Bom Chicka Wah Wah.....

(By this morning the roads were relatively clear.)

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas! I sure did! Canada lived up its name of being "The Great White North" and for the first time in 37 years we had a nation wide white Christmas. It was beautiful but made driving a little hazardous.

But Hawkydog had no complaints! He LOVES the snow! Unfortunately his dark coloring against the white of the snow makes getting shots of his adorableness (is that a word?) difficult to catch.

We celebrated Christmas at my Mothers house this year. The spread was beautiful and the food even better.
For those of you who are wondering about my infamous Carrot pudding... well... it was edible and if you drowned it enough sauce, one might even venture to call it tasty. I know what I need to do differently next year to make the texture a little better and give a kick to the flavor. I wouldn't call it a success... but it brought back old memories...which was the point to it all anyways... kinda!

So, what did you get for Christmas?

I dont know about you but I got spoiled rotten! One of my favorite gifts would have to be these beautifully bound copies of Jane Austen's Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. They are so pretty I feel guilty just opening them! But I will... because they are books... and their words are screaming to be read...because Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are waiting to find each other, in my imagination.... Jane Austen is calling me from the grave.... or maybe.... not...

Okay...I'm working on a major sugar high here... give me a break. Auntie CC's butter tarts, short bread, and date bars combined with a few chocolates and a glass of eggnog or two has me feeling a little goofy!

But arent they pretty? Speaking of pretty... how 'bout these beautiful earrings that my sissy Felicia made for me....

I LOVE them. Fel also made me two paintings by hand but I had a feeling she'd beat me half to death if I put them on here....as she is 4 inches taller than I.... and much...much stronger.... and because she is my big sissy and I love her.... I wont. But I want to because they too are beautiful.

(this pic doesnt show how pretty these earrings are but it does let you see the gorgeous colors in the stone)

A little entertainment on Christmas day came to us by way of these beautiful canines! Buddy, Elsa and Hunter.!! Check out the three-dog snowy smack down they had!

Where is Hawkdog you ask? Poor Hawky got left at home!!!.... denied the fun and games of the other raindogs... who laughed and called him names... or was that Rudolph?!...

Hawky stayed home because three dogs and a thirteen people in one little space was cramped enough as it was! But he did join us later in the day for some eggnog...oh and some fun with a phallic looking chew toy that Auntie CC bought from Walmart.....but that is another story... for another day.

Actually, the real entertainment came from Uncle John playing his gui-tar... or was it Uncle John playing charades? Or was it Uncle John just being poor Uncle John .... the brunt of our jokes and the easiest and most lovable guy to tease?

But I have to say that the highlight of my evening came in the most unlikely of forums.... and at the dinner table no less..... Let me set the scene.... A lovely toast had just been made by my mother and all of us had lingering tears in our eyes.....folks had just settled in to their scrumptious meal.....soft candlelight flickered and Elvis played Christmas carols in the background..... people murmured mouth filled compliments to the chef... we sipped wine.... it was peaceful... tranquil....

When suddenly....down at my end of the table, my sister and I heard a very unexpected and highly inappropriate musical impression coming from my (clueless) nine year old cousin. No one but Fel and I heard it and we both couldn't help but burst out in a roar of laughter! .....

The entire table froze to stare at us in puzzlement... but we could hardly explain what we had just heard- or why it was funny!!!...

which only served to set us off into another fit of giggles...

..which of course led to the kind of bone deep laughter that makes your face turn red and the tears stream down your cheeks...

..which just makes it even harder to stop laughing because people around you start laughing at you laughing...

*sigh* OMG... It was funny....

Guess you kinda had to be there! *sheepish grin*


It was a great night, which I have to thank my beautiful and amazing mother for!

Thanks Mom!

I hope your Christmas was as filled with laughter and love as mine was!