Wednesday

There was no room at the inn with my aunts both staying at my parents, so I got kicked to the living room. Thought I'd show you some shots of my makeshift bedroom. It actually was not all that bad, though the first night I froze my butt off cause the air in an air mattress never heats up on a winter's night. The second night was much better with the addition of two comforters as a mattress pad.

My queen sized air mattress, resting comfortable at the foot of the Christmas tree where just hours before there had been a frenzy of unwrapping.

And then a favorite shot of my "closet" - the arm of a lamp.

My mom said this was her favorite gift (to be given by her) of Christmas. This little guy was in my stocking, a "grow your own therapist" who was accompanied by a box of kleenex that had quotes from the Geico Therapist commercial, such as "Mamby Pamby Land" and "Jackwagon". It was a hoot to open!

On Wednesday night Melinda hosted a party of the old high school gang, minus Michelle and Juan who had just given birth to their second child a few days before (and Marney and Will who live in CA). The cute little kid in the pic above is Larkyn, the daughter of my friends Lauri and Remi.

And here's a shot of the whole gang trying to get their act together for a group shot. Those of you who know any of us, know that there won't be an actual "nice" photo of all of us coming up in this post.

An attempt...

...and another attempt... and then I quit. :-)

Jay and Kendall Cutler. I've known Kendall since 4th grade.

And Lauri, Remi and little Larkyn, who was good as gold. And did I mention that we had Dion's for dinner?