Christmas Eve

The older sons have arrived and are downstairs in the study wrapping gifts and wrestling with the golden retriever. Older daughter has to work from 4-8ish, so we are playing games and eating snacks until she gets home. She's not a big game player for some reason, so isn't something she will feel deprived about. Oldest son works at Blockbuster and got Christmas Eve and Christmas day until evening off since he worked Thanksgiving. Last Christmas he was the one we waited for on Christmas Eve as he had to work until 10 or so. It's changed Christmas somewhat with these crazy retail jobs, but I'm sure this is only a shadow of things to come. With boyfriends/girlfriends and spouses in the future, Christmas will continue to be flexible.
I took the older dog for a nice walk and now I'm bushed. The dentist deal wore me out as well as a killer headache, so I am really far behind. I really can't believe it is Christmas Eve already! Good Grief! Well, I'd better go down and see what is happening with the boys. I think younger daughter is wrapping gifts for her brothers. She can be a sweetie. I really think my boys are better for having sisters. Hopefully their wives will think so some day!