The Christmas holiday has come and gone. It was a bittersweet day for us yesterday. The boys and I enjoyed our Christmas, but it wasn't perfect since daddy was not here. This is our first Christmas without him. At least we can thank God for skype and video calls. We got to talk to him yesterday, after the kids opened presents, and it was wonderful to actually see him.
It's strange spending Christmas in a foreign country that doesn't really celebrate the holiday. I saw the neighbor kids going to school yesterday morning and thought how weird it must be to not actually celebrate Christmas. I know it's not weird for them, but it would be for us. I called to make dentist appointments for the kids last week, and the receptionist actually offered us appointments on Christmas day. Can you imagine taking your kids to the dentist on Christmas?
We went to a laser light show at the botanical gardens on Christmas eve. We had a really fun time, met some friends and walked around looking at all the Christmas lights.
I know I should be blogging more about what's been happening, but it seems like as soon as I get a minute to start writing, one of the kids is needing my attention. I'll end with this: we miss C, we missed spending the holiday with family, but we are all healthy (other than the colds we all have) and happy.
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