This Christmas was basically the same as usual, and very hectic and stressful too. It was very good news for all my kids that school was going to get out soon, and that their vacation was going to be three and a half weeks long, but for me it was a total drag.

The first week after school got out it was miserable because the boys and Nadia were always staying home, and being very wild and constantly giving me a headache.

As it got closer to Christmas, everyone started to get better behaved, maybe because they wanted to get their presents for being well behaved two days before Christmas. On Christmas Eve at 7:00 p.m. our family all went to the gym to attend the Community Christmas Program, where they did their regular singing and their little skits. Rose and Tassie participated in the program, and dressed up in old ugly clothes and did these lip syncing music plays with funny tones of voice. It was a lot of fun.

My New Year's Eve was pretty much the same. I stayed home and watched TV, and at the stroke of twelve, we all looked out the window to watch the fireworks display. They were having a square dance at the gym, but I didn't feel like going to it.

Throughout the rest of the vacation I just stayed home and took care of my kids and made sure everything was alright for them.