Christmas Eve continued

Well, what a disappointment. Daughter didn't know when she was going to be able to get off after all. We had a lot of fun playing Planet Hollywood and $100,000 pyramid dvd version while waiting. Then we enjoyed the goodies. Cheese log, pizza rolls, crackers, chips & dip...all kinds of healthy things like that. Middle son was going to go with a Catholic friend to midnight mass and was going to have to leave by 11. So we decided to reconvene Christmas morning at 10 and open gifts then. Yes, as a mom of teens and college students one must be very flexible...

Older daughter texted about 11:30 saying she would be home after all and was it too late to go ahead with presents? I had to give her the bad news that the older boys had already gone home. She walked in the door about midnight crying out of frustration over having to work so late, and how she spent hours folding clothing after hours. It was a nice time for me to listen to her and be sympathetic. She is a good worker at her job and they do seem to appreciate her hard work and being on time and not complaining. It's funny how you work with your kids for years and years about how to be hard workers and you don't see any progress at home, but then you find out from others that your diligence did pay off and that they are going to be contributing members of society after all!