It's Christmas morning, and I'm unable to sleep. After our Kung Fu Panda woke up an hour ago for a diaper change, I came out to the living room and am sitting with the lit Christmas tree, writing while I wait for everyone else to wake up ( Read more... )

Like The Gryphon and I, my dad had stayed overnight at my sister's after Saturday's party. On Sunday, we enjoyed party leftovers for breakfast, along with fresh brewed coffee. The egg custard was particularly good reheated, along with a taquito, some corn bread, and a low-fat brownie for dessert.

( Our trip home, plus a stop in State College. )

Christmas morning, my Dad had to run his rounds, so we all waited until early afternoon to get together to open presents.

This did mean, however, that we got a chance to talk to my brother on the phone and to share a nice breakfast my Mom had prepared, of some breakfast casseroles and fruit salad.

( Lots of holiday pics and details on our celebration. )

The Gryphon and I left for Central Pennsylvania on Saturday to spend Christmas with my family. The plan was that everyone would get together for dinner, so we left in the afternoon.

We made good time, despite the holiday traffic, and we arrived at 5 p.m., which was actually before my Dad expected us. We set about getting our things unpacked.

( More about our holiday, plus pics of the ornaments we made. )