Day: December 25, 2021
Opening Christmas Gifts 2021
We started opening gifts after breakfast around 9am. James had the most gifts and this year he received many clothes for his College career which is in between semesters right now (James got straight A’s the first semester). He also received many Michigan Wolverine gifts due to their awesome performance against Ohio State and in the Big Ten Championship day. Mom even got a Michigan gift as she got a Harbaugh bobble head (supposedly collectible).
Other fun gifts were a Skull incense burner for Dad that we plan to try out later, along with an awesome Halloween animatronic. We also got a family portrait Southpark style to go with our portrait last year Simpson style. Mom got a talking Tina doll, along with a pair a sun glasses that doubles as headphones as it has awesome speakers built into it. Everyone got lots of clothes so we should be looking sharp for 2022.
Hoots First Christmas 2021
It was a great day for all the kitties who got plenty of toys but without a doubt the kitty who enjoyed it most was little Hoot who had never experienced anything like this.
Carmen and Thelma enjoyed the cat nip toys which we set out for them in the front hall. This year we added a ball of yarn that went over well until the cat nip arrived. Without a doubt the biggest hit was the Sharper Image scratching post with the remote laser. I do not think the kitties even scratched the post once as they were too busy chasing that laser along the floor.
Its safe to say it was a great day for all kitties this Christmas!
Christmas In The Kitchen 2021
This was an exceptional year for great food, to begin with we had Moms special French Toast which everyone loved, along with biscuits and sausage. Later that day we had our lunch/dinner which was ham with all the trimmings including deviled eggs and the best scallop potatoes we have tasted in a long while.
Lots of decorations in the kitchen as well so here is a quick look at some of them. Big congrats to Mom for an excellent day of food this Christmas.
Once again, the kitties got their toys along with catnip so everyone had a special day today thanks to the magic Christmas kitchen.
Inside Christmas Decorations 2021
As usual the bulk of the Christmas decorating inside was done in the living room. We enjoy watching movies with the Christmas lights on so what better place could their possibly be to decorate. In the 1990’s we used to do parties in the basement but stopped that at the turn of the century.
Stockings were hung and gifts under the tree as we wanted the place to look nice in case Santa paid us a visit. This year we pulled out a few of the “old” Hallmark decorations from the 90’s and added them to the trees that were displayed in the living room.
Our new kitty “Hoot” had a blast, exploring all the new and wonderful wonders she was seeing this Christmas (her first).
