I have blogged so much in the last 2 days, but I want to be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas. It is officially 12:01 AM on Dec 25th. There are fireworks exploding all around us. This is when the Filipinos celebrate Christmas. They will eat a big meal in the next little while, visit grandparents and godparents for gifts and money before finally hitting the hay in the wee hours. Their celebration will be over before most of the US even goes to bed on Christmas Eve. Actually before most people even eat dinner.
We have had a nice evening together as a family. We ate the leftovers from the meal we had yesterday with our partners. They left this morning to spend Christmas in the province at the New Tribes base camp in northern Luzon. After dinner, the kids put on their new Christmas pjs. Most years I make them new ones. Afterwards, each of them opened 1 present from their Nana and Gramps. Will and I then played the new PS2 game he received while Al and Em watched a movie.
We ended our evening around the Advent wreath with a devotion, singing and prayer. The kids were able to strike a match and light the candles on the wreath this year. They have gotten so old. This is the first time we haven't had the traditional colored candles in our wreath. I have imported them in the past. Not this year though. They are all white because that is what is available.
Things in the house are quiet now. Emily and Will are off in dreamland; dreaming of gifts they will open tomorrow. They are sleeping out on our lanai under the Christmas tree with Maggie. I am sure they will be up early, but have been told not to wake Al and I before 7.
So until tomorrow.... Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!
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