The Christmas cookie idea worked. Both kids came out of their rooms to help me cut them out and then they both had fun decorating them. Score 1 for me.

Christmas morning Nathan tried to pout around and pretend that he didn’t care about what was under the tree for him or the contents of his stocking. Finally his Dad went and picked him up, threw him over his shoulder, and told him to open his gifts while he (Alex) was still awake to see it. Working the graveyard shift takes a heavy toll. It is hard to flip flop back and forth on your days off. I remember this well from my years as a baker. Nathan ended up laughing and opening gifts.

After breakfast and a couple of hours of present induced giddiness both Nathan and Polly went down for naps. Giddy from the excitement of this unexpected alone time, Alex and I ate sandwiches which he kindly fixed, watched A Christmas Story on TV (I had never seen it) and Alex surprised me with a hidden gift, a Magic Wand. I love trying out new sex toys and haven’t had a new one that I really liked since The Eroscillator. The Magic Wand didn’t disappoint and I was able to achieve mind and body numbing orgasms quickly. It is nice to have a husband who isn’t threatened to bring sex toys into the bedroom.
I have another doctor’s appointment tomorrow with a woman I like quite a bit. I hope that things go smoothly and she doesn’t try to change me from the current cocktail of drugs that seem to be working well for me.

I find myself looking forward to the New Year, college, my spring garden, and whatever lies before me on the path of motherhood. It has certainly been the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted, but the joy is immeasurable.