We had a lovely Christmas this year, with all the family gathered at our house, but one that was not too hectic, which I loved. We did not open presents until the afternoon when my son and his wife arrived, so the morning was peaceful and quiet. And the tree was surrounded by wrapped presents.
My husband surprised me with something that I’ve been wanting for a while — a place to securely store my computer files, someplace in the cloud, where my precious “stuff” will never be lost. He found a product that backs up the computer automatically, so I don’t even have to think about it. It is a loving support of my writing and I’m thrilled with the gift.
My son and daughter added to my Butterfly Meadow dinnerware. Remember last year? My big present from my husband was a set of Butterfly Meadow dishes to which I’ve been happily adding all year. Two of the frivolous items were what my son and daughter got me for this Christmas. A set of Butterfly Meadow measuring cups and a utensil crock.
Dinner was at our house. My sisters, my brother in law, and niece joined us. 
And special this year was also having my cousin and his girlfriend come. We’d reconnected with him when he came to the Turn The Page booksigning, but before that it had been about ten years.
My sister brought the turkey and that made all the difference to me. That may have been my favorite gift of all, because it is making the turkey and trying to get all the other food to coordinate that gives me the most stress. This Christmas was stress-free and as happy as I could imagine.
How was yours?
(We don’t yet have our Grand Prize winner for the Harlequin Historical Authors Holiday Giveaway but it should be announced soon!)
I love your butterfly meadow!
So do I, Judy. I feel happy every time I open my cabinet doors and see my dishes stacked up. Or anytime I set the table.
Hope you had a good Christmas!
Love the dishes. Have looked at this pattern, but I have too many sets now.
Christmas Eve Day, my two grandsons came over and helped me bake cookies. They were a big help. We had the whole family over for dinner Christmas day. Our son, our oldest daughter, her husband and their 18 month old daughter (makes Christmas more fun), our other daughter, her husband, her son and step-son (both 14), plus my husband and I. Was a pleasant visit, my husband and I did the cooking, and most played pool. We had granddaughter lillie play Santa’s Helper and hand out the presents. She did really well and wanted to give things out rather than open her own.
It sounds like a lovely Christmas, librarypat. But you make it sound soooo easy!
Fixing the meal was easy. the hard part was digging out the pool table and getting my paperwork off the table so we could sit down to dinner.