{"id":573888944,"date":"2015-12-25T23:09:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T05:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573888944"},"modified":"2016-10-20T17:17:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T22:17:52","slug":"merry-christmas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/12\/25\/merry-christmas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

We gathered in the living room in pajama pants and opened presents across the late part of the morning. I’m sure it is a tradition that once took place earlier in the day, but we’re all a bit older now, so it is now a sorta-brunch affair. <\/p>\n

Some of my presents:<\/p>\n

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I’ll wear them next year with my pajama pants.<\/p>\n

This book is hilarious and I held up the present-opening system at least twice reading aloud from it:<\/p>\n

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The Yankee gave me this great gift. She knows me so well!<\/p>\n

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My mother-in-law has a pretty good read on me, too. This book looks promising:<\/p>\n

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But this is the one that really seals the deal, educational Pez with the early presidents:<\/p>\n

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Now I need the full set. Do they make dispensers of all the presidents? I’m going to need some more of those for next Christmas.<\/p>\n

Another great book:<\/p>\n

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We had the traditional prime rib dinner, with the shrimp cocktail appetizer and homemade cocktail sauce. That’s a tradition we don’t have in my family and that’s a shame. We enjoyed a delicious meal and wrapped up a lovely day over plates that told the full “A Visit From St. Nicholas” story. This was the one I had:<\/p>\n

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