Christmas 2009

Our holidays was a simple affair. I catered at Wood Ranch and my family brought the rest of the food.
I only got gifts for the kids but I managed to get Nate something. He knew I had something for him but he didn't know what.

Red Invader Cumberlain

I loved seeing his face when he opened his present and he saw the Cumberlain in there. He was genuinely surprised which is not easy to accomplish since we both know each other's passwords to emails, accounts etc.

He managed to slip one past me as well and got an Uamou I thought I would never find. It was the ice cream filled one.

Ice Cream Uamou

I love the filled Uamous. They are so cute! I'm slowly building my Uamou collection. Nate now has two Cumberlains but they are hard to come by as they are older pieces.

Our Christmas was a simpler affair. Times are tight and I know my whole clan is doing all they can to save money. I am thankful that everyone has managed to weather through the recession. We ate our fill and spent the rest of the night playing board and card games.

As I think of 2010 and what it can hold for us, I can't help but look back at 2009. It's not one of the best years of our life as I can recall. Losing P-Chan and Pudgy Boy is still difficult to accept. The economy affected us all.

For 2010 I am hoping for better times. We have a wedding in the horizon the possibility of children are also in the picture and a new fur kid is in the works for our family. Hopefully, we'll all bounce back from these grim economic times and be in better footing for 2010. That's what we hope for, for everyone.

January is already looking busy and Nate and I are looking forward to a trip planned by his family for his birthday. A nice well deserved break.