Christmas Comes Early

This year the kids were heading down to Jay's a bit earlier, yesterday instead of Christmas Eve. So we had an early Christmas on Tuesday rather than making them wait until they come back next week. Dinner was a bit un-traditional too, we had ham and corned beef & cabbage. Yum!

Us adults opened some presents as well. I got an awesome deep fryer! I've been wanting one for ages but couldn't choose and didn't want to spend the $$. It's a slick stainless one what comes completely apart for cleaning. Very cool! I can hardly wait to deep fry something.

The kids gave me the non stick omelette pan I'd asked for, a really cool framed calendar of vintage travel posters, and Star Wars Ep 3 DVD. Add that to the Future Shop gift card from Dad & Cat and I am pretty well set. I plan to get a memory card for my camera (hopefully at an after Christmas sale).

I got a bottle of Zanatta wine from Fatima, just what I need to enjoy the peace & quiet of no kids. //grin// She also gave Selena a panettoni (yummy Italian cake) and Ry some candy & a cheque. "The kids" as she calls them (Ry and Bobby, the teenaged dishwashers) got $$ because she is going to take the rest of us out to a fancy restaurant for dinner in January. She certainly spoils her staff!!

Even the dogs were spoiled this year. We signed up for a Secret Santa exchange on the Greytalk board. We sent packages to the UK and Georgia, and got packages from Florida and Michigan. The boxes had treats and toys, and Skye even got a doggie necklace. What a blast!

The cats, as usual, did it their way by stealing their treats out of their stocking in the dead of night and eating them all. //laugh// That's cats for you.