Xmas Eve

We spent Xmas Eve day at my in-laws. FIL had to work, since he's a postal employee and all the trucks were late because of the severe winter snowstorm that blanketed the Ohio River Valley. MIL cooked chicken and noodles for lunch and it was delicious. My gingerbread and cookies didn't turn out so well, but we ate them anyway. After lunch, we opened our gifts.

DD got a doll and a remote-controlled truck. DH and I got money. MIL liked the suncatcher we gave her. Then, after the gifts were opened, DH, DD, and MIL played Jenga and we sat around and chatted. FIL arrived later in the afternoon, and he liked the shirt we gave him.

I think DH was disappointed that his sister and her family weren't there to celebrate with us, but I told him that it was the thought that counted. His parents had decided to spend Xmas Day at his sister's, so he was not too enthused about having to spend all of Xmas Day with my extended family. :)

It was different this year since DH's relatives had been ill. His grandfather had just gotten out of the hospital. His mother was still recovering from her surgery that she had three months ago. Other people in his extended family were also recovering from surgery, plus the weather was bad. So, it was just one of those years.