Wonderful Christmas

[melissajm]

(Followed by a lousy Boxing Day-I haven't been able to keep anything down since, and whatever-it-is is sweeping through my family.)

But Christmas was perfect-We has "kids from 1 to 92" almost literally. My mom played in the bell choir during the candelight service, and it was so beautiful the congregation spontaneously applauded them. Despite the lack of snow there were luminaria all over town. My brother-in-law brought 3 kinds of venison for Christmas Eve dinner-unusual, but good!
We thought there's be trouble when one of my nephews felt sick (forshadowing, that!), but he soon seemed OK and everyone had a great time opening presents and feasting on Roast Beast. (Ok, prime rib and ham.) Even my youngest nephew (6 months) had fun. He thinks wrapping paper is the coolest stuff EVER!
My husband got offerings to appease the Killer Chickadees. I now have a camera to take to cons, and a small library of new books.
My sister gave me the perfect T-shirt. It says "Careful, or you'll wind up in my novel!"

Comments

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

I must have one of those shirts!

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

It's really cool.

[rhonawestbrook.livejournal.com]

I'm sick too.....we can suffer together even though were not together....which means we can't suffer together, but far apart....I got to go to bed.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

You too? Aw crud, this thing is everywhere! The good news is, if it's the same thing I've got, it doesn't last long. I've made it to the toast, rice + gingerale stage.
Hope you feel better soon!

[lmarley.livejournal.com]

Oooh, sorry about the illness . . . what a drag. I love the tee-shirt! My friends show up in my books and stories all the time. It would be great to warn them.

I hope you're feeling better.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

It's a heck of a bug. We're amusing each other by commiserating via e-mail: "So, what stage are YOU on?"

I haven't put real people in my books, but I HAVE put in real places and cats-and I put in "tributes" to people-especially my grandparents. Ex: Miska's putting pepper on lemons in "Between Worlds" was for my Grandpa Mead, who liked salt on grapefruit. (The rest of us like sugar.)