The girls were so excited for gift opening, mostly for their own gifts but for those that they gave too. I got my annual photo album, a nice woodland scented candle, and a snow globe that Charlotte made for me. They were happy with their gifts from me (slippers, headbands, and a craft) and especially the bathrobes that they each got.
Christmas Day meant making my traditional Cranberry Cake with Hot Butter Sauce for dessert and also scalloped potatoes for dinner, then I headed back to Ben’s. Santa had come, and they had breakfast all cleaned up and the girls were busy playing with their toys. We played Barbie’s and got some brine shrimp going that Charlotte could look at through her new microscope. They got tired of playing indoors and bundled up and headed outside to try out their new hats, gators, snow goggles and sled.
We had gotten about seven inches of snow on top of rain, then ice, and high winds on the 23rd and that made for some slow travel getting to and from Ben’s house.
I have spent the last 3 days working on a puzzle that Lois game me last spring. Once I get started, I can’t leave it alone. I finished it today.
I got a call from Rita this morning letting me know that Rene had a heart attack yesterday, after experiencing heartburn and pain in her neck and underarm over the weekend, was taken by ambulance from Warsaw to Overland Park, and had surgery this morning to put a stent in her artery that almost fully blocked. I got a text from her earlier this afternoon to say she was ok. Dang, the news didn’t really surprise me, but I sure hope that she is okay and able to resume her normal activities.
