This was a sad Christmas as it was my first Christmas without mom. Mom passed away on November 23rd, just six days after her 98th birthday. She was had senile dementia, so she was not as sharp as I like to remember her. But she always knew who I was and that meant so much to me. It is so sad that such a short time ago she was a vibrant, witty person who, though tiny, was looked up to by so many.
Otherwise, it was a nice Christmas with many firsts. Great grand-daughter, Brandi, and great-grandson, Cameron, celebrated their first Christmas. Grandson Bobby and his wife Courtney, celebrated their first Christmas as a married couple, as did Granddaughter Jamie and her husband Jake.
We had (what is becoming tradition, it seems as this is the second year we did this) breakfast at Lori and Tom's, and then opened gifts from each other. Everybody got "just what they wanted" and all went home happy. One more sad note, Tom was sick with the flu and was unable to join us. So sorry for that.
We had Christmas dinner at Jimmy and Rochelle LaPoint's home (grandson Bobby's wife Courtney's parents). It was a beautiful dinner and, wow, what a crowd. I could never have pulled that one off. Hat's off to Rochelle and Jimmy. Great job.
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