Unwanted Visitor for Christmas

Amy's Clever Packets:

Marshmallow Treat

Chocolate Covered Raisins

Christmas Eve Pajamas TowerChristmas Eve Pajamas!

New Nightgowns (as requested)

Watching The Nativity

Reindeer Girl

Joe and I had a fairly peaceful Christmas Eve tonight because the big dinner party with his family was last night. Tonight, we ate leftovers: grilled salmon, jello parfait, wild rice, squash, wassail, etc. We watched the Nativity and sang many carols (with different children ringing a bell), and prayed. The children left out cookies, Keffir, and a note for Santa. Susie and Jonathan put out Reindeer food (thanks Amy) and we read bedtimes stories. All children were asleep (except Bekah) by 9:30. We brought up wrapping materials and were going to put in a movie but found Chevy Chases National Lampoon Christmas Vacation on and setteled in. Thankfully, I left the baby monitor on and at a quarter to midnight, Joe ran upstairs to see why Susie was calling me and yelled for me to come up and help. Susie was covered (new princess pajamas and all) in vomit. She was a tired, cold, stinky girl sobbing in the bath. Joe ran in and changed the bed clothing while I scrubbed Susie twice and got her out. (*No Tears Shampoo does not remove vomit smell, FYI). Susie likes to bathe as much as cats do! Joe went and turned on her mini tree with lights and soothed her back to bed. Oh boy! I don't want to stomach flu for Christmas!