The ENORMOUS amount of rain we received,
Which kept us in doors way more than a person ought to be,
Which in turn gave us a terrible bout of Cabin Fever
And rendered us stir crazy and a little out of our minds,
It makes perfect sense that I have dubbed this Christmas
"2015, A Redneck Christmas"
In the interest of discretion, I suppose I could say
"2015, A Country Christmas"
PoTAEto PoTOTo…..whatever.
We spent the week tucked away in our mountain spot with family.
Inside, during the almost constant downpours,
We (and by we, I mean Brad, Cameron, and kids) jumped rope to the point of delirium.
Grandpa organized his second installment of his clever "DiveThroughThe HoopAndHopefullyRollOutOnTheSofaCushionsThatAreOnTheFloor" game.
He also sent us all on a MadHuntGame to find the piece of paper with your name on it…victors received $5.
We had handstand contests and played "CatchTheOrangeSliceInYourMouth"
Grandpa is the orange slice tosser, as he has been for 30+ years.
We cooked a LOT and ate even more.
We cut up with crazy sisters.
Some of us wore glittery, laced, sparkly princess outfits paired with cat socks EVERY DAY.
During any letup from the rain,
We sent volunteering brother in law down an overflowing, too narrow creek in a too long kayak.
We shot lots of guns.
We hung out in Enos.
We surveyed flooded roads.
All in all, inside or out, it was an easy Christmas full of laughter.
The kind I do NOT take for granted.
We are back home
Brad is on call all week :-/
It's raining….again….but I don't mind a bit right now
Kids are upstairs content with sticker books, Beanie Boos, and other randomness.
Channel 801 is playing "Holidays and Happenings"
Chicken and Rice is about to come out of the oven
Gabbie is on the sofa beside me, sleeping.
Definitely shaping up to be one of my favorite December nights, when measured on the Cozy Scale.
I love your family!
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