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Christmas 2011

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By Sarah
This Christmas was full of surprises! First we weren't going to travel since we went to Florida the month before. Then we decided we really wanted to see Dan's family. We got all packed up and ready to go... and then our children got an awful cough & I came down with Strep throat. So back to plan A: a quiet Christmas at home. I tell you what, getting sick is waaaay better when your spouse can stay home and take care of all your responsibilities. I have been in a good mood ever since. Dan & I were laughing at how much happier our entire family is now that I got my vacation -- aka illness. Dan did a wonderful job with Christmas dinner & kiddos were spoiled as usual. Kaelah's was a Disney princess Christmas: 6 dolls, a purse, dominos, a tea set. Danny had a Toy Story one: a new toddler bed I got off Craigslist so Michelle could have his old one, Buzz Lightyear, a puzzle, a shake-n-go Buzz. Unintentionally, both my parents & Dan & I bought Michelle wooden train stuff, so I guess she had a train Christmas. (She was harder to buy for b/c she likes everything & isn't obsessed with one thing like the other 2 are right now.)

My parents decided to be brave and spend Christmas day with us. They never complained, but they did pay a price. My mom got the strep even though I had been on the antibiotic for more than 24 hours & my dad caught the cough. And poor Dan spent one day back at work and then came down with strep too. That's what he gets for taking such good care of his family over his break!

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