Christmas 2008

We had a busy and fun Christmas this year. We stayed here in Ocala for Christmas and spent Christmas Eve with our Friends, the Sorrels, in Gaineville. It was a quiet Christmas day, we had Grampie over for breakfast and presents, then he came back later for our traditional lasagna dinner. We had fun checking out our new toys and I recall taking a nice long nap that afternoon (-:

christmas 2008

On a sad note, we did have our first Christmas tears this year...
Gracie got a Nintendo DS, a very cool hand held video game, popular with her peers and siblings. She seemed happy when she opened it but moments later I noticed the tears were falling. She is so sweet and would never want to complain or hurt anyone's feelings, but she could not control her tears. After saying she was fine many times she finally admitted that she wasn't sure she would play the DS enough, because she knew it was very expensive. She's had some trouble shopping lately, asking me if things are worth their price, not being sure she would wear or use the item to be purchased enough. Trouble deciding whether or not to buy something (even if she really liked it and she had the cash for it!), she has been agonizing over even the smallest purchase...to the point of tears. When she does finally decide to buy something she keeps the tags on and makes sure I keep the receipt in case she changes her mind. I do appreciate that she is a very careful shopper, and I told her that someday her husband will appreciate it too! (-:
So, we offered to return the Nintendo DS and exchange it for something else but she didn't know what else she wanted. Finally, as the day progressed, we convinced her to just try it out....no pressure!....and if she decided she still didn't want it we could let Joey use it, guaranteeing that it would get played with enough. Well she did it! She opened the box and tried it, and LOVED it! We picked out a Fashion Designer game for her to play and she was in heaven!! Whew (-: Merry Christmas!
Our happy little camper! xo