cigarettes

well... christmas has come and gone. it was enjoyable. on xmas eve my family came to next, then we all gathered at joy's place. we snacked, we played scattergories – which was quite entertaining. christmas day was good, but chaotic. the kids are old enough to really "get" christmas, and were quite caught up in it all. our present opening ceremony lasted a good 2 hours. it was fun though, minus the crazy antics of the kids (who i don't fault, but it's an adjustment). i got some really great gifts – a crockpot, the latest rock plaza central cd, "through painted deserts" by don miller, this totally awesome double potato masher, a couple other cool things. oh, and b gave me some nice chopsticks and a book about things to do for under 10 bucks. brendan's mom gave me one of his old paintings from when he was a kid. he was obsessed with the weather. he'd paint the page blue and just write on it "it's windy today", or paint it gray and say "it's cloudy today". it's really hilarious. in this particular picture it's a red person standing next to what looks like a palm tree and it says "this is me holding onto a tree on a windy day". it's really funny. joelle and caleb gave gifts this year, surprisingly my 4 year old nephew was a great gift giver and seemed to pick out really appropriate gifts. very fun. he gave me a kitten calendar because he knows i have cats, i thought that was very thoughtful of him :)

last night my mom and i were up until at least 1 am just talking. i lied on the couch with her, while she was tucked into her sleeping bag, and i told her stories, and she told me stories. i like that she's so accessible.

today has been nice. i hung out at the lorimer place, b and i watched the first season of mad men with his mom. bren and cas have been telling me about that show for a while and it's really fascinating. other than that we've done nothing, which is nice. i want this to be my holiday of no plans.

born to raise the sons of earth,
born to give them second birth.