::hugs Amy::

Just knowing you all are out there is the best Christmas present there is. Which is to say, have a wonderful holiday, everyone, however you're spending it!

Happiest of Holidays, my lovely Buffistas!

I went to my sister's for Xmas eve lunch and they gave me gifts! I got a very much appreciated check that will help with the financial madness my life has become and a bottle of Kahlua!

I've had a couple of sips!

But. I must bake brownies to take to my brother's tomorrow. And I'm gonna give the enormous blue bag that came from Amazon - with a gift inside - to my niece to keep her two children in!

And it is still snowing here!

I would like to add my parents' phone provider, Windstream, to the Naughty list. 1 week with no phone and Joe can't call the kids for Christmas.

But I'm still happy, unstressed, and enjoying Christmas. Frisco fell asleep in my lap and I appreciate the enforced quiet, down time.

Merry Christmas to all!

My kids are still up and TOO EXCITED. Some the the screaming has been supersonic. Dogs across Georgia are barking.

Put on Charlie Brown to try and calm things down. They are both in new Hanna jammies.

Merry Christmas, Buffistas!

What a strange holiday season it's been here at our house. Hannukah was so absurdly early this year that December was All Baby Prep All The Time - not very festive! And yet here I am on vacation...kind of. It's just weird having these two weeks off with nothing to fill them.

I know tomorrow I'm going to be craving dim sum (like any good New York Jew), but the last time we went to our favorite local place on a holiday weekend the wait was nearly two hours, so that will have to be a post-baby trip. Maybe when my mom is here.

Merry Christmas to them as celebrate, and merry Friday to everyone else, unless it's already Saturday where you are.

We still have not had snow that has stuck around for more than an hour. Feels very un-Christmas-y outside.

Inside is much more alive with the holiday spirit. The advent calendar has been completed. The gingerbread train is loaded with royal icing and candy. Today we made fresh egg-nog, watched Christmas Vacation, baked banana bread, and are cooking a big Christmas dinner. CJ is currently at a friend's house watching their idea of a holiday movie. The Shining. Don't ask, I don't know.

Happy holidays to everyone. My invisible internet buffistas are the absolute best.

Come on, airport shuttle! Take me away! I've forgotten to pack what I've forgotten to pack. It's too late now.

Hmm. Can I take clementines across security?

Happy holidays, everyone! Not that I won't be online via my phone until I get to JA tomorrow.

Mmmm clementines.