Hope everyone has had a good day. I’ve been spending the morning learning how to play my new ukulele (*grin*). I thought it’d be really hard since it’s the first Christmas without my dad, and some of it was. But last night we watched old home videos and had some good laughs and it really helped make it feel like he wasn’t gone. Christmas has been really hard and I’ve felt rather scroogish, but being up here with my family (minus my brother & his fam) actually helped me feel more festive. That and a good dose of Charlie Brown Christmas.

The snow has been incredible! It’s so beautiful outside. The boys built a huge snowman yesterday and L was so excited about Santa Claus. He was really nervous going to bed because the fire was still going and he didn’t want SC getting hurt. I wish we could stay up here longer, but D has work tomorrow and I need to get back home where resting is easier (I really overdid it yesterday). It wasn’t the best Christmas, but it was better than I thought it would be, so for that, I’m grateful.