Christmas 2009

Another Christmas come and gone. My last to work and for that I'm not sorry. I had to work Christmas Eve, my last day of 6 and we were really busy. I was so tired when I got home. The weather was so iffy, I wasn't sure if any one would show up. But I went ahead with plans, and everyone made it fine. This is what it looked like before the chaos began. It look like a lot but everyone asked for big things this year.



Katlin said her favorite gift was the bean bag chair I got her. She has used it a lot since then. But she is pretty easy to please.

I think Dan thought he had a really good year. This is the recliner I got for him. I took a picture and wrapped that.

Cindy wanted mostly clothes so she was easy.

This is one of Shane's' big gifts a shop vac. One of my Black Friday bargains.

Kyann was not at all interested in opening gifts but would play with them after they were opened. She had to have a nap in the middle of presents again this year. This is later in the day after nap time in her Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Tent. And no that is not Mickey's tail hanging down it is the tie to the door.

I had a good time and good almost everything on my list. a movie, a pot rack, a magazine rack, and snowman yard lights from Dan. A picture album of Kyann, a new rug for my bedroom, 2 4 gig memory chips for my camera and some cool quilting things from Cindy and Shane. Katlin got me a mp3 player and as soon as I figure out how to use it I think I'm going to really like it. Hope everyone had as good a Christmas as I did.

Eklund Duppa

This year Dick was in charge of Duppa. We met at the Libertyville Community Center on December 12th. We had a smallish crowd this year. Somewhere between 30 and 35. We had a really good dinner and then played Jeopardy. Here is Kyann in front of the game board. We had 4 teams: The Browns , The Greens, The Blacks and The Smiths. Larry was the grand prize winner, as he was the only one who got the final jeopardy question right. Everyone was a good sport about it. And the weather was getting dicey so we headed for home about 8:30. Mary is in charge next year. Wonder what she will choose to do?