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Upon waking there was evidence that a cool dude in a red suit had filled up some socks. So being I was certain I was a good girl I went in search of a sock for myself. I found one in the closet. It was not for me. It was for Sweetie. But luckily he found one for me. I also found stockings for Tater and Chanter. So we all jumped on the bed and open our stockings.
It was apparent quite quickly that Sweetie had a stocking on a food theme this year. So much for leaning out in the New Year. lol.
In my stocking was a mishmash of goods. A bookmark, food (in the form of nuts and jellybeans and a chocolate wine making kit and of course a couple of sacks of M&M's), ITunes card, and a small square cat calendar for the studio.
Then it was time to build a fire in the wood stove and see what was under the tree. I opened the gift from Deb over at
suresimple.blogspot.com/. I get the impression that she has noticed we are winos. Thanks so much my friend. Wine on the go. Now we just need an event where we must travel with a bottle. Does the living room count as an outing? Sweetie opened an envelope from his folks...who were not NOT suppose to send us anything...they didn't listen. So I have some coin to go buy some art supplies and he has another year of National Geographic.
Then our friend T. gave us each a Starbucks card. And a book to share. The winner of the latest Giller Prize Linden MacIntrye's The Bishop's Man is now added to our library.
The only thing remaining to open was one gift for Sweetie that was his very own iPod that the fur heads got from all there cuteness moments as buskers when guests come over. And I got the new Michael Smith cookbook.
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The truth about Christmas
My camera was my present from Sweetie. Remember about 6 weeks ago that my old camera died.
Well Sweetie also got his present early also. It wasn't suppose to be that way but the way life goes he got it last Saturday.
I got him a computer. It was wrapped and hidden away since the beginning of December. But his old computer has been nothing but headaches on a regular basis for its seven year life span. The end finally came...there was nothing that could be done. I knew I couldn't let him suffer (and he would fret and keep trying with great frustration to make his old one come back to life) and I couldn't be around all that suffering either. So last Saturday at his breaking point- I made him open his present. Now he is the proud owner of an iMac. He is thrilled. In hindsight it was great because he got a bunch of stuff retrieved off his back up hard drive and now all the old shite computer stuff was nestled into the recycling centre yesterday while we were out doing our weekly errands. Now my old desk top computer (I know I still use it for certain things) has the huge monitor that was still about the only thing still working from his old boat anchor.
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Today...in 45 minutes actually- we are going to C. & D.'s house for Christmas brunch. We really enjoy any time we get with these people. And this year will be extra special as D. has been very much a super human being getting his health under control from something that could of wiped him out existence. This is cause for much celebration today and everyday.
Enjoy whatever this day brings and try to carry some joy into each day that follows.
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