Merry Christmas

No politics or current events today - It's Christmas morning.

The kids are playing their new PS3 game, the dogs are sleeping, and my wife is fussing over her turkey, figuring out the optimal minute to put it in the oven. That's something I don't worry about, because after she takes it out she lets it stand for quite a while before we cut it up anyway.

Today is a good day to just kick back.

I'm tired anyway, since the grown kids with their husbands didn't leave until after 1:00 am this morning.

And the two youngest, 12 & 15, were up well before daylight pulling down their stockings, in the hopes of getting I-Pod Touches in their stockings (Dream on, those things are $279/ea at COSTCO) or some other goodies.

The Son-in-laws did well, in addition to their 'joint' christmas presents they received with my daughters, they each got a nice gift from me. Why? Because if they aren't taking care of my daughters, and if they weren't looking after them, I'd have to be still doing it, and I'm truly appreciative for what they do!

I learned that from an old friend of mine, who's oldest daughter was a very trying child, a real she-bear sometimes. When she was going to her Senior Prom in ND her boyfriend said something to irritate her, and she broke the side window out of his car, tore his rearview mirror off and hit him with it, etc.

My buddy, who was a single Dad, sat her down, and told her not to be acting like that, and how she needed to behave herself, and unbelievably, the boyfriend married her, and they're still married.

Every year my friend gives him something 'real nice' for Christmas, I'm talking like a nice Bulova watch, or a shotgun, a gas grill, or something like that.

I understand that.

Well, I wish all you bloggers & lurkers a Merry Christmas.