Christmas 2010

It was wonderful to be home this Christmas. I know we did it right this year, for I haven't a hint of the post-holiday blues. We did it all, and at a nice steady pace, which helps to take some of the pressure off of the poor 25th. I don't think you can possibly get out all your Christmas cheer in one day. (Those 7 day biblical feasts seem to point to the right idea in my mind.)
Thank you to all of our friends and family who's thoughtful cards, gifts, and phone calls helped to make our day cheery and bright.
Here are a few pictures to share with you to mark our Christmas 2010.
This year we celebrated Dad's 56th birthday (along with Jesus's so-many years...)
Cousin Sarah, my Aunt Karla and Uncle Joe came over to help celebrate these with us.
My Traditional English Roast dinner was something to laugh about. I won't go into the details, no one likes an apologetic cook. But let's just say we slurped down our mashed potatoes and gummed our gravy. (When these small failures occur it is always a comfort to me that they are before my family* and not for a Food Network panel.)
At any rate there were cunning little hats, and graceful company.
(Any meal no matter the toughness of the meat, is going to be a delicate affair when the Dunn ladies are present.
They possess enough natural grace and gentle bearing that they could be spearing boot leather onto the ends of their forks and chew it all up so nicely that you would swear it was filet mignon.)
True ladies.
But every one bared up nicely and we had some birthday apple pie and a few presents to finish off the night.
And now we finally exhale from the cooking, the anticipation, and the hustle and bustle, to enjoy the simple ebb and flow of an average work week.

*unfussy folks.