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Five months & ten days.....but who's keeping track??

Five months, ten days.....the last time Chris and I had the opportunity to sleep in. We arrived in North Dakota around midnight on Friday, stayed in Grand Forks with my parents, shopped a bit and came home Saturday. It has been a whirlwind ever since. I talked my sister, Jessica into wrapping my presents. Another yucky job that I didn't have to do. Yay. Jessica, Claire, my Mom and I visited my Grandpa at the nursing home. He looked very well and displayed the witty personality he has always possessed. It was a nice visit. We returned home and began Christmas baking. We made krumkake, which is a Norwegian cookie, cherry balls (the name says it all) and frosted sugar cookies, which could be the single factor for a 10 pound weight gain this holiday season. Yummy! Anyway, back to my explanation. We went to sleep and awoke around the usual time of 5:30 Eastern Time. I tried to get Claire to go back to sleep, but she had other ideas. Party time. We layed in bed for awhile longer when a visitor knocked on our door. My Dad. He came in, took Claire and away they went. The next thing I knew, the time was 10 am or 11 Eastern Time!!! I can't remember when I have slept that long. It was WONDERFUL! This is the first day in a long time that I haven't wandered through the day in a sleepless fog. Merry Christmas to us!

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Anonymous said…
Seriously, that is terrible..I am soon switching you bedrooms. No peace and quiet with my sleeping accomodations! Can't wait till I get promoted!

Love,
Jessica
December 24, 2007 at 8:23 AM
Anonymous said…
Find a husband and we'll talk! Until then, Claire is sorry.
December 24, 2007 at 10:31 PM
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