Let the New Year Begin!

This editorial cartoon was in the KC paper today~I can not think of a better tribute to my Mom's Birthday remembrance than to post a picture of the President she actually hated the most. I can't imagine what my Mom would have thought of "Bushie", but I'm sure she would have gotten a kick out of this on her 90th birthday. It's hard to believe that my best friend would be 90 tomorrow, or it could be 91 depending on which version of birth years you use. There has always been a dispute as to Mom's birth year and Dad would never let us write for her birth certificate. You see - Fleta wasn't her real name.

Waiting Patiently!!!

My three boys waiting to open gifts. I call this their "Angel Look" - they could hardly wait and I certainly didn't blame them. Our rule is that you have to wait for everyone to be ready to open gifts - youngest goes first. Guess who got to go last?

Sam is one happy boy!

Sam loves to push the button on the Santa and hear, "let's jump for Christmas", I always try to get him to take this one home, but his mom says that it is a "Grandma thing" and it need to stay at my house.

What a Joyous Time!

Everyone had a fantastic Christmas - it is so enjoyable to see the boys really old enough to enjoy, and yet still believe in Santa. This year no one was "crabby" or "whinning"~ everyone laughed and had a great time. My favorite line was from Cindy when she told me she took Sam to see Santa on Saturday, he took one look at the line and said, "no thanks, I will just go home and email Santa". That is exactly what Sam did.