It’s a new year and I have a bunch of things to update here.
We had a good Christmas – didn’t go anywhere because Nancy had to work. The kids read a Midnight Mass, Nancy and I were Eucharistic Ministers, and Cathy played her Sax. I really like when the choir does the What Child is This and Child of the Poor together. We got home a little before 2:00 AM. Cathy put some ice on her foot as she slipped on the steps and twisted her ankle on the way to Midnight Mass. I think Nancy and I got to bed around 4:00 AM. The kids were pretty good – didn’t get us up until something like 9:30 or 10. The kids insisted Nancy and I open our presents first so we ended up doing that.
I got a dart board game, picture (If you’re lucky enough to live in the Black Hills, you’re lucky enough.) for my office, an indoor/outdoor thermometer which displays max/min/current outdoor temp & outdoor humidity, a weather ball, travel coffee mug, socks, and some other things I just don’t remember right now. Nancy got a spa (one you put in the bathtub), two (office & home) ergonomic keyboards, candles, and some not so personal gifts of a new kitchen facet, automatic setback HAC thermostat and a dry erase board for by the phone. Cathy got a snow globe (which holds a candle), a Halloween haunted house that holds a candle, gift certificate for the local Celtic store, computer games, Borders gift certificate, and some other things I don’t recall. Matt got a guitar (within one year he has to play at Church), Kansas City Chiefs Jersey & football (says things) & cup, computer games, Borders Gift Certificate and his Black Hawk Down book signed by Mike Durant. We also got the Black Hawk Down CD which Mike also signed. We got Trivia Pursuit from Jim & Janet. A box of meat containing bologna, summer sausage, country style sausage and beef sticks from Grandpa Sass. And we got money from Grandpa & Grandma Dwyer. The kids have already spent some of that on books.
On Wednesday December 31, Nancy, Matt and I, along with Matt’s friend Brenden went to Deer Mountain to do some tubing. Nancy just took photos. It was okay – the snow wasn’t the best for it, but it was fun. Matt hurt his left hand trying to avoid some people that were just standing in the middle of the hill. Needless to say he is hurting yet from that – may have to take him to the doctor.