he could pretend to be asleep. He lay still with his eyes closed for a few minutes and then broke into a very loud fake snore.

After Indi finally went to sleep, it was time for more wrapping and cleaning and stocking stuffing followed by watching It's a Wonderful Life (Michael had never seen it!). I finally got to sleep at 2am (because I was really excited). Of course, at 6 am, Indi was up. This kid needs lessons in opening gifts. It took him 45 minutes to get through his stocking. Then he wanted to play with every present before opening the next one. He definitely didn't get that from me!

At 9am we were finally done and ready for watching Curious George in bed and sleeping. Then at one, mine and Michael's little brothers and Michael's sister and her boyfriend came over for an afternoon of pizza, more gift exchanges, and them drinking all our rum. The last stragglers left at 6:30. Michael is giving the kids their baths right now, then hopefully it is an early bedtime and watching Miracle on 34th Street.

I'm so happy that the only shopping I have to do in the near future is to use the Barnes & Noble gift cards I acquired today. And I'll never crave chocolate again. I found the plane at a hobby shop for $10, by the way. It's plastic and snapped together. A huge hit and nice for Santa's wallet!

Merry Xmas LoT and thanks for the help!