Well I had a good Christmas this year (like every year). My wife bought me a Toshiba wireless laptop! I think that was mostly so she could kick me out of our computer room and make it into a baby room, but hey that works for me. I got a leaf blower that blows at nearly 400km/h! I figured it will be good for blow drying my hair in the morning. I also got a wireless mouse, lots of screwdrivers and even a pooping moose that talks.

Even though the loot was good, the best part of course is sitting around with family and joking around with my brother and sister about old time stories while eating moms prune perogies and baking. There is also my favorite breakfast on Christmas day, pickled herring and gjetost on rye crisp crackers. Just in case you never heard of it, it is pickled fish and soft brown goats cheese on dry high fiber crackers. My parents do server bagels for the non-Swedish that have married into the family. My wife has had an adventure of odd foods marrying me, a Swedish/Ukrainian guy who loves to eat any thing other then prepackaged TV dinners.

Well Christmas does not end there for me. I have a week off with my wife. I time to relax and not think about anything…well…other than getting the baby room ready. I guess next year will be anything but a silent night for the two of us but according to everyone we talk to ‘it is worth it’. (kind of funny all the things people say, like they all have been conspiring to say the same thing on poor innocent young couples to con them into years of diaper changing and sleepless nights). So for now I will in joy my few days in peace and quit.

Hope you all had a great Christmas.