The Story of Jesse's Life: Grinching

Last night I was in the basement puttering around in the storage room (you know me, I was trying to find something to throw away) when I heard Jesse frantically calling,

"Della, turn out the lights! Hurry!!!"

So I complied and then slowly...carefully...it was really dark...went to find him. When I asked why we were sitting in darkness, Jesse told me that he had seen carolers across the street...

Good Grief!

As we sat on the stairs in the dark a few minute listening for the sounds of singing, Jesse asked,

"Does this make you feel like a Grinch, or what?"

Oh boy! We sure know how to be merry around here.

Our Early Christmas

We opened our gifts to and from each other early to avoid carting them all throughout the state of Utah as we travel over the holiday...

That was the rationale...and it was true!

But mostly, we couldn't convince ourselves to wait to play Lego Harry Potter 2 for one more second!

Sadly, poor planning on my part allowed only one photograph before the camera went caput...

Ollie's 2011 Christmas Season Favorite

So far, Oliver J.'s favorite aspect of the Christmas Season has been the empty wrapping paper tubes...

This is What Happens When Oliver Gets Into the Laundry Basket:

Yes...Those are my nylons...Thankfully, they made it through the ordeal unscathed 

Wow. I think I need an attitude check...

The Things I'm Throwing Away

As you might know, I LOVE to throw junk out/donate to DI...

Today I dropped an old pair of pants into the trash...they had that worn out look when I bought them, and now, three years later they have too much flair to be in style, their worn spots are much, much worse and I know for a fact that there are some new pants coming my way for Christmas from Jesse...because I picked em!

And gosh, it felt good to get rid of something...I'll be on the look out for other things I won't be needing...