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12/26/2003 Archived Entry: "whew!"

First off, you can see pics of Christmas if you'd like. Some of the pictures look grainy to me, but I think it might be because I'm still not used to the new monitor.

I should expand a bit on Christmas, I suppose. I gave Chris a coffee maker- he had mentioned wanting a small one since he has recently taken up drinking coffee. He likes flavored ones the best. So I got him a 4-cup maker and filters and Tabitha's gift was an asst. of flavored coffees and creamer sticks from Disneyland. I also gave him a Pearl Jam single that you could only get on their site. From Chris and Tabitha I received a new Cabbage Patch Kid, 2 older White Stripes CDs, Blink 182 cd, Pirates of the Carribean DVD, and a new baking stone. The funny thing is, on Christmas Eve., I had been telling Chris how I really needed to purchase a new stone since things really do bake better on them (mine had broken last year) and it turns out there was one waiting for me under the tree. Also, Chris was telling me about the new Pearl Jam single and how he'd like it and it was waiting for him under the tree. Do we know each other or what? Gotta love being in tune :)

From Chris's parents, I received an "I Love Lucy" purse that is way too cool and some other items as well. Chris was pleased to find one gift was a tiny frame with an ad for an MP3 player in it. He gets to pick out which one he wants and his parents will pay for it. Needless to say, he couldn't wait and we got it today at Circuit City. My mom gave us shopping, meaning lots of gift certificates which I love! We also got a the Sims for the Playstation 2 and Sims Bustin' Out for the Game Cube (although one of those is technically from my grandfather). Thanks to Chris's parents, my father and my grandparents, we also received over $300 towards our Disney World fund. We are very grateful for that. There were other items that are too numerous to list, but we are very blessed to have such a generous family.

Tabitha received more than any child should and I'm not going to embarass myself by listing all her gifts. The biggest hits were the Ari Disney Pop Princess (from a friend of the family), Hello Kitty and Care Bear computer games (from my mom and sister), Go-Go Walking Puppy (from the in-laws), Leapfrog Globe (from us), and the Disney Fashion Pollys (also from us). The worst gift would have to be these interactive princess toys that we got her and they are just downright scary. Won't be getting anymore of those, that's for sure, lol.

As I mentioned earlier, we got a new bookcase for Tabitha's room. I put it together and just love it. I'm thinking we need another one now and move the one already in there to the playroom. I need to decide quick since it's currently marked down at Ikea. I moved a lot of toys out of the living room, but then opened more toys for Tabitha and they are spread out in the living room so it looks like I did nothing. Ah, such is life. I still need to take care of my kitchen and dining room tonight. Tomorrow I'd like to finish up the toys in the living room. Sunday we'll need to bring in the boxes for me to put all the decorations in. I like to have everything gone by the new year. I refuse to start a new year with last year's holiday hanging over me. The playroom needs to be put back in order too. That's where I have all my wrapping paraphenalia and my craft area is also just a mess. We should be back to normal by Wednesday at the latest.

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