Joel came up yesterday at noon. We made sugar cookies and pigged out on them.
We played ping pong and had Mom over and exchanged gifts and ate tacos. We sang carols around the piano loudly and obnoxiously then drove around and looked at the lights.
Of course, lots of puppy love and play.
Scott made a nice fire in the fireplace.
I went to bed early and praise God Wilson slept better in the kennel on the floor. He got up early but I lowered my expectations and just let him play.
I made a new recipe for our Christmas morning orange danish rolls. They were delish and I will improve on them next year. Orange danish rolls are a long time Christmas tradition in the Clark home but we usually have them from a can. These were plain biscuits rolled in orange juice concentrate then cinnamon sugar with powdered sugar icing. I put orange juice concentrate in the icing also and I’ll leave it out next year.
Had Mom over again and made a traditional Thanksgiving meal since we didn’t have Thanksgiving.
We saw Hannah and Kent last weekend and hope to see Leah and her whole family in a week or two. I was initially disappointed but with a new puppy, I think spreading out the chaos and joy might make for a better holiday after all.
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